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SA loses the first rugby test match of the series against the British Lions 3-12 on Newlands, Cape Town.
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, June 1). SA loses the first rugby test match of the series against the British Lions 3-12 on Newlands, Cape Town.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084781
South African History Online (2012) 'SA loses the first rugby test match of the series against the British Lions 3-12 on Newlands, Cape Town.', South African History Online, 1 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084781 (Accessed: 9 October 2026).
South African History Online, SA loses the first rugby test match of the series against the British Lions 3-12 on Newlands, Cape Town. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084781, (accessed 9 October 2026).
"SA loses the first rugby test match of the series against the British Lions 3-12 on Newlands, Cape Town.." South African History Online, 1 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084781. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "SA loses the first rugby test match of the series against the British Lions 3-12 on Newlands, Cape Town.." South African History Online. June 1, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084781.
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