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1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand
Summary
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Total
24 20 02 02
Test match
03 01 01 01
Opponent
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New South Waless [1]
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 New Zealand
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The South Africa rugby union side for their first ever Test match against New Zealand, at Carisbrook, Dunedin, 1921.

In 1921 the South Africa national rugby union team toured New Zealand for the first time. During the tour, South Africa played three Test matches against the All Blacks, the series was drawn 1–1.[2]

The tourists played four matches in Australia, winning all four; and nineteen matches in New Zealand, winning fifteen, losing two and drawing two.[3]


In Australia

The three most important match was played against the New South Wales selection. Springboks won all. In 1986 the Australian Rugby Union decreed the five full-internationals played by New South Wales in the 1920-1928 period. But it remaion unofficial match for the South African Rugby Board.

Scores and results list Southafricans' points tally first.

Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
Victoria XV 51 0 18/6/1921 Melbourne Tour Match
New South Wales 25 10 25/6/1921 Showground, Sydney Tour Match
New South Wales 16 11 27/6/1921 Showground, Sydney Tour Match
New South Wales 28 9 2/7/1921 University Oval, Sydney Tour Match
Metropolitan 14 8 6/7/1921 Sydney Tour Match

In New Zealand

Scores and results list All Blacks' points tally first.

Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
Wanganui 11 6 13/7/1921 Cooks Gardens, Whanganui Tour Match
Taranaki 0 0 16/7/1921 Taranaki Tour Match
Waiparapa Bush 18 3 20/7/1921 Masterton Tour Match
Wellington 8 3 23/7/1921 Athletic Park, Wellington Tour Match
West Coast-Buller 33 3 27/7/1921 Rugby Park, Greymouth Tour Match
Canterbury 4 6 30/7/1921 Lancaster Park, Christchurch Tour Match
South Canterbury 34 3 3/8/1921 Fraser Park, Timaru Tour Match
Southland 12 0 6/8/1921 Rugby Park, Invercargill Tour Match
Otago 11 3 10/8/1921 Carisbrook, Dunedin Tour Match
New Zealand 13 5 13/8/1921 Carisbrook, Dunedin Test Match
Manawatu-Horowhenua 3 0 17/8/1921 Showground, Palmerston North Tour Match
Auckland-North Auckland 24 8 20/8/1921 Eden Park, Auckland Tour Match
Bay of Plenty 17 9 24/8/1921 International Stadium, Rotorua Tour Match
New Zealand 5 9 27/8/1921 Eden Park, Auckland Test Match
Waikato 6 0 31/8/1921 Hamilton Tour Match
Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay 14 8 3/9/1921 McLean Park, Napier Tour Match
New Zealand Māori 9 8 7/9/1921 McLean Park, Napier Tour Match
Nelson-Golden Bay-Motueka-Marlborough 26 3 10/9/1921 Nelson Tour Match
New Zealand 0 0 17/9/1921 Athletic Park, Wellington Test Match


First Test

13 August 1921
New Zealand13 – 5South Africa
Try: Belliss
Steel
Storey
Con: Marcus Nicholls (2)		ReportTry: van Heerden
Con: Gerhard Morkel
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Edward McKenzie
FB Charles Kingstone
W John Steel
C George Aitken (c)
C Marcus Nicholls
W Percival Storey
FH Cecil Badeley
SH Ginger Nicholls
WF Jim Donald
P Ned Hughes
P Bill Duncan
F Richard Fogarty
L Jim Moffitt
L Jock Richardson
F Moke Belliss
L Son White
FB Gerhard Morkel
W Attie van Heerden
C Charlie Meyer
C Wally Clarkson
W Henry Morkel
FH Mannetjies Michau
SH Taffy Townsend
P Frank Mellish
H Theuns Kruger
P Phil Mostert
L Baby Michau
L Harry Morkel
F Alf Walker
F Tokkie Scholtz
N8 Boy Morkel (c)

Second Test

27 August 1921
New Zealand5 – 9South Africa
Try: McLean
Con: Nicholls		ReportTry: Sendin
Con: Gerhard Morkel
Drop: Gerhard Morkel
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alf Neilson
FB Charles Kingstone
W John Steel
C George Aitken (c)
C Marcus Nicholls
W Percival Storey
FH Cecil Badeley
SH Edward Roberts
WF Jim Donald
P Ned Hughes
P Bill Duncan
F McLean
L Jim Moffitt
L Jock Richardson
F Moke Belliss
L Alfred West
FB Gerhard Morkel
W Henry Morkel
C Billy Sendin
C Wally Clarkson
W Bill Zeller
FH Charlie Meyer
SH Mannetjies Michau
P Nic du Plessis
H Theuns Kruger
P Phil Mostert
L Tank van Rooyen
L Royal Morkel
F Mervyn Ellis
F Tokkie Scholtz
N8 Boy Morkel (c)

Third Test

17 September 1921
New Zealand0 – 0South Africa
Report
Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alf Neilson
FB Charles Kingstone
W John Steel
C Marcus Nicholls
C Karl Ifwersen
W Stanley Siddells
FH Billy Fea
SH Edward Roberts (c)
WF Moke Belliss
P Richard Fogarty
P Bill Duncan
F McLean
L Jim Moffitt
L Jock Richardson
F Charles Fletcher
L Alfred West
FB Gerhard Morkel
W Attie van Heerden
C Charlie Meyer
C Sarel Strauss
W Bill Zeller
FH Sas de Kock
SH Mannetjies Michau
P Frank Mellish
H Phil Mostert
P Nic du Plessis
L Tank van Rooyen
L Royal Morkel
F Mervyn Ellis
F Alf Walker
N8 Boy Morkel (c)

See also

References

  1. ^ The three test was considered as official fron Australian Rugby Union but not for SARU
  2. ^ Davies, Sean (21 October 2008). "All Blacks magic: New Zealand rugby". BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  3. ^ Jenkins, Vivian (1983). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1982-83. Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 320–321. ISBN 0-907574-13-0. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |chapterurl= and |month= (help)
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