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1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand

Field	Value
image	South Africa rugby union team against New Zealand, 1921.jpg
caption	The South Africa side for their first ever Test match against New Zealand
team	South Africa
yearstart	1921
yearfinish	1921
matchplayed	24
matchwon	20
matchdraw	2
matchlost	2
testplayed	3
testwon	1
testdraw	1
testlost	1
opponent1	New South Wales NSW Waratahs
played1	3
won1	3
draw1	0
lost1	0
opponent2
played2	3
won2	1
draw2	1
lost2	1
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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

#	Date	Rival	City	Venue	Country	Score
1	18 Jun	Victoria Victoria XV	Melbourne		Australia	51–0
2	25 Jun	New South Wales New South Wales	Sydney	Showground	Australia	25–10
3	27 Jun	New South Wales New South Wales	Sydney	Showground	Australia	16–11
4	2 Jul	New South Wales New South Wales	Sydney	University Oval	Australia	28–9
5	6 Jul	Sydney Metropolitan	Sydney		Australia	14–8
6	13 Jul		Wanganui	Cooks Gardens	New Zealand	11–6
7	16 Jul		Taranaki	Pukekura Park	New Zealand	0–0
8	20 Jul		Masterton	Memorial Park	New Zealand	18–3
9	23 Jul		Wellington	Athletic Park	New Zealand	8–3
10	27 Jul	[[File:West Coast-Buller rugby colours.png	14px]] West Coast-Buller	Greymouth	Rugby Park	New Zealand	33–3
11	30 Jul		Christchurch	Lancaster Park	New Zealand	4–6
12	3 Aug		Timaru	Fraser Park	New Zealand	34–3
13	6 Aug		Invercargill	Rugby Park	New Zealand	12–0
14	10 Aug		Dunedin	Carisbrook	New Zealand	11-3
15	13 Aug		Dunedin	Carisbrook	New Zealand	5–13
16	17 Aug	/
Palmerston North	Palmerston North Showgrounds	New Zealand	3–0
17	20 Aug	/
Auckland	Eden Park	New Zealand	24–8
18	24 Aug		Rotorua	Arawa Park	New Zealand	17–9
19	27 Aug		Auckland	Eden Park	New Zealand	9–5
20	30 Aug		Hamilton	Claudelands Racecourse	New Zealand	6–0
21	3 Sep	/
Napier	McLean Park	New Zealand	14–8
22	7 Sep	New Zealand New Zealand Māori	Napier	McLean Park	New Zealand	9–8
23	10 Sep	/
/
Nelson	Trafalgar Park	New Zealand	26–3
24	17 Sep		Wellington	Athletic Park	New Zealand	0–0

;Notes:

The New Zealand team that played the first test v the ''Springboks'' on 13 August

Played in	Pl	W	D	L	Ps	Pc
Australia	5	5	0	0	134	38
New Zealand	19	15	2	2	244	81
Total	24	20	2	2	378	119

Match details

First Test

Steel Storey

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	N8	Boy Morkel (c)

Second Test

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	N8	Boy Morkel (c)

Third Test

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	N8	Boy Morkel (c)

References

Davies, Sean. (21 October 2008). "All Blacks magic: New Zealand rugby". BBC.
Jenkins, Vivian. (1983). "Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1982–83". Rothmans Publications Ltd.

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