History of rugby union matches between South Africa and the Barbarians


South Africa and the Barbarians have played each other on eight occasions. The first encounter was in January 1952 and saw South Africa win 17–3 at the Cardiff Arms Park. More recently, the two teams have played in a "Final Challenge" match in the end-of-year rugby union tests, which is often played at Twickenham.

Overall summary

Matches

DateVenueScoreVictorComments
26 January 1952Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff3-17
4 February 1961Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff6-0Barbarians
31 January 1970Twickenham, London12-21
3 December 1994Lansdowne Road, Dublin23-15Barbarians
10 December 2000Millennium Stadium, Cardiff31-41
1 December 2007Twickenham, London22-5Barbarians2007 end of year test
4 December 2010Twickenham, London26-20Barbarians2010 end of year test
5 November 2016Wembley Stadium, London31-31Draw2016 November tests