1980 South Africa rugby union tour of South America

March 2014 April 2026 South Africa 1980 5 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 South America 2 2 0 0 The 1980 South Africa rugby union tour of South America was a series of six matches played by the South Africa national rugby union team (the Springboks) in Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile in October 1980. The South Africa team won all six of their matches including both test matches against the South American Jaguars.Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1981–82 1981 Rothmans Publications Ltd 090757405X 52–56 Vivian Jenkins Vivian Jenkins The tour was a reciprocal visit for the South American Jaguars tour to South Africa earlier in 1980 and the two test matches were originally scheduled to be played in Argentina. The Argentine government subsequently banned the South Africans from visiting Argentina in protest at the South African government's apartheid policies and the internationals were re-arranged for Uruguay and Chile. The South American side was composed entirely of Argentine players. South Africa's touring party included Errol Tobias, the first non-white player to represent the Springboks. Matches 9 October 1980 PAR 6–84 South Africa 1928 XV Asunción 11 October 1980 Invitation XV 18–79 South Africa 1928 XV Asunción 14 October 1980 British School 13–83 South Africa 1928 XV Estadio Viera, Montevideo Laurie M. Prideaux (ENG) Cubelli, Madero Porta Landajo Burger, GerberStofberg Botha 2 Botha Botha 18 October 1980 South American Jaguars 13–22 South Africa 1928 Estadio Viera, Montevideo South American Jaguars South AfricaDaniel BaettiFB15FBGysie PienaarAdolfo CappellettiW14WRay MordtMarcelo LoffredaC13CDanie GerberRafael MaderoC12CWillie du PlessisMarcelo CampoW11WGerrie Germishuys(capt.) Hugo Porta FH10FHNaas BothaTomas LandajoSH9SHDivan SerfonteinCarlos SerranoN88N8Thys BurgerGabriel TravagliniF7FTheuns Stofberg (capt.)Tomas PetersenF6FRob LouwErnesto UreL5LLouis MoolmanAlejandro IachettiL4LMoaner van HeerdenTopo RodriguezP3PMartiens le RouxAlejandro CubelliH2HWillie KahtsFernando MorelP1PRichard Prentis Replacements Jose CrivelliH16Hempies du ToitJorge Zerbino 17Robert CockrellEduardo Cerruti 18Eben JansenRodolfo Ventura 19Tommy du PlessisJavier Escalante 20De Wet RasR. Luque 21Tim Cocks Laurie M. Prideaux (ENG) Burger, GerberStofberg Botha 3 Botha Botha Campo, Iachetti Porta Porta Porta 25 October 1980 South American Jaguars 16–30 South Africa 1928 Prince of Wales, Santiago South American Jaguars South AfricaDaniel BaettiFB15FBGysie PienaarAdolfo CappellettiW14WRay MordtJuan Pablo PiccardoC13CDanie GerberGuillermo VaroneC12CWillie du PlessisMarcelo CampoW11WGerrie Germishuys(capt.) Hugo Porta FH10FHNaas BothaTomas LandajoSH9SHDivan SerfonteinCarlos SerranoN88N8Morne du Plessis (capt.)Gabriel TravagliniF7FTheuns StofbergJorge AllenF6FRob LouwErnesto UreL5LLouis MoolmanAlejandro IachettiL4LMoaner van HeerdenTopo RodriguezP3PMartiens le RouxAlejandro CubelliH2HWillie KahtsFernando MorelP1PRichard Prentis Touring party Manager: J. Pretorius Assistant Manager: Nelie Smith Captain: Morné du Plessis Backs Gysie Pienaar Tim Cocks Gerrie Germishuys Edrich Krantz Ray Mordt Willie du PlessisDanie Gerber De Wet Ras Naas Botha Errol Tobias Divan Serfontein Tommy du Plessis Forwards Morné du Plessis Thys Burger Theuns Stofberg Eben Jansen Rob Louw Div Visser Moaner van HeerdenLouis Moolman Martiens le Roux Richard Prentis Hempies du Toit Willie Kahts Robert Cockrell References South Africa rugby union tour Category:South Africa national rugby union team tours Category:Rugby union tours of Paraguay Category:Rugby union tours of Chile Category:Rugby union tours of Uruguay tour Category:Rugby union and apartheid Category:1980 in Chilean sport Category:1980 in Uruguayan sport