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 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 51018 June 1921MelbourneTour match
New South Wales251025 June 1921Showground, SydneyTour match[lower-alpha 1]
New South Wales161127 June 1921Showground, SydneyTour match[lower-alpha 1]
New South Wales2892 July 1921University Oval, SydneyTour match[lower-alpha 1]
Metropolitan 1486 July 1921SydneyTour match

In New Zealand

Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.
Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
Wanganui11613 July 1921Cooks Gardens, WhanganuiTour match
Taranaki0016 July 1921TaranakiTour match
Waiparapa Bush18320 July 1921MastertonTour match
Wellington8323 July 1921Athletic Park, WellingtonTour match
West Coast-Buller33327 July 1921Rugby Park, GreymouthTour match
Canterbury4630 July 1921Lancaster Park, ChristchurchTour match
South Canterbury3433 August 1921Fraser Park, TimaruTour match
Southland1206 August 1921Rugby Park, InvercargillTour match
Otago11310 August 1921Carisbrook, DunedinTour match
New Zealand51313 August 1921Carisbrook, DunedinTest match
Manawatu-Horowhenua3017 August 1921Showground, Palmerston NorthTour match
Auckland-North Auckland24820 August 1921Eden Park, AucklandTour match
Bay of Plenty17924 August 1921International Stadium, RotoruaTour match
New Zealand9527 August 1921Eden Park, AucklandTest match
Waikato6031 August 1921HamiltonTour match
Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay1483 September 1921McLean Park, NapierTour match
New Zealand Māori987 September 1921McLean Park, NapierTour match
Nelson-Golden Bay-Motueka-Marlborough26310 September 1921NelsonTour match
New Zealand0017 September 1921Athletic Park, WellingtonTest 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
FBCharles Kingstone
WJohn Steel
CGeorge Aitken (c)
CMarcus Nicholls
WPercival Storey
FHCecil 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
FBGerhard Morkel
WAttie van Heerden
CCharlie Meyer
CWally Clarkson
WHenry Morkel
FHMannetjies 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
FBCharles Kingstone
WJohn Steel
CGeorge Aitken (c)
CMarcus Nicholls
WPercival Storey
FHCecil 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
FBGerhard Morkel
WHenry Morkel
CBilly Sendin
CWally Clarkson
WBill Zeller
FHCharlie 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
FBCharles Kingstone
WJohn Steel
CMarcus Nicholls
CKarl Ifwersen
WStanley Siddells
FHBilly 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
FBGerhard Morkel
WAttie van Heerden
CCharlie Meyer
CSarel Strauss
WBill Zeller
FHSas 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

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
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