1997 — Shaun Bartlett scores in the 40th minute to give Bafana Bafana a 1-0 lead in a friendly against France in Lens, but the hosts reply twice in the second half through Stephane Gulvarc’h and Ibrahim Ba to secure victory.
2003 — The Springboks score their biggest margin of victory in a Rugby World Cup match as they trounce Uruguay 72-6 in Perth. Captain Joost van der Westhuizen scored three of SA’s 12 tries. The 66-point win remained SA’s largest in the tournament until the 2015 edition, when they beat Namibia 87-0.
2003 — Patrick Mayo scores the winner with three minutes remaining as Bafana Bafana beat Costa Rica 2-1 in a Nelson Mandela Challenge match in Potchefstroom. Siyabonga Nomvete put SA ahead before the visitors equalised through an own goal by Aaron Mokoena.
2007 — Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis score centuries for SA in the second innings of the final second Test against Pakistan in Lahore. The match ended in a draw, but the Proteas won the series 1-0.
2015 — AB de Villiers scores 104 off 73 balls as the Proteas beat India by five runs in the first ODI in Kanpur. Chasing 304 for victory, India needed 11 off the final over to win the match. But Kagiso Rabada conceded just five runs and took two wickets, including the crucial scalp of captain MS Dhoni, to clinch the match for the visitors.
2016 — Ayanda Patosi scores in the second half to give Bafana Bafana a 1-1 draw against Ghana in a friendly in Durban.
2020 — Bafana Bafana blow a 1-0 lead against Zambia at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium as they lose this friendly 2-1. Keagan Dolly put the hosts ahead in the 66th minute, but Kelvin Kampamba struck back in the 78th minute and Chaniza Zulu four minutes after that to steal the victory.
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