Rugby - The Freedom Cup
First contested in 2004 (the 10th anniversary of South African democracy), the Cup is contested by New Zealand and South Africa, but is only up for grabs during the annual Rugby Championship series. The team not in possession must win more matches that season than the holders. The two nations have been playing each other since 1921. Prior to the Freedom Cup era, the score was 35-26 in New Zealand's favour, with three matches drawn.
* Freedom Cup not contested
# First match of series
YEAR | VENUE | WINNER | HOLDERS |
2004 | Jo'burg | RSA 40-26 | RSA |
2005 | Cape Town | RSA 22-16 | RSA |
2005 | Dunedin (CB) | Nzl 31-27 | NZL |
2006 | Wellington | Nzl 35-17 | RSA# |
2006 | Pretoria | Nzl 45-26 | NZL |
2006 | Rustenburg | RSA 21-20 | NZL |
2007 | Durban | Nzl 26-21 | NZL |
2007 | C'church (J'de) | Nzl 33-6 | NZL |
2008 | Wellington | Nzl 19-8 | NZL |
2008 | Dunedin | RSA 30-28 | NZL |
2008 | Cape Town | Nzl 19-0 | NZL |
2009 | Bl'fontein | RSA 28-19 | RSA# |
2009 | Durban | RSA 31-19 | RSA |
2009 | Hamilton | RSA 32-29 | RSA |
2010 | Auckland | Nzl 32-12 | RSA# |
2010 | Wellington | Nzl 31-17 | NZL |
2010 | Soweto | Nzl 29-22 | NZL |
2011 | Wellington | Nzl 40-9 | NZL |
2011 | P Elizabeth | RSA 18-5 | NZL |
2012 | Dunedin | Nzl 21-11 | NZL |
2012 | Soweto | Nzl 32-16 | NZL |
2013 | Auckland | Nzl 29-15 | NZL |
2013 | Jo'burg | Nzl 38-27 | NZL |
2014 | Wellington | Nzl 14-10 | NZL |
2014 | Jo'burg | RSA 27-25 | NZL |
2015 | Jo'burg | Nzl 27-20 | NZL |
2015* | London | Nzl 20-18 | - |
2016 | C'church (AS) | Nzl 41-13 | NZL |
2016 | Durban | Nzl 57-15 | NZL |
2017 | Auckland | Nzl 57-0 | NZL |
2017 | Cape Town | Nzl 25-24 | NZL |
2018 | Wellington | RSA 36-34 | NZL# |
2018 | Pretoria | Nzl 32-30 | NZL |
2019 | Wellington | Draw 16-16 | NZL |
2021 | Townsville | Nzl 19-17 | NZL |
2021 | Gold Coast | RSA 31-29 | NZL |
2022 | Mbombela | RSA 26-10 | NZL# |
2022 | Jo'burg | NZL 35-23 | NZL |
2023 | Auckland | NZL 35-20 | NZL |
2024 | Jo'burg | RSA 31-27 | NZL# |
2024 | Cape Town | RSA 18-12 | RSA |
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