1981 — Naas Botha lands three drops and a penalty to secure a 12-10 victory for the Springboks over Ireland in the second Test at Kings Park in Durban. Ireland scored the only try of the match through fullback Kevin O’Brien. SA won the series 2-0.
1998 — Benni McCarthy scores as Bafana Bafana draw 1-1 with Iceland in their final World Cup warm-up match played near Stuttgart.
2009 — Thembinkosi Fanteni scores in the sixth minute to lead Bafana Bafana to a 1-0 win over Poland at Orlando Stadium in their last preparation match ahead of the Confederation Cup.
2013 — The Proteas are bowled out by India for 305 to lose their ICC Champions Trophy match in Cardiff by 26 runs. Opener Shikhar Dhawan scored 114 off 94 balls to lift India to 331/7. Captain AB de Villiers top-scored for SA with 70.
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