By Paul Dobson
The following are the results of Springboks’ matches against the South African A team’s opponents:
Cambridge:
1906: South Africa 29 Cambridge 0
1912: South Africa 24 Cambridge 0
1931: South Africa 21 Cambridge 0
(In this match CN Thompson was a South African playing for Cambridge.)
1951: Grange Road South Africa 30 Cambridge 0
1960: Grange Road South Africa 12 Cambridge 0
Scotland A:
1995: Greenyards, Melrose Scotland A 17 South Africa 15
Oxford:
1906: Iffley Rd, Oxford South Africa 24 Oxford 3
(In this match NRFG Howe-Browne, a Rhodes Scholar, played for Oxford.
In 1910 he played for South Africa.
Other South Africans in the Oxford team were RH Williamson, WK Flemmer,
WW Hoskin, CJ Gardner and AA Hoadley. The first four were from St
Andrew’s in Grahamstown, which gave that school the largest representation
in the Oxford side.)
1912: South Africa 6 Oxford 0
(WM Dickson and SSL Steyn were both South Africans, both playing for
Oxford, and both Scottish caps. LR Broster was another South African in the
Oxford side.)
1931 : South Africa 24 Oxford 3
(Stanley Osler, who had played for South Africa in 1928, played against the
Springboks who were captained by his brother Bennie.)
1951 : Iffley Rd, Oxford South Africa 24 Oxford 3
(Two South Africans played for Oxford – CJ Saunders and CJL Griffiths.)
1960: Iffley Rd, Oxford South Africa 24 Oxford 5
1969: Twickenham Oxford 6 South Africa 3
Western Counties:
1951: Memorial Ground South Africa 16 Western Counties 5
1960: Kingsholm Ground South Africa 16 Western Counties 5
1969: Memorial Ground South Africa 3 Western Counties 3
London Counties
1912: Blackheath South Africa 12 London Counties 8
1912: Twickenham London Counties 10 South Africa 8
1931: Twickenham South Africa 30 London Counties 3
1931: Twickenham South Africa 16 London Counties 8
1951: Twickenham London Counties 11 South Africa 9
1960: Twickenham South Africa 20 London Counties 3
1969: Twickenham South Africa 22 London Counties 6
Northern Counties:
1912: Newcastle South Africa 17 Northern Counties 0
1912: Birkinhead South Africa 21 Northern Counties 8
1992: Elland Rd, Leeds South Africa 19 Northern Counties 3
Midland Counties:
1906: Leicester South Africa 29 Midland Counties 0
1912: Leicester South Africa 25 Midland Counties 3
1931: Birmingham South Africa 13 Midland Counties 3
1931: Leicester Midland Counties 30 South Africa 21
1951: Leicester South Africa 3 Midland Counties 0
1951: Coventry South Africa 19 Midland Counties 8
1960: Welford Rd, Leicester South Africa 3 Midland Counties 3
1960: Birmingham South Africa 16 Midland Counties 5
1969: Welford Rd, Leicester South Africa 11 Midland Counties 9
1969: Coventry South Africa 21 Midland Counties 6
1992: Welford Rd, Leicester South Africa 32 Midland Counties 9
England A:
1992: Memorial Gd, Bristol South Africa 20 England A 16
Wales A:
1994: Rodney Pde, Newport South Africa 25 Wales A 13
Record of Home Union ‘A’ Teams in 1995
South Africa’s 1996 opponents were in action in the north’s 1995-96 season, with the following results:
Italy A 29 Scotland A 17 in Rieti, Italy
England A 25 France A 15 in Paris
Ireland A 26 Scotland A 19 at Donnybrook
England A 24 New South Wales 22 in Leicester
Scotland A 38 France A 32 in Edinburgh
Scotland A 32 Wales A 22 in Swansea
Ireland A 25 Wales A 11 at Donnybrook
England A 22 Italy A 19 at L’Aquila
England A 56 Ireland A 26 at Richmond
France A 34 Wales A 13 in Newport
