Blast from the past: Bafana Bafana are all at sea against Cape Verde

Today in SA sport history: September 5

04 September 2023 - 21:14

1891 — The SA rugby team lose 4-0 to Great Britain in the final third match at Newlands to suffer a 0-3 whitewash defeat in their first-ever series. The visitors scored two one-point tries and a single conversion. The hosts failed to score a single point the entire series...

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