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1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand

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]

1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand
The South Africa side for their first ever Test match against New Zealand
Summary
P W D L
Total
24 20 2 2
Test match
3 1 1 1
Opponent
P W D L
New South Wales NSW Waratahs [note 1]
3 3 0 0
 New Zealand
3 1 1 1
Tour chronology

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

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Complete list of matches played by the Springboks in Australia and New Zealand

  Test matches

# Date Rival City Venue Country Score
118 JunVictoria (state) Victoria XVMelbourneAustralia51–0
225 JunNew South Wales New South Wales [note 1]SydneyShowgroundAustralia25–10
327 JunNew South Wales New South Wales [note 1]SydneyShowgroundAustralia16–11
42 JulNew South Wales New South Wales [note 1]SydneyUniversity OvalAustralia28–9
56 JulSydney MetropolitanSydneyAustralia14–8
613 Jul WanganuiWanganuiCooks GardensNew Zealand11–6
716 Jul TaranakiTaranakiPukekura ParkNew Zealand0–0
820 Jul WairarapaMastertonMemorial ParkNew Zealand18–3
923 Jul WellingtonWellingtonAthletic ParkNew Zealand8–3
1027 Jul West Coast-BullerGreymouthRugby ParkNew Zealand33–3
1130 Jul CanterburyChristchurchLancaster ParkNew Zealand4–6
123 Aug South CanterburyTimaruFraser ParkNew Zealand34–3
136 Aug SouthlandInvercargillRugby ParkNew Zealand12–0
1410 Aug OtagoDunedinCarisbrookNew Zealand11-3
1513 Aug New ZealandDunedinCarisbrookNew Zealand5–13
1617 Aug Manawatu /
Horowhenua		Palmerston NorthPalmerston North ShowgroundsNew Zealand3–0
1720 Aug Auckland /
North Auckland		AucklandEden ParkNew Zealand24–8
1824 Aug Bay of PlentyRotoruaArawa ParkNew Zealand17–9
1927 Aug New ZealandAucklandEden ParkNew Zealand9–5
2030 Aug WaikatoHamiltonClaudelands RacecourseNew Zealand6–0
213 Sep Hawke's Bay /
Poverty Bay		NapierMcLean ParkNew Zealand14–8
227 SepNew Zealand New Zealand MāoriNapierMcLean ParkNew Zealand9–8
2310 Sep Nelson /
Golden Bay-Motueka /
Marlborough		NelsonTrafalgar ParkNew Zealand26–3
2417 Sep New ZealandWellingtonAthletic ParkNew Zealand0–0
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 The three matches played by New South Wales were retroactively accorded Test status by the Australian Rugby Union in 1986, but remain as tour matches only for the SARU.
The New Zealand team that played the first test v the Springboks on 13 August
Balance
Played in Pl W D L Ps Pc
Australia550013438
New Zealand19152224481
Total242022378119

Match details

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First Test

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Second Test

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Third Test

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Davies, Sean (21 October 2008). "All Blacks magic: New Zealand rugby". BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  2. ↑ Jenkins, Vivian (1983). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1982–83. Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 320–321. ISBN 0-907574-13-0.
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