THE SPRINGBOK INVASION

Southland Times, Issue 23182, 24 April 1937, Page 19

THE SPRINGBOK INVASION

SUMMARY OF PAST GAMES On their initial tour of the Commonwealth, which they visited first, and the Dominion in 1921, the Springboks lost only two of the 23 games played. Summary:— Points. P. W. L. D. F. A. In Australia 4 4 0 0 83 38 In New Zealand 19 15 22 244 18 24 19 22 237 119 Results in both countries:— June 25—v. N.S.W., won, 25-10. June 27—v. N.S.W., won, 16-11. July 2—v. N.S.W., won, 28-9. July 6—v. Metropolitan, won 14-8. July 13—v. Wanganui, won 11-6. July 16—v. Taranaki, drawn, 0-0. July 20—v. Wairarapa-Bush, won, 18-3. July 23—v. Wellington, won 8-3. July 27—v.. Buller-West Coast, won, 33-3.

July 27—v. Canterbury, lost, 4-6. August 3 —v. A South Canterbury, won, 34-3. August 6—v. Southland, won, 12-0. August 10—v. Otago, won, 11-3. August 13 —v. New Zealand (at Dunedin), lost, 5-13. August 17—v. Manawhenua, won, 3-0. August 20 —v. Auckland-Northland, won, 24-8. August 24—v. Bay of Plenty, won, 17-9. August 27—v. New Zealand (Auckland), won, 9-5. August 31—v. Waikato, won, 6-0. September 3—v. Hawke’s Bay and Poverty Bay, won, 14-8. September 7—v. Maoris, at Napier, won, 9-8. September 10—v. Marlborough-Nel-son, won, 26-3. September 17 —v. New Zealand (at Wellington), drawn, 0-0. Total points, 327 to 119. The New Zealand Teams in Africa The Tests played by the 1928 All 1 Blacks in South Africa resulted:— | South Africa won at Durban, 17-0. New Zealand won at Johannesburg, 7-6. South Africa won at Port Elizabeth, 11-6. New Zealand won at Newlands, 13-5. Altogether, 22 matches were played on that tour, New Zealand winning 16, losing five, and drawing one (Northern Provinces, at Kimberley). The other three losses were: Cape Town (second game of itinerary), 3-7; Transvaal (fourth match), 0-6; and Western Provinces (second last game), 3-10. After this the All Blacks won the final Test to again square the rubber between the countries.

The New Zealand Military Services team which won the King’s Cup at Twickenham in April, 1919, later toured South Africa and won 10 games, losing three, and drawing one (Town Clubs, at Newlands). Points: 159 to 64. The defeats were against Griqualand West, 3-8; Universities, 8-0; and Western Province, 6-17. A week later the last beating was avenged by 20 points to 3. A final game, in which Natal went down 11-5 against the New Zealanders at Durban, is not reckoned in the “History of South African Rugby.”