Springboks lose to the Lions

 The South African national rugby team became known as the Springboks on their tour to Britain in 1906. Since those early years, teams from abroad repeatedly toured South Africa while at the same time the Springboks became a team to be reckoned with on tours to other countries. In 1938 the British team (Lions) toured South Africa again, winning more than half of their normal matches, as well as the third test match in Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa, with a score of 21-16. The first two test matches of the tour were easily won by the Springboks. Though the British did not win the series, their victory in the final test match was surprising and historic as it was their first in South Africa since 1910. References: Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau