Talk:South Africa national rugby union team

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There was no South Africa in 1891.

Facts are incorrect on first test. 2607:FEA8:BD20:FB00:D00D:3CF7:186B:4F37 (talk) 22:22, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How did this nonsense get past the mods

“For almost a hundred years, South Africans have been proud of the performance of their rugby union team, the Springboks are known throughout the world, even by non-rugby specialists. Rugby union is very popular in South Africa, the one which is practiced preferably by the most talented sportsmen of the country. Many teams have had their biggest defeats to the Springboks; including Australia, Italy, Scotland, Uruguay and Wales” 78.17.127.38 (talk) 21:25, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Move discussion in progress

There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand and the United States which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RMCD bot 13:17, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Table changes at section: Series played (home and away)

In changing the table format at § Series played (home and away), some series were lost from the list, including 2003 Argentina rugby union tour of South Africa and 1995 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa. I haven’t gone through to check them all, but if this was not deliberate, they should be restored. — HTGS (talk) 23:15, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For reference, the old version is here: South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team&oldid=1248569033#Series_played_(home_and_away) — HTGS (talk) 23:18, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]