1993 — Daryll Cullinan resumes on 85 on the second day of the final third Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo to push his total to 102 and help SA to 316 in their first innings. Sri Lanka went on to declare their first innings on 296/9, but weather robbed the teams of one day’s play and the match ended in a draw, giving SA a 1-0 series triumph.
2006 — Boeta Dippenaar strikes an unbeaten 85 to guide the Proteas to a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the first ODI in Bloemfontein. SA reached the required 202 target in the 44th over.
2007 — The Proteas beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in a World T20 match in Cape Town. SA bowled out their opponents for 144 and then notched up the winning runs in the 19th over, Graeme Smith and Albie Morkel each scoring 41.
2009 — Veteran Simphiwe Nonqayi, fighting under the ring name the Golden Master, produces a stunning upset as he outpoints Mexican warrior Jorge Arce in Mexico to lift the vacant IBF junior-bantamweight crown. Nonqayi, 37 at the time, would never win a fight again, drawing in his next bout and later being stopped by Arce in a rematch.
2012 — The All Blacks beat the Springboks 21-11 in a Tri-Nations match in Dunedin. Bryan Habana scored SA’s only try.
2018 — Aphiwe Dyantyi scores two tries as the Springboks beat New Zealand 36-34 in a Rugby Championship match in Wellington. It was SA’s first victory in New Zealand since 2009. The home side won the try count 6-5, but flyhalf Handré Pollard made the difference with four conversions and a single penalty. SA, trailing 0-12 midway through the opening half, were up 31-17 soon after halftime. New Zealand, trailing 24-36 with 24 minutes remaining, scored two tries, but flyhalf Beauden Barrett failed to convert either of them.
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