Ellis Park will surpass Newlands as the South African stadium to have hosted the most Springbok matches when South Africa and Australia meet in the first of their two Rugby Championship clashes on Saturday, 16 August.
The two famed grounds are currently tied on 54 Tests apiece.
No longer in operation
Of course, Newlands is no longer in operation having hosted its last ever Test on 23 June 2018 when the Springboks lost 25-10 to England in front of 33 827 spectators.
Ellis Park tied Newlands when hosting its most recent Test on 31 August 2024 when the Springboks beat the All Blacks 31-27.
For the record, Loftus Versfeld has hosted the third-most Springbok Tests with 42.
A good quiz question: Twickenham in London is the international venue to have hosted the most Springbok Tests with 29.
| Ground | Tests | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % |
| Ellis Park | 54 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 70.4% |
| Newlands | 54 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 64.8% |
Ellis Park Springbok Tests
| Date | Opponent | Result |
| 21 Jul 1928 | New Zealand | Lose: 6-7 |
| 12 Aug 1933 | Australia | Win: 12-3 |
| 06 Aug 1938 | Britain | Win: 26-12 |
| 13 Aug 1949 | New Zealand | Win: 12-6 |
| 22 Aug 1953 | Australia | Win: 25-3 |
| 06 Aug 1955 | Britain | Lose: 22-23 |
| 16 Aug 1958 | France | Lose: 5-9 |
| 25 Jun 1960 | New Zealand | Win: 13-0 |
| 05 Aug 1961 | Australia | Win: 28-3 |
| 23 Jun 1962 | Britain | Draw: 3-3 |
| 24 Aug 1963 | Australia | Lose: 9-11 |
| 29 Jul 1967 | France | Lose: 14-19 |
| 27 Jul 1968 | Britain | Win: 19-6 |
| 02 Aug 1969 | Australia | Win: 30-11 |
| 12 Sep 1970 | New Zealand | Win: 20-17 |
| 03 Jun 1972 | England | Lose: 9-18 |
| 27 Jul 1974 | Britain | Draw: 13-13 |
| 18 Sep 1976 | New Zealand | Win: 15-14 |
| 09 Jun 1984 | England | Win: 35-9 |
| 31 May 1986 | NZ Cavaliers | Win: 24-10 |
| 02 Sep 1989 | World Invitation | Win: 22-16 |
| 15 Aug 1992 | New Zealand | Lose: 24-27 |
| 03 Jul 1993 | France | Lose: 17-18 |
| 15 Oct 1994 | Argentina | Win: 46-26 |
| 13 Apr 1995 | Samoa | Win: 60-8 |
| 10 Jun 1995 | Samoa | Win: 42-14 |
| 24 Jun 1995 | New Zealand | Win: 15-12 |
| 02 Sep 1995 | Wales | Win: 40-11 |
| 31 Aug 1996 | New Zealand | Win: 32-22 |
| 05 Jul 1997 | Britain | Win: 35-16 |
| 19 Jul 1997 | New Zealand | Lose: 32-35 |
| 22 Aug 1998 | Australia | Win: 29-15 |
| 19 Aug 2000 | New Zealand | Win: 46-40 |
| 16 Jun 2001 | France | Lose: 23-32 |
| 17 Aug 2002 | Australia | Win: 33-31 |
| 14 Jun 2003 | Scotland | Win: 28-19 |
| 14 Aug 2004 | New Zealand | Win: 40-26 |
| 23 Jul 2005 | Australia | Win: 33-20 |
| 09 Sep 2006 | Australia | Win: 24-16 |
| 09 Jun 2007 | Samoa | Win: 35-8 |
| 09 Aug 2008 | Argentina | Win: 63-9 |
| 30 Aug 2008 | Australia | Win: 53-8 |
| 04 Jul 2009 | Britain | Lose: 9-28 |
| 16 Jun 2012 | England | Win: 36-27 |
| 05 Oct 2013 | New Zealand | Lose: 27-38 |
| 04 Oct 2014 | New Zealand | Win: 27-25 |
| 25 Jul 2015 | New Zealand | Lose: 20-27 |
| 18 Jun 2016 | Ireland | Win: 32-26 |
| 24 Jun 2017 | France | Win: 35-12 |
| 09 Jun 2018 | England | Win: 42-39 |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Australia | Win: 35-17 |
| 13 Aug 2022 | New Zealand | Lose: 23-35 |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Argentina | Win: 22-21 |
| 31 Aug 2024 | New Zealand | Win: 31-27 |
Newlands Springbok Tests
| Date | Opponent | Result |
| 05 Sep 1891 | Britain | Lose: 0-4 |
| 05 Sep 1896 | Britain | Win: 5-0 |
| 12 Sep 1903 | Britain | Win: 8-0 |
| 03 Sep 1910 | Britain | Win: 21-5 |
| 20 Sep 1924 | Britain | Win: 16-9 |
| 01 Sep 1928 | New Zealand | Lose: 5-13 |
| 08 Jul 1933 | Australia | Win: 17-3 |
| 10 Sep 1938 | Britain | Lose: 16-21 |
| 16 Jul 1949 | New Zealand | Win: 15-11 |
| 05 Sep 1953 | Australia | Lose: 14-18 |
| 20 Aug 1955 | Britain | Win: 25-9 |
| 26 Jul 1958 | France | Draw: 3-3 |
| 23 Jul 1960 | New Zealand | Lose: 3-11 |
| 13 May 1961 | Ireland | Win: 24-8 |
| 04 Aug 1962 | Britain | Win: 8-3 |
| 10 Aug 1963 | Australia | Lose: 5-9 |
| 12 Aug 1967 | France | Draw: 6-6 |
| 13 Jul 1968 | Britain | Win: 11-6 |
| 06 Sep 1969 | Australia | Win: 11-3 |
| 08 Aug 1970 | New Zealand | Lose: 8-9 |
| 08 Jun 1974 | Britain | Lose: 3-12 |
| 04 Sep 1976 | New Zealand | Win: 15-10 |
| 31 May 1980 | Britain | Win: 26-22 |
| 30 May 1981 | Ireland | Win: 23-15 |
| 27 Oct 1984 | South America | Win: 22-13 |
| 10 May 1986 | NZ Cavaliers | Win: 21-15 |
| 26 Aug 1989 | World Invitation | Win: 20-19 |
| 22 Aug 1992 | Australia | Lose: 3-26 |
| 11 Jun 1994 | England | Win: 27-9 |
| 25 May 1995 | Australia | Win: 27-18 |
| 30 May 1995 | Romania | Win: 21-8 |
| 10 Aug 1996 | New Zealand | Lose: 18-29 |
| 10 Jun 1997 | Tonga | Win: 74-10 |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Britain | Lose: 16-25 |
| 04 Jul 1998 | England | Win: 18-0 |
| 14 Aug 1999 | Australia | Win: 10-9 |
| 21 Jul 2001 | New Zealand | Lose: 3-12 |
| 15 Jun 2002 | Wales | Win: 19-8 |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Australia | Win: 26-22 |
| 19 Jun 2004 | Ireland | Win: 26-17 |
| 06 Aug 2005 | New Zealand | Win: 22-16 |
| 24 Jun 2006 | France | Lose: 26-36 |
| 16 Jun 2007 | Australia | Win: 22-19 |
| 15 Aug 2007 | Namibia | Win: 105-13 |
| 21 Jun 2008 | Italy | Win: 26-0 |
| 16 Aug 2008 | New Zealand | Lose: 0-19 |
| 08 Aug 2009 | Australia | Win: 29-17 |
| 12 Jun 2010 | France | Win: 42-17 |
| 18 Aug 2012 | Argentina | Win: 27-6 |
| 28 Sep 2013 | Australia | Win: 28-8 |
| 27 Sep 2014 | Australia | Win: 28-10 |
| 11 Jun 2016 | Ireland | Lose: 20-26 |
| 07 Oct 2017 | New Zealand | Lose: 24-25 |
| 23 Jun 2018 | England | Lose: 10-25 |
Springboks’ 2025 Rugby Championship fixtures
16 August: South Africa vs Australia – Ellis Park, Johannesburg – 17:10
23 August: South Africa vs Australia – Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town – 17:10
6 September: New Zealand vs South Africa – Eden Park, Auckland – 09:05
13 September: New Zealand vs South Africa – Sky Stadium, Wellington – 09:05
27 September: South Africa vs Argentina – Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban – 17:10
4 October: Argentina vs South Africa – Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, London – 15:00
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