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’56 Springbok tour – Victoria Park, Westport; 25 July 1956
South Africa 27 /West Coast-Buller 6 Dominating in the scrums and line-outs has so far proven to be not enough for the 1956 Springbok team. Not even halfway thought the tour yet and they’ve already...
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‘56 Springbok tour – Southland
July 28, 1956 – Rugby Park; Invercargill South Africa 23 / Southland 12 Southland hospitality was at play when the Springboks arrived in a cold Invercargill. Lavish entertainment including flights to...
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’56 Springbok tour – Wairarapa-Bush
August 2, 1956 – Solway Ground – Masterton South Arica 19 / Wairarapa-Bush 8 It was another disappointing Springbok performance and although they won by 11 points all the tries came from individual...
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’56 Springbok tour – second test
4 August 1956 – Athletic park Wellington South Africa 8 / New Zealand 3 The second test was an intense affair. One of the fiercest test matches ever between these two nations and not without its...
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’56 Springbok tour – Wanganui-King Country Combined
8 August 1956 – Spriggenspark; Wanganui South Africa 36 / Wanganui-King Country 16 South Africa Wanganui-Combined Basie Viviers 15 D Mander Theuns Briers 14 A Knight Ian Kirkpatrick 13 L Lockett...
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’56 Springbok tour – Taranaki
August 11, 1956 – Rugby Park New Plymouth Taranaki 3 / South Africa 3 The Springbok team arrived in New Plymouth in high spirits after winning the second test and constructing an impressive win...
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Henry’s involvement with Pumas sparking some NZ comments
The full extent of Graham Henry’s involvement with Argentina and its potential impact on the weekends match-up between NZ and Argentina has sparked some interest in a game that nobody expects the...
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Third test 1956
18 August 1956 – Third Test; Lancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand 17 / South Africa 10 Skinner: “From what I’ve read over the years you’d have thought the fighting in that third test lasted the...
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’56 Springboks versus New Zealand Universities
22 August 1956 – Athletic Park, Wellington Springboks 15 / New Zealand Juniors 22 Noticeably, conversation about the 1956 tour always detour to the match against the New Zealand Universities....
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1956 Springboks versus New Zealand Maori
25 August 1956 – Eden Park, Auckland It was the Springboks best performance of the tour. A real confidence booster after the shock defeat against the University side but at the same time a game that...
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