1912 — SA tennis players Charles Winslow and Harry Kitson claim the doubles gold at the Stockholm Olympics . They also win their respective singles semifinal contests to ensure an all-SA men’s singles final the following day.
1995 — Mbulelo Botile makes the first defence of his IBF bantamweight title, outpointing Liberian Sam Stewart over 12 rounds at the Carousel Casino, north of Pretoria.
1998 — Stefan Terblanche and Joost van der Westhuizen score tries as the Springboks beat England 18-0 in a one-off Test at Newlands. Fullback Percy Montgomery converted one and added two penalties.
1998 — Zolani Petelo retains his IBF straw-weight title by stopping Carmelo Carceres of the Philippines at the Carousel Casino.
2009 — The Springboks, having already won the series against the British and Irish Lions, are outplayed in the final third Test in Johannesburg, going down 9-28. The visitors scored three tries, two of them in the first half.
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