1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand


The 1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand was the third tour made by the Springboks rugby team, and their first tour to Australia and New Zealand. South Africa played three Test matches against the All Blacks. The series was drawn 1–all, and the long-running controversy between the countries over the All Blacks' inclusion of Maori players began.
The Springboks played five matches in Australia, winning them all. The three most important matches against New South Wales, were retroactively accorded Test status by the Australian Rugby Union in 1986, but remain as tour matches only for the South African Rugby Board.
South Africa then played nineteen matches in New Zealand, winning fifteen, losing two and drawing two.

Match summary

Complete list of matches played by the Springboks in Australia and New Zealand
Test matches
#DateRivalCityVenueCountryScore
118 JunVictoria XVMelbourneAustralia51–0
225 Jun NSW Waratahs SydneyShowgroundAustralia25–10
327 Jun NSW Waratahs SydneyShowgroundAustralia16–11
42 Jul NSW Waratahs SydneyUniversity OvalAustralia28–9
56 JulMetropolitanSydneyAustralia14–8
613 JulWanganui RUWhanganuiCooks GardensNew Zealand11–6
716 JulTaranaki RUTaranakiNew Zealand0–0
820 JulWaiparapa Bush RUMastertonNew Zealand18–3
923 JulWellington RUWellingtonAthletic ParkNew Zealand8–3
1027 JulWest Coast / Buller RUGreymouthRugby ParkNew Zealand33–3
1130 JulCanterburyChristchurchLancaster ParkNew Zealand4–6
123 AugSouth Canterbury RUTimaruFraser ParkNew Zealand34–3
136 AugSouthland RUInvercargillRugby ParkNew Zealand12–0
1410 AugOtago RUCarisbrookNew Zealand
1513 AugCarisbrookNew Zealand5–13
1617 AugManawatu / Horowhenua RUManawatū-WhanganuiShowgroundNew Zealand3–0
1720 AugAuckland / North Auckland RUAucklandEden ParkNew Zealand24–8
18[|24] AugBay of PlentyRotoruaInternational StadiumNew Zealand17–9
1927 AugAucklandEden ParkNew Zealand9–5
2030 AugWaikato RUHamiltonNew Zealand6–0
213 SepHawke's Bay / Poverty Bay RUNapierMcLean ParkNew Zealand14–8
227 SepNew Zealand MāoriNapierMcLean ParkNew Zealand9–8
2310 SepNelson / Golden Bay-Motueka / Marlborough RUNelsonNew Zealand26–3
2417 SepWellingtonAthletic ParkNew Zealand0–0

;Notes:
Played inPlWDLPsPc
Australia550013438
New Zealand19152224481
Total242022378119

Match details

First Test

Second Test

Third Test