History of rugby union matches between South Africa and the Barbarians
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South Africa and the Barbarians have played each other on eight occasions. The first encounter was in January 1952 and saw South Africa win 17–3 at the Cardiff Arms Park. More recently, the two teams have played in a "Final Challenge" match in the end-of-year rugby union tests, which is often played at Twickenham.
Overall summary
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| Details
! Played ! Won by South Africa ! Won by Barbarians ! Drawn ! South Africa points ! Barbarians points |
|---|
| Neutral venue
| 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 150 | 154 |
| Overall
| 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 150 | 154 |
Matches
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!Date !Venue !Score !Victor !Comments |
| 26 January 1952
| align="center"| 3–17 | {{ru|South Africa|1928}} | |
| 4 February 1961
| align="center"| 6–0 | |
| 31 January 1970
| Twickenham, London | align="center"| 12–21 | {{ru|South Africa|1928}} | |
| 3 December 1994
| align="center"| 23–15 | |
| 10 December 2000
| align="center"| 31–41 | {{ru|RSA}} | |
| 1 December 2007
| Twickenham, London | align="center"| 22–5 |
| 4 December 2010
| Twickenham, London | align="center"| 26–20 |
| 5 November 2016
| align="center"| 31–31 | Draw |
References
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{{Barbarian F.C.}}
{{South Africa national rugby union team}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:South Africa and the Barbarians}}
Category:Barbarian F.C. matches