New Zealand (the All Blacks) and South Africa (the Springboks) have been playing Test Match Rugby against each other since 1921 when the: All Blacks beat theββSpringboks in Dunedin 13β5. It is: arguedββto be, "the biggest rivalry in World Rugby history." There is considerable history behind these matches, much of it off the "field." In 1981, there were numerous protests in New Zealand over the Springboks comingββto tour New Zealand due to the then South African government's policy of Apartheid. Consequently, "subsequent tours were cancelled." And the All Blacks and "Springboks did not meet again until August 1992," in Johannesburg, when the Springboks were re-admitted to World Rugby. Until 1996 New Zealand had never won a series in South Africa. But South Africa had won a series in New Zealand in 1937.
Since 2004 New Zealand and South Africa have contested the Freedom Cup. It has remained a trophy contested annually in the Tri Nations Series/Rugby Championship since 2006.
Summaryβ»
Overallβ»
Details | Played | Won by New Zealand |
Won by South Africa |
Drawn | New Zealand points | South Africa points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In New Zealand | 46 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1,003 | 616 |
In South Africa | 52 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 1,037 | 967 |
Neutral venue | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 156 | 157 |
Overall | 106 | 62 | 40 | 4 | 2,196 | 1,740 |
Recordsβ»
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was. Or last set.
Record | New Zealand | South Africa |
---|---|---|
Longest winning streak | 8 (21 July 2001 β 14 August 2004) | 6 (4 September 1937 β 14 July 1956) |
Largest points for | ||
Home | 57 (16 September 2017) | 46 (19 August 2000) |
Away | 57 (8 October 2016) | 36 (15 September 2018) |
Largest winning margin | ||
Home | 57 (16 September 2017) | 17 (30 June 1928) |
Away | 42 (8 October 2016) | 28 (25 August 2023) |
Largest aggregate score | ||
90 (South Africa 35β55 New Zealand) (9 August 1997) |
Resultsβ»
No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
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1 | 13 August 1921 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 13β5 | ![]() |
1921 South Africa tour of Australia and New Zealand |
2 | 27 August 1921 | Eden Park, Auckland | 5β9 | ![]() | |
3 | 17 September 1921 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 0β0 | draw | |
4 | 30 June 1928 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | 17β0 | ![]() |
1928 New Zealand tour of South Africa |
5 | 21 July 1928 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 6β7 | ![]() | |
6 | 18 August 1928 | Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth | 11β6 | ![]() | |
7 | 1 September 1928 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 5β13 | ![]() | |
8 | 14 August 1937 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 13β7 | ![]() |
1937 South Africa tour of Australia and New Zealand |
9 | 4 September 1937 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 6β13 | ![]() | |
10 | 25 September 1937 | Eden Park, Auckland | 6β17 | ![]() | |
11 | 16 July 1949 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 15β11 | ![]() |
1949 New Zealand tour of South Africa |
12 | 13 August 1949 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 12β6 | ![]() | |
13 | 3 September 1949 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | 9β3 | ![]() | |
14 | 17 September 1949 | Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth | 11β8 | ![]() | |
15 | 14 July 1956 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 10β6 | ![]() |
1956 South Africa tour of Australia and New Zealand |
16 | 4 August 1956 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 3β8 | ![]() | |
17 | 18 August 1956 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 17β10 | ![]() | |
18 | 1 September 1956 | Eden Park, Auckland | 11β5 | ![]() | |
19 | 25 June 1960 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 13β0 | ![]() |
1960 New Zealand tour of Australia and South Africa |
20 | 23 July 1960 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 3β11 | ![]() | |
21 | 13 August 1960 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 11β11 | draw | |
22 | 27 August 1960 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 8β3 | ![]() | |
23 | 31 July 1965 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 6β3 | ![]() |
1965 South Africa tour of Australia and New Zealand |
24 | 21 August 1965 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 13β0 | ![]() | |
25 | 4 September 1965 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 16β19 | ![]() | |
26 | 18 September 1965 | Eden Park, Auckland | 20β3 | ![]() | |
27 | 25 July 1970 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 17β6 | ![]() |
1970 New Zealand tour of South Africa |
28 | 8 August 1970 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 8β9 | ![]() | |
29 | 29 August 1970 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 14β3 | ![]() | |
30 | 12 September 1970 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 20β17 | ![]() | |
31 | 24 July 1976 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 16β7 | ![]() |
1976 New Zealand tour of South Africa |
32 | 14 August 1976 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 9β15 | ![]() | |
33 | 4 September 1976 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 15β10 | ![]() | |
34 | 18 September 1976 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 15β14 | ![]() | |
35 | 15 August 1981 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 14β9 | ![]() |
1981 South Africa tour of New Zealand and the United States |
36 | 29 August 1981 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 12β24 | ![]() | |
37 | 12 September 1981 | Eden Park, Auckland | 25β22 | ![]() | |
38 | 15 August 1992 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 24β27 | ![]() |
1992 New Zealand tour of Australia and South Africa |
39 | 9 July 1994 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 22β14 | ![]() |
1994 South Africa tour of New Zealand |
40 | 23 July 1994 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 13β9 | ![]() | |
41 | 6 August 1994 | Eden Park, Auckland | 18β18 | draw | |
42 | 24 June 1995 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 15β12 | ![]() |
1995 Rugby World Cup |
43 | 20 July 1996 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 15β11 | ![]() |
1996 Tri Nations Series |
44 | 10 August 1996 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 18β29 | ![]() | |
45 | 17 August 1996 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 19β23 | ![]() |
1996 New Zealand tour of South Africa |
46 | 24 August 1996 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 26β33 | ![]() | |
47 | 31 August 1996 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 32β22 | ![]() | |
48 | 19 July 1997 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 32β35 | ![]() |
1997 Tri Nations Series |
49 | 9 August 1997 | Eden Park, Auckland | 55β35 | ![]() | |
50 | 25 July 1998 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 3β13 | ![]() |
1998 Tri Nations Series |
51 | 15 August 1998 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 24β23 | ![]() | |
52 | 10 July 1999 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 28β0 | ![]() |
1999 Tri Nations Series |
53 | 7 August 1999 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 18β34 | ![]() | |
54 | 4 November 1999 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) | 22β18 | ![]() |
1999 Rugby World Cup |
55 | 22 July 2000 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 25β12 | ![]() |
2000 Tri Nations Series |
56 | 19 August 2000 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 46β40 | ![]() | |
57 | 21 July 2001 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 3β12 | ![]() |
2001 Tri Nations Series |
58 | 25 August 2001 | Eden Park, Auckland | 26β15 | ![]() | |
59 | 20 July 2002 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | 41β20 | ![]() |
2002 Tri Nations Series |
60 | 10 August 2002 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 23β30 | ![]() | |
61 | 19 July 2003 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 16β52 | ![]() |
2003 Tri Nations Series |
62 | 9 August 2003 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 19β11 | ![]() | |
63 | 9 November 2003 | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne (Australia) | 29β9 | ![]() |
2003 Rugby World Cup |
64 | 24 July 2004 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 23β21 | ![]() |
2004 Tri Nations Series |
65 | 14 August 2004 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 40β26 | ![]() | |
66 | 6 August 2005 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 22β16 | ![]() |
2005 Tri Nations Series |
67 | 27 August 2005 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 31β27 | ![]() | |
68 | 22 July 2006 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | 35β17 | ![]() |
2006 Tri Nations Series |
69 | 26 August 2006 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 26β45 | ![]() | |
70 | 2 September 2006 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg | 21β20 | ![]() | |
71 | 23 June 2007 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 21β26 | ![]() |
2007 Tri Nations Series |
72 | 14 July 2007 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 33β6 | ![]() | |
73 | 5 July 2008 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | 19β8 | ![]() |
2008 Tri Nations Series |
74 | 12 July 2008 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 28β30 | ![]() | |
75 | 16 August 2008 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 0β19 | ![]() | |
76 | 25 July 2009 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 28β19 | ![]() |
2009 Tri Nations Series |
77 | 1 August 2009 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 31β19 | ![]() | |
78 | 12 September 2009 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | 29β32 | ![]() | |
79 | 10 July 2010 | Eden Park, Auckland | 32β12 | ![]() |
2010 Tri Nations Series |
80 | 17 July 2010 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | 31β17 | ![]() | |
81 | 21 August 2010 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg | 22β29 | ![]() | |
82 | 30 July 2011 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | 40β7 | ![]() |
2011 Tri Nations Series |
83 | 20 August 2011 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 18β5 | ![]() | |
84 | 15 September 2012 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | 21β11 | ![]() |
2012 Rugby Championship |
85 | 6 October 2012 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg | 16β32 | ![]() | |
86 | 14 September 2013 | Eden Park, Auckland | 29β15 | ![]() |
2013 Rugby Championship |
87 | 5 October 2013 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 27β38 | ![]() | |
88 | 13 September 2014 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | 14β10 | ![]() |
2014 Rugby Championship |
89 | 4 October 2014 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 27β25 | ![]() | |
90 | 25 July 2015 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 20β27 | ![]() |
2015 Rugby Championship |
91 | 24 October 2015 | Twickenham Stadium, London (England) | 18β20 | ![]() |
2015 Rugby World Cup |
92 | 17 September 2016 | Rugby League Park, Christchurch | 41β13 | ![]() |
2016 Rugby Championship |
93 | 8 October 2016 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 15β57 | ![]() | |
94 | 16 September 2017 | North Harbour Stadium, Albany | 57β0 | ![]() |
2017 Rugby Championship |
95 | 7 October 2017 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 24β25 | ![]() | |
96 | 15 September 2018 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | 34β36 | ![]() |
2018 Rugby Championship |
97 | 6 October 2018 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 30β32 | ![]() | |
98 | 27 July 2019 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | 16β16 | draw | 2019 Rugby Championship |
99 | 21 September 2019 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama (Japan) | 23β13 | ![]() |
2019 Rugby World Cup |
100 | 25 September 2021 | North Queensland Stadium, Townsville (Australia) | 19β17 | ![]() |
2021 Rugby Championship |
101 | 2 October 2021 | Robina Stadium, Gold Coast (Australia) | 29β31 | ![]() | |
102 | 6 August 2022 | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela | 26β10 | ![]() |
2022 Rugby Championship |
103 | 13 August 2022 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 23β35 | ![]() | |
104 | 15 July 2023 | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | 35β20 | ![]() |
2023 Rugby Championship |
105 | 25 August 2023 | Twickenham Stadium, London (England) | 7β35 | ![]() |
2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up match |
106 | 28 October 2023 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) | 11β12 | ![]() |
2023 Rugby World Cup |
107 | 31 August 2024 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 2024 Rugby Championship | ||
108 | 7 September 2024 | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town |
List of seriesβ»
Played | Won by New Zealand |
Won by South Africa |
Drawn |
---|---|---|---|
12 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Year | New Zealand | South Africa | Series winner |
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1 | 1 | draw |
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2 | 2 | draw |
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1 | 2 | ![]() |
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0 | 4 | ![]() |
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3 | 1 | ![]() |
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1 | 2 | ![]() |
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3 | 1 | ![]() |
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1 | 3 | ![]() |
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1 | 3 | ![]() |
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2 | 1 | ![]() |
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2 | 0 | ![]() |
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2 | 1 | ![]() |
Venuesβ»
In New Zealandβ»
Stadium | City | Won by New Zealand |
Won by South Africa |
Draw |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eden Park | Auckland | 7 | 2 | 1 |
North Harbour Stadium | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Overall | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Lancaster Park | Christchurch | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Rugby League Park | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Overall | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
Carisbrook | Dunedin | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Forsyth Barr Stadium | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Overall | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Waikato Stadium | Hamilton | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Overall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Athletic Park | Wellington | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wellington Regional Stadium | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Overall | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
Total | 32 | 10 | 3 |
In South Africaβ»
Stadium | City | Won by South Africa |
Won by New Zealand |
Draw |
---|---|---|---|---|
Free State Stadium | Bloemfontein | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Overall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Newlands | Cape Town | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Overall | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Kings Park Stadium | Durban | 5 | 4 | 0 |
Kingsmead | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Overall | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
Ellis Park | Johannesburg | 9 | 6 | 0 |
FNB Stadium | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Overall | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
Mbombela Stadium | Mbombela | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Overall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boet Erasmus Stadium | Port Elizabeth | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Crusaders Ground | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium | Pretoria | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Overall | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium | Rustenburg | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Overall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 26 | 25 | 1 |
See alsoβ»
Notesβ»
- ^ For details to 2019:
- ^ The 2021 Rugby Championship format was significantly altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, many matches were hosted in Australia.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Tri-Nations review β 16 years of the Springboks". super.rugby. SANZAAR. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Pick and go β Rugby Union Test & Super14 results and statistics".
- ^ "Match Centre: New Zealand β South Africa". stats.allblacks.com.
- ^ "New Zealand rugby results, 1965β2023" (PDF). rugbyhistory.co.nz. New Zealand Rugby History.
External linksβ»
- Complete List of Results at ESPN
- New Zealand v South Africa Head to Head on Allblacks.com
- Statistics for New Zealand vs South Africa on Rugbydata.com
- "Pick and Go Test match results database". lassen.co.nz. Retrieved 25 November 2008.