Boks in Brisbane: The real story
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:26
Pierre Spies made his Bok debut in Brisbane in 2006. (c) Gallo
If you do not win at a venue for a while, it becomes a hoodoo venue, and the Springboks have not won in Brisbane for 39 years. That's enough to make a hoodoo. Let's have a look at what has happened in the warm, gentle capital of Queensland. Not only have the Springboks found winning hard, they have also been well beaten.
This is the overview of results:
1956: South Africa won 9-0
1965: Australia won 12-8
1971: South Africa won 14-6
1993: Australia won 28-20
1997: Australia won 32-20
1999: Australia won 32-6
2002: Australia won 38-27
2003: Australia won 29-9
2006: Australia won 49-0
2009: Australia won 21-6
The Springboks went to Australia for the first time in 1921, at a time when Australian rugby was New South Wales. They did not even go north to Brisbane, playing one in Melbourne and four in Sydney.
The 1937 Springboks played two Tests in their 11 matches in Australia, both in Sydney but this time they went north and played against and Australian XV, Toowoomba and Queensland, the first and the last in Brisbane. They beat the Australian XV with nine Queenslanders, four New South Welshmen and two from Victoria 36-3 and Queensland 39-4 on a day when Danie Craven played fullback.
Then came 1956 and the Springboks battled in Australia in two dull Tests before going on to be defeated in New Zealand. The second of the two Tests was in Brisbane.
Back the Springboks came in 1965 on their way to another defeat in New Zealand and this time collected two defeats en route in Australia in the annus miserabilis of South African rugby when the Springboks went on a losing spree of eight out of nine Tests, including two defeats in Australia.
They came back in 1971, just to Australia and caused much upheaval and vigorous opposition from those who objected to apartheid but they won all their matches.
Their only tour to Australia was in 1993 with a Test in Brisbane . They had won in Sydney but lost in Brisbane and had the ignominy of having a Springboks sent off in a Test for the first time - James Small for being rude to the referee, Ed Morrison.
After that matches were part of the Tri-Nations.
Match Details:
1. 2 June 1956 at the Exhibition Ground
It was a drab, drab affair.
The scorers:
For South Africa:
Tries: Retief, Dryburgh
Drop: Van Vollenhoven
The teams:
Australia: JM O'Neill, R Phelps, SW White, JA Phipps, BT Roberts, CT Burke, BP Cox, NMcL Hughes, KA Cross, JE Thornett, AS Cameron (captain), AR Miller, CF Forbes, JV Brown, NM Shehadie.
South Africa: JU Buchler, RG Dryburgh, JJ Nel, PE Montini, KT van Vollenhoven, SS Viviers (captain), CF Strydom, GP Lochner, DF Retief, DSP Ackermann, JT Claassen, JA du Rand, HPJ Bekker, AJ van der Merwe, HN Walker.
Referee: TW Moore (Australia).
2. 26 June, 1965 at Suncorp Stadium
The Wallabies were strong, the Springboks week and the visitors found the refereeing questionable. Scoring two tries to nil did not save the Springboks.
The Wallabies had won 18-11 in Sydney and this was the second Test of the series, which the Wallabies won.
The scorers:
For Australia:
Pens: Ellwood 2, Lenehan 2
For South Africa:
Tries: Gainsford, Truter
Con: Naudé
The teams:
Australia: JKM Lenehan, ES Boyce, BJ Ellwood, RJP Marks, JS Boyce, PF Hawthorne, KW Catchpole, DJ Shepherd, JF O'Gorman, J Guerassimoff, CP Crittle, RJ Heming, JE Thornett (captain), PG Johnson, JPL White.
South Africa: LG Wilson, JP Engelbrecht, JL Gainsford, F du T Roux, JT Truter, JH Barnard, CM Smith (captain), TP Bedford, FCH du Preez, JA Nel, JP Naudé, PH Botha, JFK Marais, GF Malan, WH Parker.
Referee: KJ Crowe (Australia)
3. 31 July 1971 at the Exhibition Ground
The sun shone, the demonstrators stayed away and the Springbok pack dominated. It was only the Wallabies' resilience on defence that kept the score down.
Hannes Viljoen, who scored the third try, was the main try-scorer on the tour.
The scorers:
For Australia:
Pen: McGill
Drop:
McGill
For South Africa:
Tries: Visagie 2, JT Viljoen
Con: McCallum
Pen: McCallum
The teams:
Australia: AN McGill, JW Cole, GA Shaw, SO Knight, JJ McLean, GC Richardson, JNB Hipwell, RA McLean, PD Sullivan, GV Davis (captain), OF Butler, G Fay, RB Prosser, PG Johnson, RA Smith.
South Africa: ID McCallum, SH Nomis, PA Cronje, JS Jansen, JT Viljoen, PJ Visagie, JF Viljoen, M du Plessis, JH Ellis, PJF Greyling, JG Williams, FCH du Preez, JFK Marais (captain), JFB van Wyk, MJ Louw.
Referee: CF Ferguson (Australia)
4. 14 August 1993 at Ballymore
Apartheid over, the Springboks were back in Australia at a time when they were trying to put humpty dumpty together again and the Wallabies were at the zenith of their power.
Losing James Small with 20 minutes to go contributed to losing the match.
The scorers
For Australia:
Tries: Little 2, Horan
Cons: Roebuck 2
Pens: Roebuck 3
For South Africa:
Tries: Stransky, Olivier
Cons: Stransky 2
Pens: Stransky 2
The teams:
Australia: MC Roebuck, DI Campese, JS Little (AG Herbert), TJ Horan, DP Smith, S Bowen, NC Farr-Jones, BT Gavin, DJ Wilson, T Tabua, GJ Morgan, RJ McCall, EJA McKenzie, PN Kearns (captain), AJ Daly.
South Africa: HM Reece-Edwards, JT Small, PG Müller, HT Fuls, J Olivier, JT Stransky, RJ du Preez, CP Strauss, D Lötter, JF Pienaar (captain), GN Wegner, JJ Strydom, KS Andrews, UL Schmidt, ISdeV Swart.
Referee: EF Morrison (England)
5. 2 August 1997 at Suncorp Stadium
This was the year of many tries and many defeats as the Springboks threw everything into the attack and to blazes with defence.
The disharmony between coach and players seemed not to affect the Wallabies.
The scorers
For Australia:
Tries: Larkham, Manu, Tune 2
Cons: Knox 3
Pens: Knox 2
For South Africa:
Tries: Du Randt, Andrews, De Beer
Con: De Beer
Pen: De Beer
The teams:
Australia: SJ Larkham, BN Tune, JS Little, JC Holbeck, JW Roff, DJ Knox, GM Gregan, DT Manu (BJ Robinson), DJ Wilson, MJ Cockbain (T Coker), JA Eales (captain), ODA Finegan, AD Heath (AT Blades), MA Foley, RLL Harry (AD Heath).
South Africa: RG Bennett, AH Snyman (JT Small), PC Montgomery, D van Schalkwyk (HW Honiball), PWG Rossouw, JH de Beer, JH van der Westhuizen, GH Teichmann (captain), AG Venter, RJ Kruger, MG Andrews, K Otto, DF Theron, AE Drotské, JP du Randt (AC Garvey - Temp).
Referee: CJ Hawke (New Zealand)
6. 17 July 1999 at Suncorp Stadium
The Springboks and the Wallabies met three times in that World Cup year. The Wallabies won in Brisbane, the Springboks at Newlands and the Wallabies in extra time at Twickenham.
The Wallabies thrashed the Springboks in Brisbane in the year when they won the World Cup but the other two matches were close. The Wallabies had never beaten the Springboks so comprehensively before.
The scorers:
For Australia:
Tries: Horan, Burke, Roff 2
Cons: Burke 3
Pens: Burke 2
For South Africa:
Pens: Van Straaten 2
The teams:
Australia: MC Burke, BN Tune, DJ Herbert, NP Grey, JW Roff, TJ Horan, GM Gregan, RST Kefu (CP Strauss), DJ Wilson (captain), MJ Cockbain (MR Connors), JP Welborn, DT Giffin, EP Noriega, JA Paul (PN Kearns), DJ Crowley (GM Panoho).
South Africa: PC Montgomery, BJ Paulse (PWG Rossouw), RF Fleck (DJB von Hoesslin), PG Müller (DJ Kayser), CS Terblanche, AJJ van Straaten, W Swanepoel, A Leonard, AG Venter, J Erasmus (captain), CS Boome, K Otto, IJ Visagie, AE Drotské, JP du Randt (A-H le Roux) (W Meyer).
Referee: PD O'Brien (New Zealand)
7. 27 July 2002 at The Gabba
The Wallabies blitzed the Springboks and led 24-3 at half-time.
There was fighting in the second half as the Springboks got back to 33-27 after which Chris Latham scored.
The scorers:
For Australia:
Tries: Tune,
Mortlock, Latham 2
Cons: Burke 3
Pens: Burke 3, Mortlock
For South Africa:
Tries: Joubert 2, Skinstad, Russell
Cons: Pretorius 2
Pen: Pretorius
The teams:
Australia: CE Latham, BN Tune, MC Burke (MS Rogers), DJ Herbert, SA Mortlock, SJ Larkham (EJ Flatley), GM Gregan (captain), RST Kefu, GB Smith (MJ Cockbain), ODA Finegan (DJ Lyons), JBG Harrison, NC Sharpe, EP Noriega (BJ Darwin), JA Paul (BJ Cannon - Temp) (BJ Cannon), WK Young.
South Africa: WW Greeff (AA Jacobs), CS Terblanche (RB Russell), MC Joubert, D Barry, BJ Paulse, AS Pretorius, JH Conradie, RB Skinstad, JC van Niekerk, CPJ Krige (captain) (H Scholtz), V Matfield, JJ Labuschagne, SJ Rautenbach, J Dalton (GJD du Preez), LD Sephaka (A-H le Roux).
Referee: SJD Lander (England).
8. 2 August 2003 at Suncorp Stadium
This was a clash to avoid the wooden spoon and the Wallabies fully deserved to leave the Springboks holding it.
Afterwards Bakkies Botha and Robbie Kempson were cited and suspended, for eight weeks and four weeks, respectively.
The scorers:
For Australia:
Tries: Rogers, Waugh
Cons: Flatley 2
Pens: Flatley 5
For South Africa:
Pens: Koen 3
The teams:
Australia: CE Latham, WJ Sailor, MS Rogers (MC Burke), EJ Flatley, L Tuqiri, SJ Larkham, GM Gregan (captain) (CJ Whitaker), RST Kefu (MJ Giteau), PR Waugh, GB Smith (ODA Finegan), DJ Vickerman (NC Sharpe), DT Giffin, EP Noriega (GM Panoho), BJ Cannon (JA Paul - Temp) (JA Paul), WK Young.
South Africa: AS Pretorius, CS Terblanche (RB Russell), GP Müller, D Barry, AK Willemse, LJ Koen, CD Davidson (JH van der Westhuizen), JH Smith (D Santon - Temp), JC van Niekerk, CPJ Krige (captain) (JL van Heerden - Temp) (D Santon - Temp) (LD Sephaka - Temp), V Matfield, CS Boome (JP Botha), RE Bands (LD Sephaka), D Coetzee, RB Kempson.
Referee: PD O’Brien (New Zealand)
9. 15 July 2006 at Suncorp Stadium
Jake White believed in defence and on this occasion it looked a complete flop as the Wallabies ran in six tries to record their biggest win ever over the Springboks, the biggest win ever in the history of the Tri-Nations - and it was the Springboks' opening match of the 2006 Tri-Nations.
The scorers:
For Australia:
Tries: Paul, Holmes, Giteau 2, Larkham, Chisholm
Cons: Mortlock 5
Pens: Mortlock
Drop: Larkham
The teams:
Australia: CE Latham, MA Gerrad (C Rathbone), SA Mortlock, MA Giteau (MS Rogers), LD Tuqirir, SJ Larkham, GM Gregan (captain) (SJ Cordingley), SG Fava, GB Smith (PR Waugh), RD Elsom, DJ Vickermann (MD Chisholm), NC Sharpe, GD Shepherdson (GS Holmes), JA Paul (SP Hardman), GS Holmes (AKE Baxter).
South Africa: PC Montgomery (HM Bosman), AZ Ndungane (BJ Paulse), J Fourie, W Olivier, BG Habana, JG van der Westhuyzen, ER Januarie (PF du Preez), PJ Spies, JH Smith (J Cronje - temp), JC van Niekerk (J Cronje), V Matfield, DJ Rossouw (PA van den Berg), CJ van der Linde, JW Smit (captain) (D Coetzee), JP du Randt (EP Andrews).
Referee: PG Honiss (New Zealand)
10. 5 September 2009 at Suncorp Oval
The Springboks flew to Brisbane confident of winning the Tri-Nations after two wins over New Zealand followed by two wins over Australia. They may been over confident and they may just have been resting - or it may have been the Brisbane Hoodoo yet again but they were well beaten.
The scorers:
For Australia:
Tries: Ashley-Cooper, O'Connor
Con: Giteau
Pens Giteau 2
Drop: Giteau
For South Africa:
Pen: Morné Steyn
Drop: Morné Steyn
The teams:
Australia: JD O'Connor, LD Turner, AP Ashley-Cooper, B Barnes, DA Mitchell, MJ Giteau, SW Genia, GB Smith (captain), DW Pocock, RD Elsom, MD Chisholm, JE Horwill, BE Alexander, T Polota-Nau, BA Robinson.
Replacements: ST Moore, P Cowan, DW Mumm, W Palu, L Burgess, QS Cooper, PJ Hynes.
South Africa: R Pienaar, J-PR Pietersen, J Fourie, J de
Villiers, BG Habana, M Steyn, PF du Preez, PJ Spies, JH Smith, H Brüssow, V Matfield, JP Botha, JW Smit (captain), BW du Plessis, T Mtawarira.
Replacements: MC Ralepelle, JN du Plessis, A Bekker, SWP Burger, ER Januarie, AA Jacobs, FPL Steyn.
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
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