History of rugby union matches between South Africa and Wales
South Africa and Wales have competed against each other in rugby union since 1906. Of the 37 matches played to date, South Africa have won 30, with one draw and six wins for Wales. They are also the only team to win an away match between the sides, having won 16 times in Wales. South Africa have won all ten of their home games. Since 2007, the winner has been awarded the Prince William Cup, which was created to celebrate 100 years of rugby between the two nations.
Summary[]
Overview[]
Details | Played | Won by South Africa |
Won by Wales |
Drawn | South Africa points | Wales points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In South Africa | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 415 | 156 |
In Wales | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 423 | 337 |
Neutral venue | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 93 |
Overall | 37 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 945 | 586 |
Records[]
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Record | South Africa | Wales |
---|---|---|
Longest winning streak | 16 (26 Nov 2000–29 Nov 2014) | 4 (26 Nov 2016–27 Oct 2019) |
Largest points for | ||
Home | 96 (27 Jun 1998) | 36 (6 Nov 2004) |
Away | 38 (6 Nov 2004) | 30 (21 Jun 2014) |
Largest winning margin | ||
Home | 83 (27 Jun 1998) | 14 (26 Nov 2016) |
Away | 22 (24 Nov 2007) | 2 (2 Jun 2018) |
Results[]
No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 December 1906 | St. Helen's, Swansea | 0–11 | South Africa | 1906–07 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe |
2 | 14 December 1912 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 0–3 | South Africa | 1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe |
3 | 5 December 1931 | St. Helen's, Swansea | 3–8 | South Africa | 1931–32 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland |
4 | 22 December 1951 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 3–6 | South Africa | 1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe |
5 | 3 December 1960 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 0–3 | South Africa | 1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe |
6 | 23 May 1964 | Kings Park, Durban | 24–3 | South Africa | 1964 Wales rugby union tour of Africa |
7 | 24 January 1970 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 6–6 | draw | 1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland |
8 | 26 November 1994 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 12–20 | South Africa | 1994 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland |
9 | 2 September 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 40–11 | South Africa | 1995 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa |
10 | 15 December 1996 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 20–37 | South Africa | 1996 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe |
11 | 27 June 1998 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 96–13 | South Africa | 1998 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa |
12 | 14 November 1998 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | 20–28 | South Africa | 1998 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland |
13 | 26 June 1999 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 29–19 | Wales | |
14 | 26 November 2000 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 13–23 | South Africa | 2000 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina, Britain and Ireland |
15 | 8 June 2002 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 34–19 | South Africa | 2002 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa |
16 | 15 June 2002 | Newlands, Cape Town | 19–8 | South Africa | |
17 | 26 June 2004 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 53–18 | South Africa | 2004 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina and South Africa |
18 | 6 November 2004 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 36–38 | South Africa | 2004 Autumn Internationals |
19 | 19 November 2005 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 16–33 | South Africa | 2005 Autumn Internationals |
20 | 24 November 2007 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 12–34 | South Africa | 2007 Autumn Internationals |
21 | 7 June 2008 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 43–17 | South Africa | 2008 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa |
22 | 14 June 2008 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 37–21 | South Africa | |
23 | 8 November 2008 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 15–20 | South Africa | 2008 Autumn Internationals |
24 | 5 June 2010 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 31–34 | South Africa | 2010 June rugby union tests |
25 | 13 November 2010 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 25–29 | South Africa | 2010 Autumn Internationals |
26 | 11 September 2011 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand | 17–16 | South Africa | 2011 Rugby World Cup |
27 | 9 November 2013 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 15–24 | South Africa | 2013 Autumn International |
28 | 14 June 2014 | Kings Park, Durban | 38–16 | South Africa | 2014 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa |
29 | 21 June 2014 | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit | 31–30 | South Africa | |
30 | 29 November 2014 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 12–6 | Wales | 2014 Autumn International |
31 | 17 October 2015 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England | 23–19 | South Africa | 2015 Rugby World Cup Quarter-final |
32 | 26 November 2016 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 27–13 | Wales | 2016 Autumn International |
33 | 2 December 2017 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 24–22 | Wales | 2017 Autumn International |
34 | 2 June 2018 | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States | 20–22 | Wales | 2018 June test match |
35 | 24 November 2018 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 20–11 | Wales | 2018 Autumn International |
36 | 27 October 2019 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan | 16–19 | South Africa | 2019 Rugby World Cup Semi-final |
37 | 6 November 2021 | Principality Stadium, Cardiff | 18–23 | South Africa | 2021 Autumn International |
(Source:[1])
List of series[]
Played | Won by South Africa |
Won by Wales |
Drawn |
---|---|---|---|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Year | South Africa | Wales | Series winner |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | South Africa | |
1995 | 1 | 0 | South Africa |
2002 | 2 | 0 | South Africa |
2008 | 2 | 0 | South Africa |
2014 | 2 | 0 | South Africa |
References[]
- ^ "pick and go - Rugby Union Test & Super14 results and statistics". www.lassen.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
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