SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN SA RUGBY HISTORY

By jshae
  • Rugby football was introduced

    Rugby football was introduced

    he Reverend George Ogilvie is credited with introducing a unique type of football to South Africa, following his appointment as Headmaster of the Diocesan College at Rondenbosch, near Cape Town in 1861 and remained until 1885.
  • The South African Rugby Football Board was established

    The South African Rugby Football Board was established

  • The first international match of the British Isles tour in SA

    British Isles versus Cape Colony match (Cape Colony won)

  • First International tour to the British Isles and France

    The nickname Springboks was used during this period

  • Springbok tour to New Zealand and Australia

  • Australia toured South Africa

    This was the first Springbok defeat for 15 years

  • The All Blacks toured in 1960 without their Maori players, who were excluded at the insistence of South Africa.

    This created controversy in NZ

  • All Blacks toured South Africa once again

    South African government agreed to treat Maoris in the team, and Maori spectators, as 'honorary whites'.

  • South Africa Toured NZ once again

    South Africa lost the series, but the tour and the massive civil disruption in New Zealand had consequences far beyond rugby.