1980 — Danie Gerber scores a try on international debut as the Springboks beat South America 22-13 in the first of two Tests in Montevideo. Morne du Plessis, the Bok captain since June 1975, missed the match because of injury. Flanker Theuns Stofberg was the skipper that day.
1994 — SA’s batsmen fail again as they lose their third match of a triangular series in Faisalabad, going down by 22 runs to Australia. Chasing 209, only Hansie Cronje got going, scoring 64.
2002 — Opening batsman Graeme Smith scores 200 and Gary Kirsten, batting at three, a century to help set up an innings and 107-run victory over Bangladesh in the first Test in East London. Makhaya Ntini went on to take 5/19 as the visitors were bowled out for 170 in their first knock and Dave Terbrugge 5/46 in Bangladesh’s second outing of 252.
2003 — The Springboks are dumped 6-25 by eventual champions England in Perth as they lose a World Cup group match for the first time. England centre Will Greenwood scored the only try of the match with flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson adding the conversion and landing four penalties and two drops. Flyhalf Louis Koen kicked two penalties for SA.
2007 — AB de Villiers scores 103 off 95 balls and Herschelle Gibbs 102 as the Proteas beat Pakistan by 45 runs in the first ODI in Lahore. Makhaya Ntini took four wickets as the home side were dismissed for 249.
2015 — Opening batsman Quinton de Kock scores 103 as the Proteas beat India by 18 runs in the third ODI in Rajkot to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Morne Morkel took 4/39 to help restrict the hosts to 252/6.
2017 — AB de Villiers scores 176 off 104 balls at Boland Park in Paarl as the Proteas beat Bangladesh by 104 runs in the second ODI for an uncatchable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Andile Phehlukwayo took 4/40 and Imran Tahir 3/50.
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