1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand

1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand
Summary	P W D L
Total	24 20 2 2
Test match	3 1 1 1
Opponent	P W D L
New South Wales[lower-alpha 1]	3 3 0 0
New Zealand	3 1 1 1

The South Africa rugby union side for their first ever Test match against New Zealand, at Carisbrook, Dunedin, 1921.

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

In Australia

Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Victoria XV	51	0	18 June 1921	Melbourne	Tour match
New South Wales	25	10	25 June 1921	Showground, Sydney	Tour match[lower-alpha 1]
New South Wales	16	11	27 June 1921	Showground, Sydney	Tour match[lower-alpha 1]
New South Wales	28	9	2 July 1921	University Oval, Sydney	Tour match[lower-alpha 1]
Metropolitan	14	8	6 July 1921	Sydney	Tour match

In New Zealand

Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.

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

First Test

13 August 1921

New Zealand	13–5	South Africa
Try: Belliss Steel Storey Con: Marcus Nicholls (2)	Report	Try: 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 Zealand	5–9	South Africa
Try: McLean Con: Nicholls	Report	Try: 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 Zealand	0–0	South 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

• History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa

Notes

1. The three matches played by New South Wales were retroactively accorded Test status by the Australian Rugby Union in 1986, but remain as tour matches only for the SARU.

References

1. Davies, Sean (21 October 2008). "All Blacks magic: New Zealand rugby". BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
2. Jenkins, Vivian (1983). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1982–83. Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 320–321. ISBN 0-907574-13-0.