SPRINGBOKS BEAT IRELAND

Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1931, Page 7

SPRINGBOKS BEAT IRELAND

SCORE EIGHT POINTS TO THREE. RECORD OF AFRICANS’ TOUR. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Dec. 19. At Rugby football South Africa defeated Ireland in Dublin by 8 points to 3. All Black teams have toured Great Britain on two occasions, 1905 and 1924, and in ? matches against Ireland have been successful by .15 points to 0, and 6 points to O respectively. Previous Springbok teams have also' won matches against Ireland as follows: —1906-7, 15 to 12; 1912-13, 38 to 0. To date the Springboks have played 21 matches,, won -18, lost one- and two have 1 been drawn. They have scored 342 points and 108 have been registered against them. The record of matches played to date is as follows:. — Against Gloucester and -Somerset —Won, 14—3. Against Newport —Won, 15 —3. Against Swansea—Won, 10—3. Against Artillery and Crosskeys—Won, 10—9. Against London team —Won. 30 —3. Against -Midland Counties —Won, 13— 3. ‘ Against Durham and Northumberland—'Won, 41—0. Against Glasgow-—Won, 21—13. Against. South of Scotland—Drawn, 0—O. ; Against Cambridge University—Won, 21—9. Against Combined Services —Won, 23-—O. Against Oxford University—Won, 24—3. Against Midland Counties —Lost, 21 —30. Against Devon and Cornwall —Drawn, 3—3. Against Cardiff —Won, 13—5. . Against Llanelly—Won,-9—o; .... Against Neath and. Aberavon—Won, B—3. .. Against Wales —Won/ -8 — 9. Against Lancashire and Cheshire-—Won, 20—9. ' Against Ulster—Won, 30—3. Against Ireland—Won, 8 —3..