The Springboks’ record at Ellis Park against the All Blacks

The Springboks have played a record 56 Tests at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, with 16 of those against the All Blacks.

No other venue has hosted more Test matches in South Africa than Ellis Park.

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South Africa’s overall record at the ground reads:

Tests	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %
56	39	15	2	69.6%

The Springboks’ record at the ground against the All Blacks reads:

Tests	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %
16	10	6	0	62.5%

Winning streak

The first Test between the two nations at Ellis Park – which was also the first ever Test at the ground – took place on 21 July 1928, when the Phil Mostert-led Springbok side lost 7-6.

South Africa then went on a four-match winning streak between 1949 and 1976.

The first Test at the venue (on 15 August 1992) after South Africa were readmitted to the international fold saw New Zealand win 27-24.

The most recent Test at Ellis Park on 31 August 2024 resulted in a 31-27 win for the Springboks.

The most famous Test at the ground, the 1995 Rugby World Cup final, saw Joel Stransky land an extra-time drop goal to give the Springboks a 15-12 win.

South Africa’s biggest margin of victory (14 points), came in their 40-26 win on 14 August 2004.

The All Blacks’ most comprehensive win (11 points) came on 5 October 2013 when they triumphed 38-27.

The two bitter rivals will do battle for a 17th time at Ellis Park on Saturday, 22 August in what will be the first of four Tests in ‘Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry’ series.

Kick-off is at 17:10.

Springboks vs All Blacks Tests at Ellis Park

Date	Result
21 July 1928	Lost 7-6
13 Aug 1949	Won 12-6
25 June 1960	Won 13-0
12 Sept 1970	Won 20-17
18 Sept 1976	Won 15-14
15 Aug 1992	Lost 27-24
24 June 1995	Won 15-12
31 Aug 1996	Won 32-22
19 July 1997	Lost 35-32
19 Aug 2000	Won 46-40
14 Aug 2004	Won 40-26
5 Oct 2013	Lost 38-27
4 Oct 2014	Won 27-25
25 July 2015	Lost 27-20
13 Aug 2022	Lost 35-23
31 Aug 2024	Won 31-27

Note: The above results to no include the match against the New Zealand Cavaliers played on 31 May 1986 and won 24-10 by the South Africa