Ireland’s record at Loftus Versfeld: It’s BAD!

Ireland’s record at Loftus Versfeld: It’s BAD!

The Springboks will face visitors Ireland at fortress Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, 6 July.

Kick-off is at 17:00.

The clash will be the 29th between the two nations since their very first encounter nearly 118 years ago when on 26 November 1906 South Africa won 15-12 at the Balmoral Showgrounds in Belfast.

The 30th match between the two sides will follow a week later at Hollywoodbets Kings Park in Durban.

Springboks vs Ireland history

In the 28 Tests played to date, South Africa have won 18 with Ireland emerging victorious on just nine occasions.

There has been one draw (8-8 in 1970 at Lansdowne Road in Dublin).

Of those 28 Tests played, 10 have been held in South Africa with the Springboks winning nine and losing just once (when Ireland memorably played with 14 men for over an hour after CJ Stander was red-carded for his collision with Pat Lambie at Newlands in 2016).

The two sides have only once played previously at Loftus Versfeld – and the match ended in a record 33-0 win for the Springboks.

That clash took place on 20 June 1998 when tries by James Dalton, Rassie Erasmus, Pieter Rossouw, Joost van der Westhuizen and Gary Teichmann, along with four conversions by Percy Montgomery, gave the Springboks their biggest ever home margin of victory over Ireland.

Something similar in the pipeline for next weekend? Time will tell …

Impressive record

Meanwhile, 17 matches have been held in Ireland, with South Africa boasting an impressive record on the Emerald Isle having triumphed in nine of those matches with Ireland tasting victory on seven occasions (along with that stalemate in 1970).

Last year’s Rugby World Cup clash in France was the first occasion that the sides had met on neutral ground.

Ireland won that pool phase match 13-8.

South Africa have scored a total of 530 points in those 28 Tests, while conceding 412 for an average score of 19-15.

In recent years, Ireland have fared a lot better in matches against the Springboks, winning eight of the last 12 Tests dating back to the end of year tour in 2004.

TEAMS

South Africa

TBA

Ireland

TBA