In 1921 the South Africa national rugby union team

South Africa national rugby union team

The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...

 toured New Zealand

New Zealand

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 for the first time. During the tour, South Africa played three Test matches

Test match (rugby union)

Test match in rugby union is a match recognised as being a full international match by at least one of the participating teams' governing bodies. It is an unofficial but widely used term in the sport....

 against the All Blacks, the series was drawn 1–1.

The tourists played four matches in Australia, winning all four; and nineteen matches in New Zealand, winning fifteen, losing two and drawing two.

First Test

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Second Test

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Third Test

EWLINE| FB Charles Kingstone Charles Kingstone Charles Napoleon "Nipper" Kingstone was a New Zealand sportsman who played international rugby union for New Zealand. He was also a first-class cricketer.... W John Steel C Marcus Nicholls Marcus Nicholls Mark Nicholls, born Marcus Frederick Nicholls was a New Zealand Rugby Union player and All Black as well as a Wellington and North Island Selector. A member of the legendary 1924/5 All Black Invincibles, Mark was best known as a first five eighth though he actually played many games, including... C Karl Ifwersen Karl Ifwersen Karl Donald Ifwersen was a New Zealand rugby football player who represented his country in both rugby league and rugby union.-Early years:... W Stanley Siddells FH Billy Fea SH Edward Roberts Edward Roberts (New Zealand cricketer) Edward James Roberts was a New Zealand cricketer: a wicket-keeper who appeared in three first-class matches for Wellington in the 1909-10 season and he also played for the All Blacks from 1913 to 1921.-References:* from CricketArchive...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... ) WF Moke Belliss P Richard Fogarty Richard Fogarty Richard Fogarty Richard Fogarty Richard Fogarty (born 12 December 1891 (Matakanui) – died 9 September 1980 (Dunedin) was New Zealand international rugby player. He was a member of the All Blacks in 1914, playing in the Forward (rugby union|Loose forward]] and Hooker positions.-Early life:... P Bill Duncan F Andrew McLean L Jim Moffitt L Jock Richardson F Charles Fletcher L Alfred West Alfred West Alfred Hubert West was a New Zealand international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Hawera and was capped twice for New Zealand.- External links :...

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