South Africa national rugby union team Board went on a mini-tour of South Africa; all traditional rugby nations bar New Zealand supplied players to the team. South Africa was not permitted by the International Rugby Board to compete in the inaugural 1987 Rugby World Cup, nor in the following 1991 Rugby World Cup. Apartheid was abolished during 1990–91, and the Springboks were readmitted to international rugby in 1992. They struggled to return to their pre-isolation standards in their first games after readmission. During the 1992 All Blacks tour, the first to South Africa since 1976, the Springboks were defeated 27–24 by New Zealand, and suffered a
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