1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand
1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand | |||||
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![]() The South Africa side for their first ever Test match against New Zealand | |||||
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Previous tour | 1912–13 Europe | ||||
Next tour | 1931–32 Britain & Ireland |
The 1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand was the third tour made by the Springboks rugby team, and their first tour to Australia and New Zealand. South Africa played three Test matches against the All Blacks. The series was drawn 1–all, and the long-running controversy between the countries over the All Blacks' inclusion of Maori players began.[1]
The Springboks played five matches in Australia, winning them all. The three most important matches against New South Wales, were retroactively accorded Test status by the Australian Rugby Union in 1986, but remain as tour matches only for the South African Rugby Board.
South Africa then played nineteen matches in New Zealand, winning fifteen, losing two and drawing two.[2]
Match summary
[edit]Complete list of matches played by the Springboks in Australia and New Zealand
Test matches
- Notes
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Played in | Pl | W | D | L | Ps | Pc |
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Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 38 |
New Zealand | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 244 | 81 |
Total | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 378 | 119 |
Match details
[edit]First Test
[edit]13 August 1921 |
New Zealand ![]() | 13–5 | ![]() |
Try: Belliss Steel Storey Con: M. Nicholls (2) | Report | Try: van Heerden Con: G. Morkel |
Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Edward McKenzie |
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Second Test
[edit]27 August 1921 |
New Zealand ![]() | 5–9 | ![]() |
Try: McLean Con: M. Nicholls | Report | Try: Sendin Con: G. Morkel Drop: G. Morkel |
Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alf Neilson |
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Third Test
[edit]17 September 1921 |
New Zealand ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Athletic Park, Wellington Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Alf Neilson |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Davies, Sean (21 October 2008). "All Blacks magic: New Zealand rugby". BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ Jenkins, Vivian (1983). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1982–83. Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 320–321. ISBN 0-907574-13-0.