Matches
Every men’s Test, 1871 to today567 matches
JSONCSV (all results)South Africa: played 564, won 361, drawn 24, lost 179 · points 13933–9221
- Played
- 564
- Draws
- 24
- Average margin
- 14.8
- Average total points
- 41.1
Biggest margin: South Africa 134–3 Uruguay (2005, by 131).
Tests are matches between two national senior sides in World Rugby’s match feed, plus the British & Irish Lions. Matches scored in goals and tries (before 1892) show no score, and a few early or minor-nation results are placeholders in the feed. Many older matches have no competition name, so competition searches miss them.
- 14–185 Sept 1953South Africa v AustraliaTour 1953 · Newlands Stadium
- 25–322 Aug 1953South Africa v AustraliaTour 1953 · Ellis Park
- 3–2516 Feb 1952France v South AfricaTour 1951 · Stade Colombes
- 3–85 Jan 1952England v South AfricaTour 1951 · Twickenham
- 3–622 Dec 1951Wales v South AfricaTour 1951 · Cardiff Arms Park
- 5–178 Dec 1951Ireland v South AfricaTour 1951 · Lansdowne Road
- 0–4424 Nov 1951Scotland v South AfricaTour 1951 · Murrayfield
- 11–817 Sept 1949South Africa v New ZealandTour 1949 · Crusader Ground
- 9–33 Sept 1949South Africa v New ZealandTour 1949 · Kingsmead
- 12–613 Aug 1949South Africa v New ZealandTour 1949 · Ellis Park
- 15–1116 July 1949South Africa v New ZealandTour 1949 · Newlands Stadium
- 16–2110 Sept 1938South Africa v British & Irish LionsTour 1938 · Newlands Stadium
- 19–33 Sept 1938South Africa v British & Irish LionsTour 1938 · Crusader Ground
- 26–126 Aug 1938South Africa v British & Irish LionsTour 1938 · Ellis Park
- 6–1725 Sept 1937New Zealand v South AfricaTour 1937 · Eden Park
- 6–134 Sept 1937New Zealand v South AfricaTour 1937 · Lancaster Park
- 13–714 Aug 1937New Zealand v South AfricaTour 1937 · Athletic Park
- 17–2617 July 1937Australia v South AfricaTour 1937 · Sydney Cricket Ground
- 5–926 June 1937Australia v South AfricaTour 1937 · Sydney Cricket Ground
- 4–152 Sept 1933South Africa v AustraliaTour 1933 · Springbok Park
- 11–026 Aug 1933South Africa v AustraliaTour 1933 · Crusader Ground
- 12–312 Aug 1933South Africa v AustraliaTour 1933 · Ellis Park
- 6–2122 July 1933South Africa v AustraliaTour 1933 · Kingsmead
- 17–38 July 1933South Africa v AustraliaTour 1933 · Newlands Stadium
- 3–616 Jan 1932Scotland v South AfricaTour 1931 · Murrayfield