SA vs New Zealand

WHAT A GAME!

The rugby game between South Africa and New Zealand at Ellis Park (05/10/2013) was a game that will never be forgotten. Everyone who watched the game (and then everyone who lives within a 2 mile radius of them, I'm sure) would have spoken about the game in one way or another... so we don't need to get into how hair raising it was or how many new swear words you made up because in the end, we all get to the same conclusion: we lost... Okay, so maybe one thing about the game did anyone else feel that the decision to take the du Plessis brothers out the scrum was a case of: "If it aint broke, don't fix it!" or Meyer's choice to take the Beast off might not have been the best idea especially when we found ourselves getting somewhere and perhaps looking at a potential win? .... okay... that will be the sum total of our 'game politics' for this post.

Besides the odd "what the hell is he DOING?!" moments, it was a great game, and for once it wasn't us getting all the yellow cards!!  Nigel Owens did a really good job reffing - He mentioned before hand that it would be one of the biggest he's reffed. Lastly the support from our country as well as every Springbok supporter everywhere was outstanding! We were all right behind them... WELL PLAYED BOYS

Here's a look at a few things SA / NZ rugby related - some old and some new... enjoy!

MOER HULLE HAKKA

This was so funny, really worth watching more then once, their song is amazing!

NANDO'S STRIKES AGAIN

You can always rely on Nando's to get right in there - I love how they have always managed to capture great South African humor in their adverts (this is from a few years back but it's still very apt to all the SA NZ games)

1995 RUGBY WORLD CUP

This is really long, but remember you can watch the closing ceremony or skip parts and get to the game OR what most people are after is getting another look at the winning conversion ... but for whatever reason you might have to watch it, here it is (better yet, add it to your YouTube favorites and always have the best rugby game of all time at the tip of your fingers. No Bok supporters YouTube will ever be complete without a link to the 1995 RWC!)

SOME FACTS

• The Boks have won eight of the 13 Tests played against the All Blacks at Ellis Park.
• The two traditional opponents last clashed at Ellis Park in 2004. The Boks won by 14 points.
• The Springboks won the previous two Tests against the All Blacks at Ellis Park with bonus points. 
• Only two Springboks have managed to score a hat-trick against the All Blacks: Ray Mordt (1981) and Marius Joubert (Bryan Habana also scored a hat-trick against the All Blacks but did it while playing for the Barbarians in 2009.)
• The NZ National team, the All Blacks, was founded in the 1880's, before the country gained independence.
• From 1896 to 1956 the Springboks were unbeaten in a test series - a period of 60 years.

WHO WON WHAT WHEN

This is said to be the history of Rugby Union matches between SA and NZ... all the way back to 1921

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5 October 2013 - Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  27 – 38  NZ

14 September 2013 - Eden Park, Auckland  29 – 15  NZ

6 October 2012 - FNB Stadium, Johannesburg  16 – 32  NZ

15 September 2012 - Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin  21 – 11  NZ

20 August 2011 - Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  18 – 5  SA  

30 July 2011 - Westpac Stadium, Wellington  40 – 7  NZ

21 August 2010 -  FNB Stadium, Johannesburg  22 – 29  NZ 

17 July 2010 - Westpac Stadium, Wellington  31 – 17  NZ

10 July 2010 - Eden Park, Auckland  32 – 12  NZ

12 September 2009 - Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  29 – 32  SA

1 August 2009  - ABSA Stadium, Durban  31 – 19  SA

25 July 2009 - Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein  28 – 19  SA

16 August 2008 - Newlands, Cape Town  0 – 19  NZ

12 July 2008 - Carisbrook, Dunedin  28 – 30  SA

5 July 2008 - Westpac Stadium, Wellington  19 – 8  NZ

14 July 2007 -  Jade Stadium, Christchurch  33 – 6  NZ

23 June 2007 - ABSA Stadium, Durban 21 – 26  NZ

2 September 2006 - Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg  21 – 20  SA

26 August 2006  - Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 26 – 45  NZ 

22 July 2006 - Westpac Stadium, Wellington  35 – 17  NZ

27 August 2005 - Carisbrook,  Dunedin  31 – 27  NZ

6 August 2005 - Newlands, Cape Town  22 – 16  SA

14 August 2004 - Ellis Park, Johannesburg  40 – 26  SA

24 July 2004 - Jade Stadium, Christchurch  23 – 21  NZ

9 November 2003 - Telstra Dome, Melbourne  29 – 9  NZ

9 August 2003 - Carisbrook, Dunedin  19 – 11  NZ

19 July 2003 - Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  16 – 52  NZ

10 August 2002 - Kings Park Stadium, Durban  23 – 30  NZ

20 July 2002 - WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington  41 – 20  NZ

25 August 2001 - Eden Park, Auckland  26 – 15  NZ

21 July 2001 - Newlands, Cape Town  3 – 12  NZ

19 August 2000 - Ellis Park, Johannesburg  46 – 40  SA

22 July 2000 - Jade Stadium, Christchurch  25 – 12  NZ

4 November 1999 - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff  22 – 18  SA

7 August 1999 - Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  18 – 34  NZ

10 July 1999 - Carisbrook, Dunedin  28 – 0  NZ

15 August 1998  - Kings Park Stadium, Durban  24 – 23  SA

25 July 1998 - Athletic Park, Wellington  3 – 13  SA

9 August 1997 - Eden Park, Auckland  55 – 35  NZ 

19 July 1997 - Ellis Park, Johannesburg  32 – 35  NZ

31 August 1996 - Ellis Park, Johannesburg  32 – 22  SA

24 August 1996  - Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  26 – 33  NZ

17 August 1996  - Kings Park Stadium, Durban  19 – 23  NZ

10 August 1996  - Newlands, Cape Town  18 – 29  NZ

20 July 1996  - Lancaster Park, Christchurch  15 – 11  NZ

24 June 1995 - Ellis Park, Johannesburg  15 – 12  SA

6 August 1994 - Eden Park, Auckland  18 – 18  DRAW  

23 July 1994  - Athletic Park, Wellington  13 – 9  NZ

9 July 1994 - Carisbrook, Dunedin  22 – 14  NZ

15 August 1992 - Ellis Park, Johannesburg  24 – 27  NZ

12 September 1981 - Eden Park, Auckland  25 – 22  NZ

29 August 1981 - Athletic Park, Wellington  12 – 24  SA

15 August 1981 - Lancaster Park, Christchurch  14 – 9  NZ

18 September 1976 - Ellis Park, Johannesburg  15 – 14  SA

4 September 1976 - Newlands, Cape Town  15 – 10  SA

14 August 1976 - Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  9 – 15  NZ

24 July 1976 - Kings Park Stadium, Durban  16 – 7  SA

12 September 1970 - Ellis Park, Johannesburg  20 – 17  SA

29 August 1970 - Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth  14 – 3  SA

8 August 1970 - Newlands, Cape Town  8 – 9   NZ

25 July 1970 - Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  17 – 6   SA

18 September 1965 - Eden Park, Auckland  20 – 3  NZ

4 September 1965 - Lancaster Park, Christchurch  16 – 19  SA

21 August 1965 - Carisbrook, Dunedin  13 – 0  NZ

31 July 1965 - Athletic Park, Wellington  6 – 3  NZ

27 August 1960 - Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth  8 – 3  SA

13 August 1960 - Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  11 – 11  DRAW

23 July 1960 - Newlands, Cape Town  3 – 11  NZ

25 June 1960 - Ellis Park, Johannesburg  13 – 0  SA

1 September 1956 - Eden Park, Auckland  11 – 5  NZ

18 August 1956 - Lancaster Park, Christchurch  17 – 10  NZ

4 August 1956 - Athletic Park, Wellington  3 – 8  SA

14 July 1956 - Carisbrook, Dunedin  10 – 6  NZ

17 September 1949 - Crusader Ground, Port Elizabeth  11 – 8  SA

3 September 1949 - Kingsmead, Durban  9 – 3  SA

13 August 1949 - Ellis Park, Johannesburg  12 – 6  SA

16 July 1949 - Newlands, Cape Town  15 – 11  SA

25 September 1937 - Eden Park, Auckland  6 – 17  SA

4 September 1937 - Lancaster Park, Christchurch  6 – 13  SA

14 August 1937 - Athletic Park, Wellington  13 – 7  NZ

1 September 1928 - Newlands, Cape Town  5 – 13  NZ

18 August 1928 - Crusader Ground, Port Elizabeth  11 – 6  SA

21 July 1928 - Ellis Park, Johannesburg  6 – 7  NZ

30 June 1928 - Kingsmead, Durban  17 – 0   SA
17 September 1921 - Athletic Park, Wellington  0 – 0  DRAW

21 August 1921 - Eden Park, Auckland  5 – 9  SA

13 August 1921 - Carisbrook, Dunedin  13 – 5  NZ


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