History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa

New Zealand (the All Blacks) and South Africa (the Springboks) have been playing test match rugby union since 1921 when the All Blacks beat the Springboks in Dunedin 13 - 5. It is one of the biggest rivalries in world rugby history. There is considerable history behind these matches, much of it off the field. In 1981, there were protests in New Zealand over the Springboks coming to New Zealand due to the then South African government's policy of apartheid. Up until 1996 New Zealand had never won a series in South Africa but South Africa had won a series in New Zealand in 1937. Up until the start of the professional era, South Africa had won 21 tests to New Zealand's 18. In the 57 matches since the start of the professional era, New Zealand have won 41 tests to South Africa's 15 with one test drawn.

Since 2004 New Zealand and South Africa have contested the Freedom Cup, it has been included as part of the Rugby Championship since 2006.

Summary

Overall

Details	Played	Won by New Zealand	Won by South Africa	Drawn	New Zealand points	South Africa points
In New Zealand	45	32	10	3	968	596
In South Africa	50	24	25	1	992	919
Neutral venue	4	3	1	0	90	62
Overall	99	59	36	4	2050	1576

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Record	New Zealand	South Africa
Longest winning streak	8 (21 Jul 2001–14 Aug 2004)	6 (4 Sept 1937–14 Jul 1956)
Largest points for
Home	57 (16 September 2017)	46 (19 August 2000)
Away	57 (8 October 2016)	36 (15 September 2018)
Largest winning margin
Home	57 (16 September 2017)	17 (30 June 1928)
Away	42 (8 October 2016)	12 (29 August 1981)
Largest aggregate score
90 (South Africa 35–55 New Zealand) (9 August 1997)

Results

No.	Date	Venue	Score	Winner	Competition
1	13 August 1921	Carisbrook, Dunedin	13 – 5	New Zealand	1921 South Africa tour
2	27 August 1921	Eden Park, Auckland	5 – 9	South Africa
3	17 September 1921	Athletic Park, Wellington	0 – 0	draw
4	30 June 1928	Kingsmead, Durban	17 – 0	South Africa	1928 New Zealand tour
5	21 July 1928	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	6 – 7	New Zealand
6	18 August 1928	Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth	11 – 6	South Africa
7	1 September 1928	Newlands, Cape Town	5 – 13	New Zealand
8	14 August 1937	Athletic Park, Wellington	13 – 7	New Zealand	1937 South Africa tour
9	4 September 1937	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	6 – 13	South Africa
10	25 September 1937	Eden Park, Auckland	6 – 17	South Africa
11	16 July 1949	Newlands, Cape Town	15 – 11	South Africa	1949 New Zealand tour
12	13 August 1949	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	12 – 6	South Africa
13	3 September 1949	Kingsmead, Durban	9 – 3	South Africa
14	17 September 1949	Crusader Ground, Port Elizabeth	11 – 8	South Africa
15	14 July 1956	Carisbrook, Dunedin	10 – 6	New Zealand	1956 South Africa tour
16	4 August 1956	Athletic Park, Wellington	3 – 8	South Africa
17	18 August 1956	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	17 – 10	New Zealand
18	1 September 1956	Eden Park, Auckland	11 – 5	New Zealand
19	25 June 1960	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	13 – 0	South Africa	1960 New Zealand tour
20	23 July 1960	Newlands, Cape Town	3 – 11	New Zealand
21	13 August 1960	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	11 – 11	draw
22	27 August 1960	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth	8 – 3	South Africa
23	31 July 1965	Athletic Park, Wellington	6 – 3	New Zealand	1965 South Africa tour
24	21 August 1965	Carisbrook, Dunedin	13 – 0	New Zealand
25	4 September 1965	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	16 – 19	South Africa
26	18 September 1965	Eden Park, Auckland	20 – 3	New Zealand
27	25 July 1970	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria	17 – 6	South Africa	1970 New Zealand tour
28	8 August 1970	Newlands, Cape Town	8 – 9	New Zealand
29	29 August 1970	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth	14 – 3	South Africa
30	12 September 1970	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	20 – 17	South Africa
31	24 July 1976	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	16 – 7	South Africa	1976 New Zealand tour
32	14 August 1976	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	9 – 15	New Zealand
33	4 September 1976	Newlands, Cape Town	15 – 10	South Africa
34	18 September 1976	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	15 – 14	South Africa
35	15 August 1981	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	14 – 9	New Zealand	1981 South Africa tour
36	29 August 1981	Athletic Park, Wellington	12 – 24	South Africa
37	12 September 1981	Eden Park, Auckland	25 – 22	New Zealand
38	15 August 1992	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	24 – 27	New Zealand	1992 New Zealand tour
39	9 July 1994	Carisbrook, Dunedin	22 – 14	New Zealand	1994 South Africa tour
40	23 July 1994	Athletic Park, Wellington	13 – 9	New Zealand
41	6 August 1994	Eden Park, Auckland	18 – 18	draw
42	24 June 1995	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	15 – 12	South Africa	1995 Rugby World Cup Final
43	20 July 1996	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	15 – 11	New Zealand	1996 Tri Nations Series
44	10 August 1996	Newlands, Cape Town	18 – 29	New Zealand
45	17 August 1996	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	19 – 23	New Zealand	1996 New Zealand tour
46	24 August 1996	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria	26 – 33	New Zealand
47	31 August 1996	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	32 – 22	South Africa
48	19 July 1997	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	32 – 35	New Zealand	1997 Tri Nations Series
49	9 August 1997	Eden Park, Auckland	55 – 35	New Zealand
50	25 July 1998	Athletic Park, Wellington	3 – 13	South Africa	1998 Tri Nations Series
51	15 August 1998	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	24 – 23	South Africa
52	10 July 1999	Carisbrook, Dunedin	28 – 0	New Zealand	1999 Tri Nations Series
53	7 August 1999	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria	18 – 34	New Zealand
54	4 November 1999	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	22 – 18	South Africa	1999 Rugby World Cup
55	22 July 2000	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	25 – 12	New Zealand	2000 Tri Nations Series
56	19 August 2000	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	46 – 40	South Africa
57	21 July 2001	Newlands, Cape Town	3 – 12	New Zealand	2001 Tri Nations Series
58	25 August 2001	Eden Park, Auckland	26 – 15	New Zealand
59	20 July 2002	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	41 – 20	New Zealand	2002 Tri Nations Series
60	10 August 2002	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	23 – 30	New Zealand
61	19 July 2003	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria	16 – 52	New Zealand	2003 Tri Nations Series
62	9 August 2003	Carisbrook, Dunedin	19 – 11	New Zealand
63	9 November 2003	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	29 – 9	New Zealand	2003 Rugby World Cup
64	24 July 2004	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	23 – 21	New Zealand	2004 Tri Nations Series
65	14 August 2004	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	40 – 26	South Africa
66	6 August 2005	Newlands, Cape Town	22 – 16	South Africa	2005 Tri Nations Series
67	27 August 2005	Carisbrook, Dunedin	31 – 27	New Zealand
68	22 July 2006	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	35 – 17	New Zealand	2006 Tri Nations Series
69	26 August 2006	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria	26 – 45	New Zealand
70	2 September 2006	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg	21 – 20	South Africa
71	23 June 2007	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	21 – 26	New Zealand	2007 Tri Nations Series
72	14 July 2007	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	33 – 6	New Zealand
73	5 July 2008	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	19 – 8	New Zealand	2008 Tri Nations Series
74	12 July 2008	Carisbrook, Dunedin	28 – 30	South Africa
75	16 August 2008	Newlands, Cape Town	0 – 19	New Zealand
76	25 July 2009	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	28 – 19	South Africa	2009 Tri Nations Series
77	1 August 2009	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	31 – 19	South Africa
78	12 September 2009	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton	29 – 32	South Africa
79	10 July 2010	Eden Park, Auckland	32 – 12	New Zealand	2010 Tri Nations Series
80	17 July 2010	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	31 – 17	New Zealand
81	21 August 2010	Soccer City, Johannesburg	22 – 29	New Zealand
82	30 July 2011	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	40 – 7	New Zealand	2011 Tri Nations Series
83	20 August 2011	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	18 – 5	South Africa
84	15 September 2012	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin	21 – 11	New Zealand	2012 Rugby Championship
85	6 October 2012	Soccer City, Johannesburg	16 – 32	New Zealand
86	14 September 2013	Eden Park, Auckland	29 – 15	New Zealand	2013 Rugby Championship
87	5 October 2013	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	27 – 38	New Zealand
88	13 September 2014	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	14 – 10	New Zealand	2014 Rugby Championship
89	4 October 2014	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	27 – 25	South Africa
90	25 July 2015	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	20 – 27	New Zealand	2015 Rugby Championship
91	24 October 2015	Twickenham Stadium, London	18 – 20	New Zealand	2015 Rugby World Cup Semi-final
92	17 September 2016	Rugby League Park, Christchurch	41 – 13	New Zealand	2016 Rugby Championship
93	8 October 2016	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	15 – 57	New Zealand
94	16 September 2017	North Harbour Stadium, Albany	57 – 0	New Zealand	2017 Rugby Championship
95	7 October 2017	Newlands, Cape Town	24 – 25	New Zealand
96	15 September 2018	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	34 – 36	South Africa	2018 Rugby Championship
97	6 October 2018	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria	30 – 32	New Zealand
98	27 July 2019	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	16 – 16	draw	2019 Rugby Championship
99	21 September 2019	International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama	23 – 13	New Zealand	2019 Rugby World Cup Pool B
100	25 September 2021	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin			2021 Rugby Championship
101	2 October 2021	Eden Park, Auckland

List of series

Played	Won by New Zealand	Won by South Africa	Drawn
12	5	5	2

Year	New Zealand	South Africa	Series winner
1921	1	1	draw
1928	2	2	draw
1937	1	2	South Africa
1949	0	4	South Africa
1956	3	1	New Zealand
1960	1	2	South Africa
1965	3	1	New Zealand
1970	1	3	South Africa
1976	1	3	South Africa
1981	2	1	New Zealand
1994	2	0	New Zealand
1996	2	1	New Zealand

the best

Venues

In New Zealand

Stadium	City	Won by New Zealand	Won by South Africa	Draw
Eden Park	Auckland	7	1	2
North Harbour Stadium		1	0	0
Lancaster Park	Christchurch	6	2	0
Rugby League Park		1	0	0
Carisbrook	Dunedin	7	1	0
Forsyth Barr Stadium		1	0	0
Waikato Stadium	Hamilton	0	1	0
Athletic Park	Wellington	3	3	1
Wellington Regional Stadium		6	1	1
		32	10	3

In South Africa

Stadium	City	Won by South Africa	Won by New Zealand	Draw
Free State Stadium	Bloemfontein	1	1	1
Newlands	Cape Town	3	7	0
Kings Park Stadium	Durban	5	4	0
Kingsmead Cricket Ground		2	0	0
Ellis Park Stadium	Johannesburg	9	5	0
FNB Stadium		0	2	0
Boet Erasmus Stadium	Port Elizabeth	2	0	0
Crusader Ground		2	0	0
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium		1	0	0
Loftus Versfeld Stadium	Pretoria	1	5	0
Royal Bafokeng Stadium	Rustenburg	1	0	0
		25	24	1

Points

Individual

Note:Active players in bold

Name	Country	Points	Tries	Conversions	Penalties	Drop goals
Dan Carter	New Zealand	221	3	25	51	1
Andrew Mehrtens	New Zealand	209	0	19	53	4
Beauden Barrett	New Zealand	174	4	23	36	0
Percy Montgomery	South Africa	103	1	16	19	3
Handré Pollard	South Africa	96	2	16	16	2
Carlos Spencer	New Zealand	84	3	12	15	0
Morné Steyn	South Africa	71	1	3	19	1
Joel Stransky	South Africa	54	0	3	14	2
Christian Cullen	New Zealand	50	10	0	0	0
Naas Botha	South Africa	44	0	7	9	1
André Pretorius	South Africa	41	1	6	6	2
Joe Rokocoko	New Zealand	45	9	0	0	0
Braam van Straaten	South Africa	40	0	5	10	0

See also

• New Zealand Cavaliers
• Rugby union in New Zealand
• Rugby union in South Africa

External links

• Complete List of Results at ESPN
• New Zealand v South Africa Head to Head on Allblacks.com
• Statistics for New Zealand vs South Africa on Rugbydata.com
• "Pick and Go Test match results database". lassen.co.nz. Retrieved 2008-11-25.