Springboks in Scotland over 98 years

The first Test the Springboks ever played abroad was in Glasgow 98 years ago. It was the first time the Springboks wore the springbok and were called the Springboks in a Test. And Scotland won.

In all the Scots and the Springboks have met 15 times, three times in South Africa and 12 times in Scotland. South Africa have won 11 of those 15 encounters, the Scots four, including the historic first.

In 1960 the Scots were the first of the Four Home Unions to tour South Africa. In the seventies they were also the first of the Four Home Unions to refuse to tour South Africa because of the apartheid policies then ruling South Africa. Their second visit to South Africa was in 2003.

The following is brief information on the Tests South Africa has played in Scotland:

1. Scotland beat South Africa 6-0 at Hampden Park , Glasgow on 17 November 1906

This was South Africa's first Test on foreign soil. The captain of the team, forceful Paul Roos was out with an injured shoulder and Paddy Carolin captained the side.

There was a record crowd of 32 000 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, chosen by the Scottish Rugby Union as the venue because a big crowd was expected. (In 2004 Scotland played Australia at Hampden Park and 28 000 spectators attended.)

The ground was wet, the crowd cried Feet, Scotland, feet, and the Scottish pack took over. They got the ball over the Springbok line twice in the first half but the score at the break was 0-0.

In the second half Pat Munro hoisted a cross kick. 18-year-old Kenneth McLeod caught the ball on the full and scored. Just before the end the Scots scored again from a forward rush.

Scorers:

For Scotland:
Tries: MacLeod, Purves.

Teams:

Scotland: JG Scoular, KG MacLeod, T Sloan, MW Walter, ABHL Purves, PR Munro, LL Greig (captain), GM Frew, HG Monteith, JC MacCallum, IC Geddes, LM Speirs, WH Thomson, WP Scott, DR Bedell-Sivright.

South Africa: AFW Marsberg, JA Loubser, HA de Villiers, JD Krige, AC Stegmann, HW Carolin (captain), FJ Dobbin, DS Maré, WS Morkel, DJ Brink, JWE Raaff, AF Burdett, D Brooks, HJ Daneel, WAG Burger.

Referee: HH Corley (Ireland).

2. South Africa beat Scotland 16-0 at Inverleith, Edinburgh on 23 November 1912

The Springboks were determined to make good the setback of 1906. Again it was the first Test on the tour but this time the Springboks won on their way to beating all four of the home Unions.

As in 1906 the Springbok captain, Billy Millar was injured and replaced by his vice-captain, this time Uncle Dobbin of Kimberley.

The Springboks were too big and fast. Their first try, as was the case with Scotland's first in 1906, came from a crosskick. Dobbin crosskick, Dougie Morkel caught it and gave to Boy Morkel who scored.

Scorers:

For South Africa:
Tries: McHardy, Stegmann (2), WH Morkel.
Cons: PG Morkel, DFT Morkel.

Teams:

Scotland: WM Dickson, WR Sutherland, AW Gunn, AW Angus, J Pearson, JL Boyd, E Milroy, J Dobson, DD Howie, FH Turner (captain), WDCL Purves, PCB Blair, D McL Bain, L Robertson, JMB Scott.

South Africa: PG Morkel, JA Stegmann, JWH Morkel, RR Luyt, EE McHardy, FP Luyt, FJ Dobbin (captain), JD Luyt, JAJ Francis, AS Knight, SH Ledger, WH Morkel, G Thompson, TFJ van Vuuren, DFT Morkel.

Referee: FC Potter-Irwin (England).

3. South Africa beat Scotland 6-3 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 16 January 1932

This was the first Test between South Africa and Scotland at Murrayfield, and the weather was foul - wind and sleet.

Scotland played with the gale in the first half and Harry Hind scored after two minutes. The wind made the conversion attempt impossible.

In the second half the Springbok captain Bennie Osler intercepted and scored. The gale blew the ball away before Gerry Brand could kick the conversion. Then Danie Craven broke from a scrum and scored the winning try.

Scorers:

For South Africa:
Tries: Osler, Craven.

For Scotland:
Try: Lind.

Teams:

Scotland: THB Lawther, IS Smith, WM Simmers (captain), GPS Macpherson, JE Forrest, H Lind, WR Logan, FH Waters, WB Welsh, J Graham, MS Stewart, JA Beattie, RA Foster, HS Mackintosh, JW Allan.

South Africa: GH Brand, M Zimerman, JH van der Westhuizen, BG Gray, FD Venter, BL Osler (captain), DH Craven, GM Daneel, JAJ McDonald, LC Strachan, WFvRvO Bergh, PJ Nel, PJ Mostert, HG Kipling, MM Louw.

Referee: WL Freeman (Ireland).

4. South Africa beat Scotland 44-0 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 24 November 1951

There was a verb in the English language - to maffick, which meant to rejoice with great exuberance, taken from the town of Mafeking which was relieved after a siege by the Boers in the South African War. Afrikaans made an attempt to make Murrayfield into a similar word - to murrayfield, meaning to give a hiding on the sporting field.

It was a world record at the time, passing the Springbok victory of 38-0 over Ireland in 1912.

There were 70 000 Scotsmen at Murrayfield who grew quieter as by half-time the rampant Springboks, backs and forwards running together, led 19-0. The second half was tougher as the Scots failed to stem the tide.

The Springboks scored nine three-point tries. It took Scottish rugby a long time to recover as they went on to lose 14 Tests in succession.

Scorers:

For South Africa:
Tries: Du Rand, Van Schoor, Koch 2, Delport, Van Wyk, Muller, Lategan, Dinkelmann.
Cons: Geffin 7.
Drop: Brewis.

Teams:

Scotland: G Burrell, JGM Hart, FO Turnbull, DM Scott, DM Rose, A Cameron (captain), AF Dorward, PW Kininmonth, RC Taylor, WID Elliot, J Johnston, HM Inglis, RL Wilson, JAR Macphail, JC Dawson.

South Africa: JU Buchler, FP Marais, MT Lategan, RAM van Schoor, PGA Johnstone, JD Brewis, PA du Toit, HSV Muller (captain), SP Fry, CJ van Wyk, EE Dinkelmann, JA du Rand, AO Geffin, WH Delport, AC Koch.

Referee: Captain MJ Dowling (Ireland).

5. South Africa beat Scotland 12-5 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 21 January 1961

The Springboks won all four of their Home Union Tests ion this dour tour. The Scotland Test was the best of them as the weather - believe it - was better and the Springboks played with greater freedom.

Gordon Waddell, the Scottish captain and flyhalf, withdrew just before the match with a glandular complaint.

Scotland scored from a failed drop attempt. Ian Laughland dropped at goal and was wide but Arthur Smith followed up and scored just before the dead-ball line.

the Springboks were bigger and faster but the Scots were much more tenacious than they had been on the day of 44 nil.

Scorers:

For: South Africa:
Tries: Hopwood, Claassen.
Pens: Du Preez 2.

For Scotland:
Try: Smith.
Con: Scotland.

Teams:

Scotland: KJF Scotland, AR Smith (captain), GD Stevenson, E McKeating, RH Thomson, IHP Laughland, RB Shillinglaw, J Douglas, KI Ross, GK Smith, MJ Campbell-Lamerton, FH ten Bos, DMD Rollo, NS Bruce, HF McLeod.

South Africa: DA Stewart, JP Engelbrecht, JL Gainsford, AI Kirkpatrick, HJ van Zyl, K Oxlee, PdeW Uys, DJ Hopwood, FCH du Preez, GH van Zyl, JT Claassen, AS Malan (captain), PS du Toit, GF Malan, SP Kuhn.

Referee: LM Boundy (England).

6. Scotland beat South Africa 8-5 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 17 April 1965

Played five, won none - the story in brief of the horrible short tour to Ireland and Scotland in 1965, the prelude to even worse in Australasia in this annus horribilis of South Africa rugby.

The tour started badly when the choice of Doug Hopwood as captain was vetoed and overturned by some elements on the SA Rugby Board while Danie Craven was overseas.

This was South Africa's 100th Test but not one to celebrate.

David Chisholm, the Scottish flyhalf, was the star of the match. His up-and-under produced James Shackleton's try and he added a drop of his own.

Scorers:

For Scotland:
Try: Shackleton.
Con: Wilson.
Drop: Chisholm.

For South Africa:
Try: Engelbrecht.
Con: Mans.

Teams:

Scotland: S Wilson (captain), DJ Whyte, IHP Laughland, JAP Shackleton, WD Jackson, DH Chisholm, AJ Hastie, PC Brown, D Grant, JP Fisher, MJ Campbell-Lamerton, PK Stagg, DMD Rollo, FAL Laidlaw, N Suddon.

South Africa: LG Wilson, JP Engelbrecht, JL Gainsford, J Mans, CAW Dirksen, JH Barnard, DJJ de Vos, DJ Hopwood, MR Suter, J Schoeman, AS Malan (captain), G Carelse, JFK Marais, DC Walton, SP Kuhn.

Referee: DG Walters (Wales).

7. Scotland beat South Africa 6-3 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 6 December 1969

Demonstrations kept this tour on a rocky road, and security was tight at Murrayfield.

The Springboks led 3-0 at half-time but then Ian Smith levelled the scores. They stayed level till there were six minutes to go. Then John Frame broke and sent Smith over for the winner.

The Scottish pack laid the foundation for this victory.

Scorers:

For Scotland:
Try: Smith.
Pen: Smith.

For South Africa:
Pen: Visagie.

Teams:

Scotland: ISG Smith, AG Biggar, JNM Frame, CWW Rea, AJW Hinshelwood, I Robertson, DS Paterson, JW Telfer (captain), W Lauder, RJ Arneil, GL Brown, PK Stagg, AB Carmichael, FAL Laidlaw, J McLauchlan.

South Africa: HO de Villiers, SH Nomis, OA Roux, E Olivier, GH Müller (AE van der Watt), PJ Visagie, DJJ de Vos, TP Bedford (captain), JH Ellis, PJF Greyling, G Carelse, FCH du Preez, JFK Marais, CH Cockrell, JB Neethling.

Referee: M Joseph (Wales).

8. South Africa beat Scotland 34-10 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 19 November 1994

A quarter of a century later the Springboks were back at Murrayfield. Like the Berlin Wall, apartheid had crumbled and the Springboks, coached by Kitch Christie, were back in Edinburgh for this victory which became convincing when they shunted the ball away from set pieces.

Scorers:

For South Africa:
Tries: Van der Westhuizen 2, Williams, Straeuli, Mulder.
Cons: Joubert 3.
Pen: Joubert.

For Scotland:
Try: Stanger.
Con: AG Hastings.
Pen: AG Hastings.

Teams:

Scotland: AG Hastings (captain), AG Stanger, S Hastings, AG Shiel, KM Logan, CM Chalmers, DW Patterson, GW Weir, IR Morrison, DJ McIvor, AI Reed, JF Richardson, AP Burnell, KS Milne, AV Sharp.

South Africa: AJ Joubert, P Hendriks, PG Müller, JC Mulder, CM Williams, HP le Roux, JH van der Westhuizen, RAW Straeuli, RJ Kruger, JF Pienaar (captain), PJW Schutte, MG Andrews, TG Laubscher, UL Schmidt, JP du Randt.

Referee: OE Doyle (Ireland).

9. South Africa beat Scotland 68-10 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 6 December 1997

This was a performance to match 44 nil as again the Springboks ran in ten tries, one more than in 1951, as they swept the Scots aside.

The Scots started well enough and after half-an-hour they led 3-0. Then the game exploded as Percy Montgomery started running.

Scorers:

For South Africa:
Tries: Montgomery 2, Erasmus, Small 2, Rossouw, Teichmann, Venter, Snyman, Smith.
Cons: De Beer, Montgomery 8.

For Scotland:
Try: Stark.
Con: Shepherd.
Pen: Shepherd.

Teams:

Scotland: RJS Shepherd, CA Joiner, AG Stanger (DW Hodge - Temp), CM Chalmers (DW Hodge), DA Stark, GPJ Townsend, AD Nicol (G Armstrong), EW Peters (P Walton), IR Smith, RI Wainwright (captain), S Murray, SJ Campbell, MJ Stewart, GC Bulloch, DIW Hilton (G Graham).

South Africa: PC Montgomery, JT Small (J Swart), AH Snyman, DJ Muir, PWG Rossouw, JH de Beer (PF Smith), W Swanepoel, GH Teichmann (captain), AG Venter, J Erasmus, MG Andrews, K Otto, AC Garvey, J Dalton, JP du Randt (W Meyer).

Referee: P Thomas (France).

10. South Africa beat Scotland 35-10 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 21 November 1998

The Springboks won it well as they went on their record-making victory sequence, but it was not really as comfortable as the score suggests.

The try of the match belonged to Joost van der Westhuizen, who took the ball from Alan Tait and ran 50 metres down the touch-line to score. That opened the way to a Springbok victory after the Scots had led 7-3 after half-an-hour.

Scorers:

South Africa:
Tries: Terblanche, Van der Westhuizen, Snyman, Rossouw, Skinstad.
Cons: Montgomery 2.
Pens: Montgomery 2.

For Scotland:
Try: Hodge.
Con: Hodge.
Pen: Hodge.Teams:

Scotland: DJ Lee (GPJ Townsend), AV Tait (KM Logan), MJM Mayer, JA Leslie, CA Murray, DW Hodge, BW Redpath (captain) (G Armstrong), EW Peters, AC Pountney, P Walton (MD Leslie), Griqualand West Weir, S Murray, AP Burnell (DIW Hilton), GC Bulloch, TJ Smith.

South Africa: PC Montgomery, CS Terblanche, AH Snyman, JC Stewart, PWG Rossouw, HW Honiball, JH van der Westhuizen, GH Teichmann (captain), RB Skinstad, J Erasmus, MG Andrews, K Otto (AG Venter), AC Garvey (A-H le Roux), J Dalton, RB Kempson.

Referee: CR White (England).

11. South Africa beat Scotland 46-29 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 3 October 1999

This was a World Cup pool match. Victory was important as it gave the Springboks an easier [path to the quarter-finals.

After the Scots had led 19-18 after an hour, the Springboks shucked off the dismal season passed and raced ahead.

Scorers:

For South Africa:
Tries: B Venter, Fleck, Le Roux, Kayser, AG Venter, Van der Westhuizen.
Cons: De Beer 5.
Pens: De Beer 2.

For Scotland:
Tries: MD Leslie, Tait.
Cons: Logan 2.
Pens: Logan 4
Drop: Townsend.

Teams:

Scotland: GH Metcalfe, CA Murray, AV Tait, JA Leslie (MJM Mayer), KM Logan, GPJ Townsend, G Armstrong (captain), GL Simpson (P Walton), AC Pountney, MD Leslie, SB Grimes, S Murray (Griqualand West Weir), G Graham (DIW Hilton), GC Bulloch, TJ Smith.

South Africa: PC Montgomery, DJ Kayser (BJ Paulse), RF Fleck, B Venter, PWG Rossouw, JH de Beer, JH van der Westhuizen (captain), RB Skinstad, AG Venter, J Erasmus (AN Vos), MG Andrews (K Otto), PA van den Berg, IJ Visagie, AE Drotské, JP du Randt (A-H le Roux).

Referee: CJ Hawke (New Zealand).

12. Scotland beat South Africa 21-6 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 16 November 2002

The Springboks' last act in their own season was to beat the Wallabies. They came on their end-of-year tour and were pulverised by France in Marseilles. Somehow they managed to do even worse against Scotland.

The Scots were much more purposeful and thoroughly deserved this victory, their biggest over the Springboks.

The referee on the day, Nigel Williams, was appointed to the 2004 fixture as well.

Scorers:

For Scotland:
Tries: Pountney, Walker.
Con: Laney.
Pens: Laney 3

For South Africa:
Pens: James 2

Scotland: S Moffat, N Walker (BG Hinshelwood), A Craig, BJ Laney, CD Paterson, G Ross (GPJ Townsend), BW Redpath (captain), SAM Taylor, AC Pountney, MD Leslie (NJ Hines), SB Grimes (JPR White), S Murray, B Douglas, GC Bulloch, TJ Smith (DIW Hilton).

South Africa: WW Greeff, BJ Paulse, AA Jacobs (AS Pretorius), RF Fleck, F Lombard, AD James, JH Conradie, JC van Niekerk, PJ Uys, CPJ Krige (captain), MvZ Wentzel (AJ Venter), JJ Labuschagne, PD Carstens (CJ van der Linde), L van Biljon, WG Roux.

Referee: NH Williams (Wales).

Results of all matches between Scotland and South Africa:

Scotland beat South Africa 6-0 at Hampden Park , Glasgow on 17 November 1906
South Africa beat Scotland 16-0 Inverleith, Edinburgh on 23 November 1912
South Africa beat Scotland 6-3 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 16 January 1932
South Africa beat Scotland 44-0 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 24 November 1951
South Africa beat Scotland 18-10 at Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth on 30 April 1960
South Africa beat Scotland 12-5 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 21 January 1961
Scotland beat South Africa 8-5 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 17 April 1965
Scotland beat South Africa 6-3 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 6 December 1969
South Africa beat Scotland 34-10 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 19 November 1994
South Africa beat Scotland 68-10 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 6 December 1997
South Africa beat Scotland 35-10 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 21 November 1998
South Africa beat Scotland 46-29 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 3 October 1999
Scotland beat South Africa 21-6 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 16 November 2002
South Africa beat Scotland 29-25 at ABSA Stadium, Durban, on 7 June 2003
South Africa beat Scotland 28-19 at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, on 14 June 2003