History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa - wikipedia History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa New Zealand ( the All Blacks ) and the South Africa ( the Springboks ) have been playing test match rugby union since 1921 when the All Blacks beat the Springboks in Dunedin 13 - 5. There is considerable history behind these matches, much of it off the field. In 1981, there were protests in New Zealand over the Springboks coming to New Zealand due to the then South African government 's policy of apartheid. Up until the start of the professional era, South Africa had won 21 tests to New Zealand 's 18. In the 50 matches since the start of the professional era, New Zealand have won 36 tests to South Africa 's 14. Since 2004 New Zealand and South Africa have contested the Freedom Cup, it has been included as part of the Rugby Championship since 2006. If the annual series is drawn, the winner is decided through aggregate. Contents 1 Summary 1.1 Overall 1.2 Records 2 Results 3 Points 3.1 Individual 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Summary Overall Details Played Won by New Zealand Won by South Africa Drawn New Zealand points South Africa points In New Zealand 43 32 9 918 544 In South Africa 48 22 25 935 865 Neutral venue 0 67 49 Overall 94 56 35 1920 1458 Records Note : Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. Record New Zealand South Africa Longest winning streak 8 ( 21 Jul 2001 -- 14 Aug 2004 ) 6 ( 4 Sept 1937 -- 14 Jul 1956 ) Largest points for Home 57 ( 16 September 2017 ) 46 ( 19 August 2000 ) Away 57 ( 8 October 2016 ) 35 ( 9 August 1997 ) Largest winning margin Home 57 ( 16 September 2017 ) 17 ( 30 June 1928 ) Away 42 ( 8 October 2016 ) 12 ( 29 August 1981 ) Results No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition 95 7 October 2017 Newlands, Cape Town -- 2017 Rugby Championship 94 16 September 2017 North Harbour Stadium, Albany 57 -- 0 New Zealand 93 8 October 2016 Kings Park Stadium, Durban 15 -- 57 New Zealand 2016 Rugby Championship 92 17 September 2016 AMI Stadium, Christchurch 41 -- 13 New Zealand 91 24 October 2015 Twickenham Stadium, London, England 18 -- 20 New Zealand 2015 Rugby World Cup Semi-final 90 25 July 2015 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 20 -- 27 New Zealand 2015 Rugby Championship 89 4 October 2014 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 27 -- 25 South Africa 2014 Rugby Championship 88 13 September 2014 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 14 -- 10 New Zealand 87 5 October 2013 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 27 -- 38 New Zealand 2013 Rugby Championship 86 14 September 2013 Eden Park, Auckland 29 -- 15 New Zealand 85 6 October 2012 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg 16 -- 32 New Zealand 2012 Rugby Championship 84 15 September 2012 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 21 -- 11 New Zealand 83 20 August 2011 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth 18 -- 5 South Africa 2011 Tri Nations Series 82 30 July 2011 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 40 -- 7 New Zealand 81 21 August 2010 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg 22 -- 29 New Zealand 2010 Tri Nations Series 80 17 July 2010 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 31 -- 17 New Zealand 79 10 July 2010 Eden Park, Auckland 32 -- 12 New Zealand 78 12 September 2009 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 29 -- 32 South Africa 2009 Tri Nations Series 77 1 August 2009 Kings Park Stadium, Durban 31 -- 19 South Africa 76 25 July 2009 Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein 28 -- 19 South Africa 75 16 August 2008 Newlands, Cape Town 0 -- 19 New Zealand 2008 Tri Nations Series 74 12 July 2008 Carisbrook, Dunedin 28 -- 30 South Africa 73 5 July 2008 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 19 -- 8 New Zealand 72 14 July 2007 Jade Stadium, Christchurch 33 -- 6 New Zealand 2007 Tri Nations Series 71 23 June 2007 Kings Park Stadium, Durban 21 -- 26 New Zealand 70 2 September 2006 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg 21 -- 20 South Africa 2006 Tri Nations Series 69 26 August 2006 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 26 -- 45 New Zealand 68 22 July 2006 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 35 -- 17 New Zealand 67 27 August 2005 Carisbrook, Dunedin 31 -- 27 New Zealand 2005 Tri Nations Series 66 6 August 2005 Newlands, Cape Town 22 -- 16 South Africa 65 14 August 2004 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 40 -- 26 South Africa 2004 Tri Nations Series 64 24 July 2004 Jade Stadium, Christchurch 23 -- 21 New Zealand 63 9 November 2003 Telstra Dome, Melbourne, Australia 29 -- 9 New Zealand 2003 Rugby World Cup 62 9 August 2003 Carisbrook, Dunedin 19 -- 11 New Zealand 2003 Tri Nations Series 61 19 July 2003 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 16 -- 52 New Zealand 60 10 August 2002 Kings Park Stadium, Durban 23 -- 30 New Zealand 2002 Tri Nations Series 59 20 July 2002 WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington 41 -- 20 New Zealand 58 25 August 2001 Eden Park, Auckland 26 -- 15 New Zealand 2001 Tri Nations Series 57 21 July 2001 Newlands, Cape Town 3 -- 12 New Zealand 56 19 August 2000 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 46 -- 40 South Africa 2000 Tri Nations Series 55 22 July 2000 Jade Stadium, Christchurch 25 -- 12 New Zealand 54 4 November 1999 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales 22 -- 18 South Africa 1999 Rugby World Cup 53 7 August 1999 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 18 -- 34 New Zealand 1999 Tri Nations Series 52 10 July 1999 Carisbrook, Dunedin 28 -- 0 New Zealand 51 15 August 1998 Kings Park Stadium, Durban 24 -- 23 South Africa 1998 Tri Nations Series 50 25 July 1998 Athletic Park, Wellington 3 -- 13 South Africa 49 9 August 1997 Eden Park, Auckland 55 -- 35 New Zealand 1997 Tri Nations Series 48 19 July 1997 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 32 -- 35 New Zealand 47 31 August 1996 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 32 -- 22 South Africa 1996 New Zealand tour of South Africa 46 24 August 1996 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 26 -- 33 New Zealand 45 17 August 1996 Kings Park Stadium, Durban 19 -- 23 New Zealand 44 10 August 1996 Newlands, Cape Town 18 -- 29 New Zealand 1996 Tri Nations Series 43 20 July 1996 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 15 -- 11 New Zealand 42 24 June 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 15 -- 12 South Africa 1995 Rugby World Cup Final 41 6 August 1994 Eden Park, Auckland 18 -- 18 draw 1994 South Africa tour of New Zealand 40 23 July 1994 Athletic Park, Wellington 13 -- 9 New Zealand 39 9 July 1994 Carisbrook, Dunedin 22 -- 14 New Zealand 38 15 August 1992 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 24 -- 27 New Zealand 37 12 September 1981 Eden Park, Auckland 25 -- 22 New Zealand 1981 South Africa tour of New Zealand 36 29 August 1981 Athletic Park, Wellington 12 -- 24 South Africa 35 15 August 1981 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 14 -- 9 New Zealand 34 18 September 1976 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 15 -- 14 South Africa 1976 New Zealand tour of South Africa 33 4 September 1976 Newlands, Cape Town 15 -- 10 South Africa 32 14 August 1976 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 9 -- 15 New Zealand 31 24 July 1976 Kings Park Stadium, Durban 16 -- 7 South Africa 30 12 September 1970 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 20 -- 17 South Africa 1970 New Zealand tour of South Africa 29 29 August 1970 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth 14 -- 3 South Africa 28 8 August 1970 Newlands, Cape Town 8 -- 9 New Zealand 27 25 July 1970 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 17 -- 6 South Africa 26 18 September 1965 Eden Park, Auckland 20 -- 3 New Zealand 1965 South Africa tour of Australia and New Zealand 25 4 September 1965 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 16 -- 19 South Africa 24 21 August 1965 Carisbrook, Dunedin 13 -- 0 New Zealand 23 31 July 1965 Athletic Park, Wellington 6 -- 3 New Zealand 22 27 August 1960 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth 8 -- 3 South Africa 1960 New Zealand tour of South Africa 21 13 August 1960 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 11 -- 11 draw 20 23 July 1960 Newlands, Cape Town 3 -- 11 New Zealand 19 25 June 1960 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 13 -- 0 South Africa 18 1 September 1956 Eden Park, Auckland 11 -- 5 New Zealand 1956 South Africa tour of Australia and New Zealand 17 18 August 1956 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 17 -- 10 New Zealand 16 4 August 1956 Athletic Park, Wellington 3 -- 8 South Africa 15 14 July 1956 Carisbrook, Dunedin 10 -- 6 New Zealand 14 17 September 1949 Crusader Ground, Port Elizabeth 11 -- 8 South Africa 1949 New Zealand tour of South Africa 13 3 September 1949 Kingsmead, Durban 9 -- 3 South Africa 12 13 August 1949 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 12 -- 6 South Africa 11 16 July 1949 Newlands, Cape Town 15 -- 11 South Africa 10 25 September 1937 Eden Park, Auckland 6 -- 17 South Africa 1937 South Africa tour to New Zealand and Australia 9 4 September 1937 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 6 -- 13 South Africa 8 14 August 1937 Athletic Park, Wellington 13 -- 7 New Zealand 7 1 September 1928 Newlands, Cape Town 5 -- 13 New Zealand 1928 New Zealand tour of South Africa 6 18 August 1928 Crusader Ground, Port Elizabeth 11 -- 6 South Africa 5 21 July 1928 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 6 -- 7 New Zealand 30 June 1928 Kingsmead, Durban 17 -- 0 South Africa 17 September 1921 Athletic Park, Wellington 0 -- 0 draw 1921 South Africa tour of Australia and New Zealand 21 August 1921 Eden Park, Auckland 5 -- 9 South Africa 13 August 1921 Carisbrook, Dunedin 13 -- 5 New Zealand Points This section does not cite any sources. 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( October 2015 ) Individual Note : Active players in bold Name Country Points Tries Conversions Penalties Drop goals Dan Carter New Zealand 221 25 51 Andrew Mehrtens New Zealand 209 0 19 53 Percy Montgomery South Africa 103 16 19 Carlos Spencer New Zealand 84 12 15 0 Morné Steyn South Africa 71 19 Beauden Barrett New Zealand 66 5 0 0 0 Joel Stransky South Africa 54 0 14 Christian Cullen New Zealand 50 10 0 0 0 Naas Botha South Africa 44 0 7 9 André Pretorius South Africa 41 6 6 Joe Rokocoko New Zealand 45 9 0 0 0 Braam van Straaten South Africa 40 0 5 10 0 See also New Zealand Cavaliers Rugby union in New Zealand Rugby union in South Africa References Jump up ^ http://www.lassen.co.nz/pickandgo.php External links Complete List of Results at ESPN New Zealand v South Africa Head to Head on Allblacks.com Statistics for New Zealand vs South Africa on Rugbydata.com `` Pick and Go Test match results database ''. lassen.co.nz. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 25. 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Question: when did new zealand and south africa first play rugby against each other
Answer: 1921