1912 — The South African cricket team is bowled out for 173 as Australia beat them by 10 wickets in a Test at Lord’s, their fourth straight defeat in a triangular tournament.
1937 — The Springboks score six tries as they beat Australia 26-17 in Sydney in the second Test to wrap up the two-match series 2-0. Ferdie Bergh, playing lock while scrumhalf Danie Craven played at eighthman, scored one try to join Boetie McHardy as SA’s top try-scorer on six. Debutant George van Reenen scored two of the visitors’ tries, with legendary winger DO Williams and centre Louis Brabow scoring their first tries for the Boks. Centre Jimmy White also crossed the line.
1960 — Sewsunker “Papwa” Sewgolum retains his Dutch Open title by three strokes with an overall 280 at Eindhovensche in Eindhoven. Runner-up by three shots was countryman Denis Hutchinson.
1971 — The Springboks beat Australia 19-11 in Sydney in the first Test of their three-match series. Flanker Jan Ellis, wing Hannes Viljoen and scrumhalf Joggie Viljoen scored tries for the Boks, with fullback Ian McCallum converting two and adding a penalty. Flyhalf Piet Visagie kicked a drop. Wallaby eighthman Bob McLean scored the only try for the home side.
1976 — Western Province fight back from 0-11 down against the mighty All Blacks to hand them their first defeat in three years and end their run of 28 wins in a row, including tour matches. Wingers Bossie Clarke and Chris Pope scored tries, but it was up to flyhalf Robbie Blair, who had missed eight attempts earlier, to land the winning conversion from the touch line. The ball sailed through the posts to give WP an unlikely 12-11 victory. The match was played a week before the Test series kicked off.
1999 — The Springboks get thumped 6-32 by Australia in Brisbane, a week after getting hammered by New Zealand. Flyhalf Braam van Straaten kicked two penalties, while the hosts went over for four tries. Wing Joe Roff dotted down twice and flyhalf Tim Horan and fullback Matt Burke once each. Burke converted three and added two penalties.
2004 — The Pacific Islanders match the Springboks in the try-count at four apiece, but SA win the one-off Test 38-24 in Gosford, New South Wales. Wing Breyton Paulse scored two tries. Fullback Percy Montgomery, however, kicked 18 points to overhaul Naas Botha as SA’s highest point-scorer. He landed three conversions and four penalties to move one point clear of Botha’s 312. Montgomery’s last kick was a penalty from 50 metres out — in the 53rd minute of his 53rd Test.
2010 — Danie Rossouw and Schalk Burger score tries as the Springboks lose 17-31 to the All Blacks in a Tri-Nations match in Wellington. The Kiwis scored four tries.
2017 — Vernon Philander and Keshav Maharaj take three wickets each as the Proteas bowl out England for 133 to win the second Test in Nottingham by 340 runs and draw level at 1-1 in the four-match series. SA’s batsmen scored no centuries, but they posted 335 and 343/9 in their two knocks.
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