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South Africa at the Rugby World Cup

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South Africa at the Rugby World Cup

South Africa have played at six of the eight Rugby World Cup tournaments, having been unable to compete in the first two tournaments due to a sports boycott during the apartheid era. Following the end of apartheid, they hosted the 1995 Rugby World Cup and won the tournament, and were champions again at the 2007 tournament in France. With two tournament wins, they are one of the three best performing teams, along with Australia who have also won twice, and New Zealand with three wins, the only team to do better.

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By position

South Africa was barred from the first two World Cups due to its controversial apartheid regime.

  • 1987 Disallowed due to apartheid
  • 1991 Disallowed due to apartheid
  • 1995 Champions
  • 1999 Third
  • 2003 Eliminated in the quarter finals
  • 2007 Champions
  • 2011 Eliminated in the quarter finals
  • 2015 Third
  • Knock-out stages

    Quarter-final
    Semi-final
    Final

    Knock-out stages

    Quarter-final
    Semi-final
    Third place play-off

    Knock-out stages

    Quarter-final

    Knock-out stages

    Quarter-final
    Semi-final
    Final

    References

    South Africa at the Rugby World Cup Wikipedia