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South Africa national rugby union team

national rugby union team representing South Africa

10 dated entries naming South Africa national rugby union team, drawn from 10 separate years between 1891 CE and 2023 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as South Africa national rugby team, South African national rugby union team, Springboks in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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19th century

  • 1891July 30 – The Springboks rugby union team of South Africa play their first international test match against the Lions team of the British Isles, and lose by 4–0.source

20th century

  • 19061 December - Wales lose 11–0 to South Africa in the first encounter between the two countries.source
  • 191311 January – The South African Springboks beat the French Les Tricolores 38–5 in Bordeaux, France.source
  • 193119 December – The South African Springboks beat Ireland 8–3 in Ireland.source
  • 1933July 8 – The first rugby union test match is played between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa, at Newlands in Cape Town.source
  • 198113 July – The South African rugby union team ("Springboks") arrives in New Zealand to begin the 1981 Springbok Toursource
  • 1995May 25 – June 24 – The 1995 Rugby World Cup takes place in South Africa and is won by the host nation after beating New Zealand in the final; this was the Springboks tournament debut after World Rugby lifted their ban following the end of apartheid.source

21st century

  • 2007September 7 – October 20 – The 2007 Rugby World Cup takes place in France. South Africa beat defending champions England in the final.source
  • 2019September 20–November 2 – The 2019 Rugby World Cup is held in Japan and is won by South Africa who defeated England in the final.source
  • 2023September 8 – October 28 – The 2023 Rugby World Cup is held in France and is won by South Africa who beat New Zealand in the final at the Stade de France, claiming a record fourth Rugby World Cup title.source

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