Springbok Miscellany: From the earliest days to the modern era

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JONATHAN BALL PUBLISHERSJOHANNESBURG & CAPE TOWN

SPRINGBOK

MISCELLANYFrom the earliest days to the modern era

EDDIE GRIEB & STUART FARMER


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ISBN 978-1-86842-376-7

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CONtENtS

Fwd xItdut 1Awdt 1Ru U 2S u t 2Ou t S t 5I t 6S d: B O 7

B O Ft 8Suu h 8Bw th u h 9Hht w t S 9W Rux 10Lwt w t S 10Gud 50 t t tdu 10Cht ht Jhu 11

Jt, t t E P 12Th ut C Tw 12P d 13Mht d th w 14Tw ut t th B 15F d t 15Gd tu 16P P 16

D Suth A 17Ft t t 17T 18Mt tt d 18Mt t tw tt 19Du Wd Cu w 19S th t 19S t wv 20

H E P du 21S d: D Cv 21D Cv Ft 21Gtt 22Lt tut 23Ft uwd t 23Oh th 24S --w 27


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springbok miscellany

S u d hw 27S u 27

S th--w 27S wh d t 28Cj th u uut S? 28Cd ut ud 29H t h 30E 30Th uu 31Ftut V Bhuz 33

Itt u v u 33Lu tu dw 34K wt th 34Ah t t 34L th, 34Suth A t th thd Ru Wd Cu: Suth A 1995 35Rtv t d -w 38Ct t tut 39

S th 40Du u u tt 40S d: H Mu 41H Mu Ft 42Ft-x w 42Gtt th u Mt 42Ft u 43Ch t vu 44

T t 44Pt h 45St ut 46A t v 140 ut tt 46P B 47Ft 47Svt u 48B vt 48

Ft t 49L v 50T 50P d 51T, t, t 52Pt 53Mut v 54D 55


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M J 56Fqut t 57

Cu t 57Fqut 57Suth A SA tt 58D d 58Ft w 59S d 60It u 61Pd t th 62

Sttd u dt t 63Fwd d 63Th t 64Ad th t-w d -w 64Mt d t 64Mu D 65S d: F du Pz 65F du Pz Ft 65

Ft t 66 Jwh u M Pt 67S wh d t tt 68Suth A t th uth Ru Wd Cu: W 1999 69Fu hu 72S u t 73Mt wth th u 73

Th Du P v 74Th M dt 74K u wth th J 75Pd th t dd 75Ct dut 76I th ht t th ht t 76St ud 77W-tvd Bh 77

WP dt 77Cd d 78Wt Tv S? 78Cu tt 79L t, 79Ft d ut 80Nv d tu 80Ld Suth A 80


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Ctt t 81S t Suth A 81

Nv Stud 83Fdht 84Cd 84S d: J E 85 J E Ft Wht 86G, jut G 86Chd th 87

Bhd ut tt 87W th h 88N ! 88B d t th w 89Th Wt 89Odd j 89Mt t 91S u 92

S tt u 92Ct 92Wtt d Th D tw 93Th USA tu 93S h 94S t 95Lt tt 98Stth 98

Suth A d hd 99S d: N Bth 100N Bth Ft 100Suth A d t 101Suth A d t 101Suth A t th th Ru Wd Cu: Aut 2003 102Ijud 105Tw-tt 105

Th-tt 105Fu-tt 106S 106S t 107S 108H h 108Btd! 108Td d- tt 108


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T, t, t 109Ftt t 109

Ftt dut t 109T t uv 110O t 110S d 111Ht-t 112Ftt t ht-t 112Ftt ht-t th tt tt 113A tu D 113

Odt v S 114B u 114Nht v 115Td tw u t 115F Stt w 116Pv t 116Eh uvt Bu 117Fu 117

T B 11835--d 119Bthd 120Th 683- t 121Fuh uth 122Ex 123Th u 123Th tz 124

Lt xd h 124Mt xd h 124Pt t uv 125T 125Su u dut t S dut 126A tu t d 127G 128Pt S t d du tt 128

Pt S t d du tt 129Suth A t th xth Ru Wd Cu: F 2007 129W W E Th 133Wd Cu w d 133Yut Wd Cu w 133N Md Ch Pt 134P W Cu 135Gt wd 136


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I 136Sd t t 15 t 136Fht t 137G- wd 137Nu d 138Cd t 138N h t w 138Dw t-td 138Fw ddd tt 138Pdt th SA Ru Bd 139N 140Dt v w udd 141T-Nt 142Ft t t F 143H F 143Bth 143S d: D G 144D G Ft 144

S 145Ct tt 145Ft w th v 146H th v 147F th v 147Su u h 148Cu Cu 148Nw Suth W Aut? 149

S d: J St 149 J St Ft Ct 151B, wh t S 151Suth A t 152Suth A tt ut 1891-2009 152Bh 167Pvt uu 167


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FOREwORd

Th Vu Mu ht t t u ,ut t t t t Edd G.

Mu, Fj t w Awu, th th--t u Nw Zd, w dtd t th Hhd th Su 12 2001.

Ad t w th, t C Dud, tht Mu w h th d , th t th u d Edd G ddt.

E th 2008 K D d d qu t th Sh t th Bu t th A Stdu.Nw t vu td tht th t hd d -tw 15 d 21 d t th wht, ut Edd td tht h d thd tht D tuhd dw 16 d.

Thu D wt t th t t th th tt t Su Ru ht, d Ch Lth wh hd d wth21 d th Rd t th Bu B.

But th, th wdu tt ut, -vd Nw Zd tt tht th hd qu t, Mu th th 2001 .

Itd d th , Edd dv Pt tSuSt tud Rdu d dw th t th th Hhd v Cud th hv t h h.

Ad th t w, d th th d Edd t-wth. Mu d jut 12 d, d h w du d-

td wth th tt t th t Su Ru d.Sttt Edd, d h ddtd ht thuhut th

wd, vt t u tht d wdd th d, v thuh th tt u th t du. Ad th t th ttt, wh t ht th-w utd d udd, v du dt.

Wth th Springbok Miscellany Edd h t dud -t d S u t d u d d v, ut

h d t v t th . I w t w vu t u .

Dan RetiefSuSt


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INtROduCtION

I Springbok Miscellany, Edd G d Stut F h thht Suth A tt th u tht t th 1891ut th tu th Bth d Ih L Ju/Ju 2009 372 th . Th tuu h h vd v tt d d t th hv uthd , d th ut u t d vv Suth A uv th tv 118 .

Th uu ht t th wh hv u

uh t w th u S j t, d w whw uu t t, uht t wth t d dt tdd td v th .

A tht, wth t, t d , th vt tu tv vth u hv wtd t wut Suth A u, t , t h ht, tuh dtut.

ACKNOwLEdGEMENtS

W wud t th u dvdu wh hv dd -u th dut th .

T Jt F, Stut w d u t, dt thEh dt.

T u d Hh Shuz h tut, dv d th

vt h vt .T Ad Cquhu SA Ru ut th jt.T Ah B h tut, d v

t.T D R th u th S j h vt

t.T u wv (Ad d Jt) d Edd hd (L d Edh)

th v, udtd d d.

F t th t- t t Jth B Puh, udJ B d h u F Bu, tut u wthth jt.

A wth th t, th dd d u . I d h uth t whh u, tt th uth thuh th uh.

H w


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RuGBY uNION SCORING

I 1886 t w tdud t th w th RuFt U th t t. P t th dt th w d-dd jt .

Th t w hw th vu t vu du th - 1891, th whh Suth A t ttd tt u.

Era try Conersion droppe

Goal

Penaly

Goal

Goal from

a Mark*

1891 1 2 3 2 3

1892-93 2 3 4 3 4

1894-1905 3 2 4 3 4

1906-48 3 2 4 3 3

1949-71 3 2 3 3 3

1972-77 4 2 3 3 3

1978-92 4 2 3 3 -

1992-presen 5 2 3 3 -

* A w wh th u w tdud

1978.

SPRINGBOK RuGBY FIRStS

Th t S u tt t Thud, 30 Ju 1891 t Gt Bt th Pt Ezth Ct CuGud, Pt Ezth. Suth A dd tw t d t 4-0. Th w twt t th v t tt uth t t th Ad Gud, Ru P, Eduh Md, 27 Mh 1871 tw Ed d Std.

Th t S t w Ht Ht (HH) Ct Wt Pv. Th th ht w DJh G, wh w Ed d d W 1883 t Std h td t Suth A.

Th t S vt th vth tt, th uth tt t Nwd, C Tw t Gt Bt 5 St 1896. Suth A w 5-0. Suth A w j th t t th tt. P t th th w th u


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j, th v j th t whh th w , jut j.

Th t S t- d t- w TA (Th) Su Gqud Wt th d tt t Gt Bt 1896 t thOd Wd Jhu. Su w t-ut uwh w F Mxw Tv hd t wthdw u -ju. H d d t t th tt. Suh t; Mxw tt td, wh Su w w hv Suth A t ht.

Th t Suth A t wth th t w DG (Dv) C,

th Tv u, wh h vtd Su d t tGt Bt 1896 Jhu.

Th t dw th vv Suth A w t th OdWd, Jhu, Wdd, 26 Auut 1903, wh GtBt d Suth A dw 10-10.

Ch (H) d Mthu (Ou) Vd w th t t th t th S. Ou Vd d thtt t th Bth I 1891 d w jd h

th H th thd tt 5 St 1891 d t Nwd,C Tw. H Vd hd th dtt th tt th Bth I th t tu 1891, th th th tu th C Cu t th vt. Idt, uVd th d t Gt Bt th tu 1891, thv-td tw w Jh d Ltu, wh h v t th d t th hdqut th Nth Tv RuU (w Bu Bu Ru U) t th t -

v h dd t u Pt.Th t Suth A t w t u td th Suth

A t th tt 1903. Th w B Ht, P J d Bdd Ad, Wt Pv, V dD C.

P At, th Wt Pv w d u, tht Suth A u t t tt wh h d tth Bth I th thd tt t Nwd, C Tw 1910.

Qut w S hv d th w d u SuthA. Th : Th Su, Athu M, G Bd, FddTu, J Wht, R Duh, Gv Jh, J S,P Mt, Jut Swt, Bt Pu, Thu Dt, BtRu, Jqu Fu, Cd Jtj, JP Pt d F St.

Th t S hd wdd t th t d t dt tu- S d w hdd t th Wh u Nwt wh tht th S 9-3 24 Ot 1912.


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Th t S t t t Nw Zd w Attv Hd th t tt 13 Auut 1921 Dud. H

td Suth A t th 1920 O G Atw, Bu.

Th t dd Suth A w Ghd Mt Nw Zd th d tt t Aud 27 Auut 1921.I th d th dd w wth u t.

Th t d S t w PhMtt th d tt t Nw Zd t E P Jhu 21 Ju 1928.

I th thd tt t Nw Zd 1928 Pt Ezth, thS w wht ht th t t, th tht w th , VH (Bt) N, t dt th -. I 1937 th S ttd wth wht ht ;t th tu Bth L 1938 th S f vtdt ht, ut t ttd wht 1949.

I 1933, th t d t tt ht, th Shtd v-tt t th W, w th tt

t tw.I 1949, th t t ht, Suth A w th tt

t h u t th tu A B.Rhd dud t t S 1949 wh R v Sh

d St du Rd w th h Suth A th d ttt Jhu. Th 1912 S J F Tv w Gt Rhd.

Th S t d t th B th 1951-52

tu t th Utd Kd d F, w 17-3 t Cd.Wh H W (1953-56), th A W (1921-24), w

td Suth A, th th t th d t Suth A.

Th 1953 W w th t tut t tv t d Suth A.

I 1955, S Swt, w, th t Suth WtA t th S t th tu Bth L

t.Wh th 1956 S wt t Aut d Nw Zd, th

th t S t t f t th ut whh thtud.

I 1958 th Fh tu d vtd Suth A th t jtu v udt Fh t. Th Fh d dd zd t t th , th th hd v d . Thw th t t vt t td t tv , t


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vt th Ku Nt P . It w th t t 1896 tht Suth A t tt t tu t.

Th t t t wdd t Suth A tt w thd tt t Aut t Nwd C Tw 10 Auut1963, wh T Bdd w tutd B Ewd th th du h w J Eht. Th w Suth A, M PA (T) Muh.

N S Std th t ut tt th Suth A wh h t h th ttt F 1975.

Th Bu th t S uttut t t tt t Thu St th t th UtdStt Gv, Nw Y 25 St 1981.

Th S dd th t t t v tt tth Nw Zd Cv th t tt t Nwd 10 M1986. Th w M K Rwd W.

Suth A Wd Ch th t t 24 Ju1995 wh th w th W E Th wth 15-12 vt v

Nw Zd th t E P, Jhu.

OuR FIRSt SPRINGBOK CAPtAIN

Th hu t Ht Ht (HH) Ct WtPv. H d Suth A th t tt t thBth I 30 Ju 1891 Pt Ezth, th d wh th t

w uu td th h U. It t t th t tht Ct, wh w Wt Pv, w h.Hwv, th Pdt th Et Pv Ru U t thtt w E Ct, h th!

HH w Pt th Et C d dutd tRu Sh, Ed d t Oxd Uvt whh tudd w d wh h td h u u 1886 d1887. Rtu t Suth A, h td w d t -

t t th Rhd (w Zw) Gvt. Hd M J Ltt, wh th Edwd Ltt w thwh d th t tt th d Suth A. I 1894HH td th t S t t t tu Btd Id. Th w th t Suth A t t t Ldt ud wh th d t d t t td th th th u WG G.

HH w th th thd tt t th Bth I


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1891, d t Nwd C Tw. H th,GE (E) Ct, d t th tu

d wh h td Pt Ezth d EtPv. Odd uh th th th wHH Ct.

IN OPPOSItION

Suth A h d 24 dt t v th , wth v

th t tu ut: Bth d Ih L(d th u), Wd Ivtt XV, Suth A & S,Nw Zd Cv d P Id.

Opponen Firs Meeing tess w L d

L* 30 Ju 1891 (Pt Ezth) 46 23 17 6

Std 17 Nv 1906 (Gw) 20 16 4 -

Id 24 Nv 1906 (Bt) 18 14 3 1

W 1 D 1906 (Sw) 23 21 1 1

Ed 8 D 1906 (Ct P) 31 18 12 1

F 11 J 1913 (Bdux) 36 20 10 6

Nw Zd 13 Au 1921 (Dud) 75 30 42 3

Aut 8 Ju 1933 (C Tw) 65 38 26 1

Wd Ivtt XV 27 Au 1977 (Pt) 3 3 - -Suth A** 26 A 1980 (Jhu) 8 7 1 -

Utd Stt 25 S 1981 (Gv) 3 3 - -

NZ Cv 10 M 1986 (Du) 4 3 1 -

At 6 Nv 1993 (Bu A) 13 13 - -

Wt S# 13 A 1995 (Jhu) 6 6 - -

R 30 M 1995 (C Tw) 1 1 - -Cd 3 Ju 1995 (Pt Ezth) 2 2 - -

It 12 Nv 1995 (R) 7 7 -

Fj 2 Ju 1996 (Pt) 2 2 - -

T 10 Ju 1997 (C Tw) 2 2 - -

S 10 Ot 1999 (Eduh) 1 1 - -


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Opponen Firs Meeing tess w L d

Uuu 15 Ot 1999 (Gw) 3 3 - -G 24 Ot 2003 (Sd) 1 1 - -

P Id 17 Ju 2004 (Gd) 1 1 - -

N 15 Au 2007 (C Tw) 1 1 - -

# Wt S S 1998.

* Iud t Gt Bt d th Bth d Ih L.

** Suth A 1984 tud ut S!

SPRINGBOK LEGENDS: BENNIE OSLER

Bj Luw (B) O w 23 Nv 1901t Aw Nth, wh h th w t tt. H -tutd t Kwd C Ghtw. At h h t-

tdd th Uvt C Tw wh h qu dutd ud-19 v t th t fh. H d h t Wt Pv t th 20 1922. I 1924 h d u tt t th Bth tu t d d h t ttt th tu W th th tt th 1933 . I tht tt t Nw Zd 1928 h th St d h td tt th. I 1931 B w h -t th S d t Gt Bt. I 1933 h w dd

t t th W vu Ph N, ut td thd th d tt th jud N.

Th ttd fh d u dtd Suth Au du th dd d t twt d t th tht.Bd h tt tt d d, B w t d dd tt. Wth t d th, B ud wh th td t. IB d th dd utd u t, d th t h

qu th d tw t h wud d qu thth t dutu - t. B dd th d d, d tht dd t quuh u -ut, B wud tuh t-t th tt.

D D Cv hd th t ut h h t 1931 t 1933: H w dut t wth, ut tht th w t wh u u B; u hd t w d,


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v d tut tht h wud d th ht th. Th BO d d t d th u d.

BENNIE OSLER FACTFILEB: 23 Nv 1901 t AwNth, Et CPv: Wt PvC: 17 (W12, D1, L4)S: 46 t (2 t, 6 v,4 t, 4 dd )

S dut: v Gt Bt 16 Auut 1924 Du

Bennie Osler putting the Springboks on the attack.

SuCCESSFuL SChOOLS

Wh Hh Bw w h th S th tu tW, Std d Ed t th d th 2008 , h th 32d th u t Bt tht GC. O D C C Tw, wth 34 S,h dud Suth A tt . Mt Bh (D C w) S w td thSd Wd W.

H t th h d tht hv dud th t

S tt :

Scool/College Players

D C, C Tw (Bh) 34

G C, Bt 32

Pu R Gu, Sth 31

Suth A C Sh (SACS) 20

P Gu 18

K B Hh 16

P B Hh 16

Rdh B Hh 14

Mtzu C 10


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I 1977 u x-u G C Bt, Mdu P (t), Thu St, Dw S d R B,

d tth th S t th Wd XV. I 2004 tht w qud wh u x-u P Gu d t-th th S: th w Mu Jut, D Wt B,J d V d Sh Bu.

BREwIS thE LuCKY ChARM

Jh D H Bw, th Nth Tv fh,hd S d hv d t u-v tt tw 1949 d 1953, whh w vt. H tt wth th vt th A B 1949 whh th wdthd th t th ht 4-0. Th wd wv Std, Id, W, Ed d F th d tu 1951-52, ud h wth 25-3 vtv Aut t Jhu Auut 1953. H d

th S j th tu th, whh,t Ld Cut t Twh 1951, dd dt.

hIGhESt wINNING PERCENtAGEAS A SPRINGBOK

Qut: 20 tt

Name Caps won Los dran % wins

Guth St 22 19 3 - 86%

Ad Gv 28 24 4 - 86%

M du P 22 18 4 - 82%

J Dt 43 35 8 - 81%

Thu St 21 17 4 - 81%

G Ghu 20 16 4 - 80%

Lu M 24 19 5 - 79%

Jqu Fu 45 34 11 - 77%

B du P 24 18 6 - 75%


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wINLESS ROux

Ot At T Rux, th Nth Tv t/u,v ttd tht w v S tt tw1969 d 1974, thuh d th th th w dw.H tt wth dt t Std t Mud, tEd d dw wth Id d W. H w th th d t Ed t E P 1972, d du th 1974 vt th Bth L h w d th 3d d 4th tt, whh dd dt d dw. Rux w uud h t u-

th 13 t whh Suth A hd d 11 w, 1 dw,d 1 t.

LOwESt wINNING PERCENtAGEAS A SPRINGBOK

Qut: 20 tt

Name Caps won Los dran % win

B v Stt 21 9 11 1 43%

D Wt B 39 18 20 1 46%

C K 39 18 21 0 46%

Edd Adw 23 11 11 1 48%

Cu V 29 14 14 1 48%

GROuNd FORCE 50 POINtS At ONE StAdIuM

P Mt, wh d th t t Suth A t tt ht, hd th d th t tt t tNwd C Tw, Ltu Vd Pt, E P

Jhu, th A Stdu Du d th EP Ru FtU Gud Pt Ezth. H d th t tt t t tdu t Nwd C Tw, h h ud.N Bth d 56 t t h h ud, Ltu Vd, jut u ut.

Th w t t t vu:


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Ps Saim Name Sars+Reps

108 Nwd, C Tw P Mt 9

105 Ltu Vd, Pt P Mt 9+1

86 E P, Jhu P Mt 6+3

73 A Stdu, Du P Mt 7+2

61 EPRFU Gud, Pt Ezth P Mt 4

59 Mud, Eduh P Mt 5

56 Ltu Vd, Pt N Bth 4

54 Std d F, P P Mt 5+1

53 E P, Jhu J St 4+1

ChEStERS EIGht IN JOhANNESBuRG

E P Jhu w Cht W ht hut

ud. Th d w d ht h 14 tt t t th vu,ud u t t Wt S 1995 th qut- th Ru Wd Cu.

Th w t v d t t vu :

tries Saim Name Sars+Reps

8 E P, Jhu Cht W 5

7 A Stdu, Du St Th 3

6 A Stdu, Et Ld Td Chvh 1

5 EPRFU Gud, Pt Ezth Bt Pu 3

5 Ltu Vd, Pt Pt Ruw 4+1


5 Ltu Vd, Pt D G 4

5 E P, Jhu H v Z 2

5 E P, Jhu Bt Pu 5+1

5 E P, Jhu J Nw 2

5 E P, Jhu D G 3

5 F Ot, Bu A J S 4


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JOOSt, tOP MAN At ELLIS PARK

Jt v d Wthuz, wh hd th Suth A d t

tt th wth 89 P Mt ud t 2007, th wh h d th t tt th t vu, 11t E P. H d 10 tt th h h ud LtuVd Pt, th u P Mt.

Th w t t tdu:

Caps Saim Name Sars+Reps

11 E P, Jhu Jt v d Wthuz 11

10 Ltu Vd, Pt Jt v d Wthuz 10


10 E P, Jhu M Adw 10

9 E P, Jhu P Mt 6+3

9 E P, Jhu O du Rdt 9

9 A Stdu, Du P Mt 7+2

9 Nwd, C Tw Jt v d Wthuz 8+19 Nwd, C Tw P Mt 9

9 Nwd, C Tw O du Rdt 9

9 Nwd, C Tw Vt Mtd 9

thE POPuLARItY OF CAPE tOwN

C Tw v u S t :

th 46 tt- S hv th t. Sd th t Jhu d Pt wth 32 h.

Birplace Players

C Tw 46

Jhu 32

Pt 32

K 25

P 22

Bt 19

Pt Ezth 16

Du 15

Sth 14


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Athuh S hv tt (C Tw, Pt Ezth, Du, Gut d Bt), th

u dtt dud th h S.S th tw whh hv dud

S ud:

Birplace Players

C 9

G 7

Ptht 7

St Et 7

Bthh 6

Hth 6

Ktd 6

Stu 6

Aw Nth 5

Cd 5

Cv 5

Cd 5

Mu 5

Nut 5

Oudth 5S 5

Vt Wt 5

W 5

Wt 5

PIONEER dAY

Ru t w d Suth A t t th1860. Th w thd 1889 wh th Suth ARu Bd w ttutd th v d. TB Hd, thh t th Wt Pv Ru U, w tht t ut tht tu t Bt vtd t tu thut, d wth th ut B S, h dt, ttw d wth th Ru Ft U Ed. Th jt w


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vd t th tt. C Jh Rhd, th PMt th C C, d t v

, d A 1891 t w du ud tht St WE (B)ML wud vt Suth A wth t 20 th dw th u Ed d Std.

Th t S tt u th w hd Thud,30 Ju 1891 t th Bth I th Ct Cu Gud StG P, Pt Ezth, wh th v w wddwth d, tt th (Cape Times). Muh w xtd th Suth A t, d th wd 6 000 w t d-

td th t dud tht d. Suth A ddtw t d t 4-0. It w vt d Pt Ezth d thud w v wth t, th d Suth Awh th t Bt d .

Th t S t w Ht Ht (HH) Ct Wt Pv. H d th w t: B Du, Mv Buu, Chu V, H B, A Rhd, F Guth,Ou Vd, W Btt, HH Ct (Ct), T

Dvh, J Luw, Edwd Ltt, Fd Axd, G Md G Ht. Th t td wd d x. Th th ht w D Jh G, Eh- t wh d W 1883 tStd h td t Suth A. Suth A w thwht Cud u j. Ct w t t wth duh ttd th wd. B Du dChu V d w Suth A, d A Rhd w

dd th t h th d. G th Bth w httd, hwv, d At d Whtt t-d t, wth Rthh vt t th 4-0.

MEhRtENS LEAdS thE wAY

Adw Mht, wh w Suth A, d th

w th t uu S th , wth v- 13 t h 16 th t Suth A.

H t th wh hv d v tu tt Suth A tt.


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Name Conry M t C PG dG Ps

Adw Mht Nw Zd 14+2 - 19 53 4 209

D Ct Nw Zd 10+1 3 18 38 1 168

St Mt Aut 16+1 7 17 27 - 150

Mtt Bu Aut 12+4 1 12 36 1 140

J W Ed 8+1 - 5 36 3 127

N J W 9+2 - 4 35 - 113

twO COuNtRIES AGAINSt thE BOKS

M hv d tw dt t t SuthA, ut u xud td d th Bth d IhL, P Id d Suth A, th jut tw hvd tw t ut t th B:

Pt N d u t At (1993-94)d v Aut (1999-2003) t Suth A.

Sh Hwth td th tt t u Nw Zd(1994) d th tw W (1998-99).

FOR ANd AGAINSt

O tw hv d d t Suth A tt.Tt- Cht Stwt d t th t Cd

t th S du th 1995 Wd Cu h t PtEzth, d d 14 th ut h th. H thwd t th ut wh h w u d wt th, w th uth Suth A t Std,Id d Ed th 1998 tu.

T Stu w th t h 15 S t F L 1992, d w t tw th . Th, tth 1995 Cu Cu , h d t u u Aut

th Cu Sh. T d jut 14 th 13-d v th xt tw . St Sd, h tud t Ud d th Wth th Su 12. Rd u wdh t h W dut t Id 1999. H d twt Aut t Suth A du th1999 T-Nt B d C Tw d wt t 11tt Aut.


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GRANd SLAM tOuRS

Suth A hv d v tu whh th hv dh th Fv Nt Ed, F, Id, Std dW. O tw 1912-13 d 1951-52 th tud hhv hvd Gd S vt. O th tu -d tt t Fv Nt: 1960-61 th S tW, Id, Ed d Std dw 0-0 wth F.

PROLIFIC PERCY

Wth h 140 t t Aut 20 tt, P Mthd th Suth A d th t tt t t ut . H d th t t tt tNw Zd, Std, Ed, W, F d Id. NBth d z 69 t t th Nw Zd Cv 4 tt, wth v 17,25 th.

Th w t t t t t:

Poins Opponen Name Sars+Reps

140 Aut P Mt 17+3

106 Nw Zd P Mt 18+1

101 Std P Mt 7

99 Ed P Mt 12

91 W P Mt 7+2

78 F P Mt 7+2

69 NZ Cv N Bth 4

65 Suth A N Bth 6

64 Aut Pt V 7

64 Aut J St 5

62 Aut J d B 4

56 Id P Mt 6

56 Ed B v Stt 4

54 Nw Zd J St 5+1

54 Aut B v Stt 5

53 F H H 4


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dANIE LIKES SOuth AMERICA

D G ut hv d t th Suth A:h d ht t t th x tt! Th ud ht-t 1982 t Ltu Vd Pt. Bt Pu d - t th Aut, wth v t t th, d ChtW d x t t th h S tw tt, u th qut- th 1995 Ru Wd Cu.

Th w t t t t t:

tries Opponen Name Sars+Reps

8 Suth A D G 6

7 Aut Bt Pu 14+3

6 S Cht W 2

6 W Jt v d Wthuz 6

6 Uuu Td Chvh 1

6 Suth A R Mdt 8

6 Nw Zd Jt v d Wthuz 15+2

6 It St Th 1+1

6 F Pt Ruw 3

6 Ed B H 7+1

FIFtEEN GAMES AGAINSt ONE OPPONENt P Mt d 20 tt th t Aut h -. Th th t Suth A t t.Mt d M Adw th d 19 t t NwZd.

Th w t t tt th t t S :

Caps Opponen Name Sars+Reps

20 Aut P Mt 17+3

19 Nw Zd P Mt 18+1

19 Nw Zd M Adw 18+1

18 Nw Zd O du Rdt 18

17 Nw Zd Jt v d Wthuz 15+2


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Caps Opponen Name Sars+Reps

17 Nw Zd Vt Mtd 16+1

17 Aut Bt Pu 14+3

16 Aut Vt Mtd 16

15 Aut Jt v d Wthuz 11+4

15 Aut O du Rdt 15

15 Aut Jh St 10+5

Oer conries:

12 Ed P Mt 12

10 F J E 10

9 W P Mt 7+2

tAKE A BREAK

I 1974 th S t h R MCu t uh

th thd tt t th Bth L Pt Ezth Ju 13.H wthdw du t ju d u Pu Bv w jud,th t td t f th uhv B W, GtShutt d G Su t Pt Ezth t t wth tht th d. Th h G Sut wth h h t F Stt, J S.Su d t th th Uvt th O FStt 1973 ut ddd t wth t uh th

1974. H d h dut (t uh) F Stt 27 A 1974t Rhd d h d uh F Stt t thBth L 29 Ju. It t tht h w d ut t. I 1975 Su wthd t ht . T t h S dut, Su d thS 2 Ju 1984 t Ed, th t t ht.

MOSt tEStS MISSEd

Th d th t S tt th d tw - hd Ad J. H ju td tx tw h 10th 23 Nv 2002 tEd t Twh ut h 11th 7 Ju 2008 vu W Bt. I th tv d th S d 66 - tt th.


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No Name From to

66 Ad J 10th (23 Nv 2002) 11th (8 Ju 2008)

63 Jh A 8th (28 Ju 2001) 9th (11 Nv 2006)

60 Jh A 4th (3 Au 1996) 5th (23 Ju 2001)

57 T v d

Ld

6th (15 D 1996) 7th (10 Nv 2001)

53 G du Tt 6th (7 Au 1999) 7th (12 Ju 2004)

50 W Ju dut (10 Ot 1999) 2d (12 Ju 2004)

MOSt tIME BEtwEEN tESt APPEARANCES

T N F T Ttd

9 325d G

Su

dut (13 Ju 1974) 2d (2 Ju 1984) 28

9 242d Rud V 4th (27 Ot 1984) 5th (26 Ju 1993) 12

8 214d B M 6th (11 J 1913) 7th (13 Au 1921) 1

8 214d Ghd

M

5th (11 J 1913) 6th (13 Au 1921) 1

7 145d Bu

Gdhu

5th (3 A 1982) 6th (26 Au 1989) 9

6 362d J Pw 2d (29 Au 1896) 3d (26 Au 1903) 2

dOuBLE wORLd CuP wINNERS

O du Rdt u (th th Jh E,T H d J Ltt) t hv w tw w d t thtu Ru Wd Cu, t Suth A u 1995 d 2007.

SPRINGBOKS IN OthER SPORtS

hh Casens (1 cap, 1891): Ct th 1895 SA t tu dt Ed; th 24 tu w t t- d dd tud tt.

AR (Alf) Ricars (3 caps, 1891): Ct SA t t th 3dtt t Ed t C Tw Mh 1896, 6 d 0.


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Aw (Berie) Poell (1 cap, 1896): Pd t SA th 2d ttt Ed t Nwd A 1899, 5 d 11 d

t wt.PSt (Percy) Jones (3 caps, 1896): Pd t SA th 3d tt

t Aut t C Tw Nv 1902, h .

Jh (Biy) Anerson (3 caps, 1896): Sd SA th 2d ttt t Aut t th Od Wd, Jhu Ot1902, 32 d 11.

Jh (Jimmy) Sinclair (1 cap, 1903): Pd 25 t tt SA -

tw 1896 d 1911, t 1 069 u t v 23,23 -ud 3 tu, d t 63 wt t v 31,68 wth t 9 89.

J (Aie) an heeren (2 caps, 1921): Rtd SA th 400-thud t th 1920 O G Atw, Bu.

tA (tony) harris (5 caps, 1937-38): Pd t SA th tttw 1947 d 1949, 100 u 5 .

J (Poens) Prinsloo (1 cap, 1963): A S tht.

J (Jaco) Reinac (4 caps, 1986): A S tht, h th SA 400-t d 1983 wth t 45,01 d. Thd td 15 .

daan Ackermann (0 caps, 1970): Bhd SA th d ttt NZ 1970. A S tu wt.

SPRINGBOK SPORtING wIvES

S wh wv S:Feli Plessis d Pa (ne Sthut) hdes Sinclair d Jill (ne Ah) hJon wessels d Sssie (ne Ethuz) tdick Lockyear d Rona (ne Kt) hIan Kirkparick d Norma (ne Du/Ltt) hLofy Nel d heser (ne Mu) ju

Ger Mller d Leiia (ne M) thtJoggie Jansen d Risa (ne Jut) qut du Naas Boa d Karen (ne Ku) tht (td ju

t th 1992 B O)Pierre Ears d Aryna (ne Ld) hNiel hgo d Rese (ne M) tOs Ran d hannelie (ne Vu) w


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hARRISS ELLIS PARK dOuBLE

T H, th Tv fh, th t hv d ttu d tt t t E P Jhu, hv d tt th Bth L th du 26-12 vt Ju 1938, dth 6 (wd A Bd) d 1 t ut t Edt th ud v dd t Fu 1949.

J S dd th t th Od Wd Jhu, ht t tt t th vu tw 1896 d 1910,wth h u dwhd tw 26 Auut

1903 wd t th Bth I. Th jut tth t h d tu th t Aut. S t 8 70 t th ud wth h du th 2d d 12 wt th t Ed Mh 1906.

Th th ut t hv v d tt -t d tt u th th M H ( Ed tth Ov Ld), thuh B MKh ( Nw Zd tth Sd Ct Gud, Lt P Chthuh d Ed

P Aud) d J W ( Nw Zd t C Dud d Ed P Aud) hv d tt u d -d tt t th xt tu.

SPRINGBOK LEGENdS: dANIE CRAvEN

D Ht (D) Cv t d M Ru Suth

A d ht . H d t Suth A u , t, t, h d th Pdt thSuth A Ru Bd 38 . H w u Ld th Et F Stt, wh h tutd 1928. At th wt t Sth Uvt th tudt. I 1931 hw h th S tu t th Utd Kd, hv d Wt Pv. O th tu h d th th u tt, t th x P d V, wh dt w

Wt Pv. I h tt 16 tt, whh w utht th Sd Wd W, Cv td Suth A u t: uh, fh, t d ht, tw th ht SA Ru t t wd d . H d u dw Nw Zd 1937. I 1938 h w h t th S t thtu Gt Bt t, w Suth A. Wh thS tud t th tt 1949, D Cv


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w h th t d hd th t. O th1951-52 tu t th Utd Kd d F h w th tt

d, w ut th d, th h. I 1956h th Pdt th SA Ru Bd, t h hd u-t h dth 4 Ju 1993.

DANIE CRAVEN FACTFILEB: 11 Ot 1910, Ld, O F SttPv: Wt Pv, Et Pv, Nth TvC: 16 (W12, D0, L4)

S: 6 t (2 t)S dut: v W 5 D 1931 t Sw

Danie Craven did not invent the dive-pass, but he perfected it.

GREAtESt COMEBACKS

Suth A hv vtud dt th t t t w

v tt th, th t whh w wh thtd 18 t wth jut 13 ut t t th A B Du 1998 d w 24-23.

Margin Opponens (vene) dae deails

18 Nw Zd (Du) 15 Au 1998 SA t 5-23 t 67'

w 24-23

14 W (W) 14 Nv 1998 SA t 0-14 t 32',w 28-20

13 Std (Du) 7 Ju 2003 SA t 12-25 t

62', w 29-25

11 Nw Zd (Chthuh) 4 S 1965 SA t 5-16 t 45'

w 19-16

11 Ed (Twh) 29 Nv 1997 SA t 0-11 t 40',

w 29-11


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11 Ed (Twh) 25 Nv 2006 SA t 3-14 t 33',w 25-14

11 Bth d Ih L

(Pt)

27 Ju 2009 SA t 5-16 t 40',

w 28-25

LARGESt CAPItuLAtIONS

Suth A hv quhd d th t t t x tt th, th wt whh w wh th d 17 t wth v qut th t th W Sd Ju 2007, ut th dd 25 uwd t dt 17-25.


17 Aut (Sd) 7 Ju 2007 SA d 17-0 t 23',t 17-25

16 Nw Zd (Jhu) 19 Ju 1997 SA d 23-7 t 36',

t 32-35

12 Nw Zd (C Tw) 10 Au 1996 SA d 18-6 t 60',

t 18-29

12 F (C Tw) 24 Ju 2006 SA d 23-11 t 53',

t 26-3612 Ed (Twh) 18 Nv 2006 SA d 18-6 t 49',

t 21-23

11 Aut (C Tw) 5 S 1953 SA d 14-3, t 45',

t 14-18

10 Nw Zd (Aud) 9 Au 1997 SA d 21-11 t 33',

t 35-55

10 Gt Bt (C Tw) 10 S 1938 SA d 13-3 t 42',t 16-21

FIFtY uNANSwEREd POINtS

Th S td 170 t d du whh th -t d t , tw th t It FMzz th 10th ut th 3-74 t Suth A t Pt


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Ezth Ju 1999, thuh th xt , whh w 101-0 v-t th B v It, ut N J d t

W th 1t ut th tt Cd t tht th.Th t tht Suth A hv dd th 50 u-

wd t jut t P Mt d t th 68th ut th Nwd tt t F Ju 2006,thuh th wh th xt , whh w th d 0-49 dtt Aut B, ut Fu du Pz d t t jut 15d t Nw Zd Wt th xt w.

F Suth A:

Ps Opponens timescale

170 It 12 Ju 1999 (Pt Ezth) t 19 Ju 1999 (Du)

97 Uuu 11 Ju 2005 (Et Ld)

86 S/Ed 9 S 2007 (P) t 14 S 2007 (P)

63 At 9 Au 2008 (Jhu)

60 GB/St/I/W 3 S 1910 (C Tw) t 14 D 1912 (Cd)

55 Cd/S 3 Ju 1995 (Pt Ezth) t 10 Ju 1995

(Jhu)

53 Uuu 11 Ot 2003 (Pth)

At:

Ps Opponens timescale

57 F/Aut 24 Ju 2006 (C Tw) t 15 Ju 2006 (B)

Oh BROthER S t hv d u Suth A:tree broersLy, FP (7 , 1910-13), RR (7 , 1910-13) d Jd (4 , 1912-

13)Th th Lut th d tth th tt th th

1912-13 tu, t Std, W d Ed.Bekker, hPJ (15 , 1951-56), RP (2 , 1953) d MJ (1 ,

1960)Jaap d dolf Bekker d tth th 3d d 4th tt tAut 1953, th t th 3d tt.

d Plessis, w (14 , 1980-82), CJ (12 , 1981-89) d MJ (8 ,1984-89)willie d Carel d tth th tw tt t Suth


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A 1982, th t th 1t tt.C d Mh d tth ht tt th, th tt

t Suth A d S 1984, u tt t thNw Zd Cv 1986 d th tt t Wd XV 1989.

to broersversfel, M (3 , 1891) d C (1 , 1891)

Pd tth th 3d tt t th Bth I 1891.Poell, JM (4 , 1891-1903) d Aw (1 , 1896)

Pd tth th 3d tt t th Bth I 1896.deenis, GE (1 , 1891) d CE (1 , 1896)van Renen, CG (3 , 1891-96) d wA (2 , 1903)Morkel, wS (4 , 1906) d dFt (9 , 1906-13)

Pd tth th tt t Id d Ed 1906.A d tth tu th.

Rei, Alec (1903) d Opa (1906)Le Ro, JS (0 , 1906) d PA (3 , 1906)

Pd tth x tu th 1906.Marsberg, AFwd (3 , 1906) d PA (1 , 1910)Roos, PJ (4 , 1903-06) d Gd (2 , 1910)walker, henry (3 , 1910) d Alf(6 , 1921-24)Segmann, AC (2 , 1906) d JA (5 , 1912-13)Morkel, PG (8 , 1912-21) d Jwh (5 , 1912-13)

Pd tth v tt th 1912-13 tu t th Bth Id F.

A d tth t tu th.Krige, Jd (5 , 1903-06) d wA (0 , 1912-13)Morkel, JA (2 , 1921) d hJL (1 , 1921)

Pd tth x tu th tu t Aut d NwZd 1921.

walker, hw (3 , 1910) d AP (6 , 1921-24)Osler, BL (17 , 1924-133) d SG (1 , 1928)

Pd tth th 1t tt t Nw Zd 1928.

van er wesizen, JC (4 , 1928-32) d Jh (3 , 1931-32)Pd tth th tt t Id 1932.A d tth x tu th.

Lo, MM (18 , 1928-38) d SC (12 , 1931-38)Pd tth v tt t Aut 1933.Pd tth th 1t tt t Aut d th 2d d 3dtt t Nw Zd 1937.

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