1949 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa 1949 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa 1949 saw the second full tour of South Africa by a representative New Zealand rugby union team (the New Zealand national rugby union team). The All Blacks achieved a record of 13 wins, 7 losses and 4 draws, and they lost the test series 4–0. The New Zealand union left Maori players out of the 30-man tour squad to meet apartheid conditions set by South Africa. "Johnny Smith, Ben Couch and Vincent Bevan ... were not considered for the South African tour because they were Maori. All three would surely have
1933 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and Rhodesia 1933 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and Rhodesia The 1933 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and Rhodesia was a series of 23 rugby union matches played by "Wallabies" in 1933. The Test series was won by South Africa, who won three of the five games. The tour manager was Dr. W. F. ('Wally') Matthews, who had previously been the team manager for the AIF rugby team which played in The King's Cup in 1919. A squad of 29 players was selected for the tour – 15 from New South Wales, 11 from Queensland, and 3 from