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INTERNATIONALS - SOUTH AFRICA

Southern Africa v Overseas

1972-73 Overseas won series 2-0
02.02 : Johannesburg (Wembley) Southern Africa 12 Overseas 24
03.02 : Durban (Hoy Park) Southern Africa 17 Overseas 18
Southern Africa Total Overseas Total
Dennis Newton (Sth Af) 4 6 10 Peter Murray (Eng) 9 3 12
Peter Prinsloo (Rho) 2 6 8 Robin Adlington (NZ) 3 7 10
Jim Gallacher (Rho) 2 5 7 Dave Durham (Eng) 6 4 10
Ettienne Olivier (Sth Af) 4 0 4 Bob Young (Aus) 6 4 10
Tommy Fox (Sth Af) - 0 0 Dennis Brunton (Sth Af) - 0 0
1st. Match at Johannesburg 2nd.Match at Durban
Heat No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 Total Heat No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 Total
Dennis Newton 3 0 1 4 Dennis Newton 1 2' 3 6 + 1
Peter Prinsloo 0 1 1 2 Peter Prinsloo Frm 3 3 6
Ettienne Olivier 1 3 0 4 Ettienne Olivier R - 0 0
Jim Gallacher 0 2' 0 2 + 1 Jim Gallacher 3 2 F 5
res no rider - res Tommy Fox R 0
SOUTHERN AFRICA 3 4 5 10 11 12 12 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1 4 9 11 14 17 17
OVERSEAS 3 8 13 14 19 24 24 OVERSEAS 5 8 9 12 15 18 18
Robin Adlington 1' R 2' 3 + 2 Robin Adlington 2' 3 2 7 + 1
Bob Young 2 1 3 6 Bob Young 3 - 1' 4 + 1
Peter Murray 3 3 3 9 Peter Murray 2 X 1' 3 + 1
Dave Durham 2' 2' 2' 6 + 3 Dave Durham 1' 1 2 4 + 1
res no rider - res Dennis Brunton R 0

1978-79 Springboks won series 3-1 Attendance
17.01 : Johannesburg (Milner Park) INDOOR Springboks 56 Overseas Select 32 1,850
18.01 : Johannesburg (Milner Park) INDOOR Springboks 52 Overseas Select 38 2,050
19.01 : Johannesburg (Milner Park) INDOOR Springboks 54 Overseas Select 36 2,500
03.02 : Krugersdorp (Tarlton Raceway) Springboks 41 Overseas Select 43
Notes The Springboks were a combined South Africa / Rhodesia team. The Test at Krugersdorp was the first meeting ever held on that track - building was only completed the previous day. Peter Prinsloo set the track record of 68.0 in heat 7
Springboks Total Overseas Select Total
Mike Ferreira (Rho) 18 20 19 15 72 Pete Smith (Eng) 5 11 12 12 40
Peter Prinsloo (Rho) © 18 16 16 17 67 Nig Close (Eng) © 10 11 6 5 32
Denzil Kent (Sth Af) 13 8 7 3 31 Steve Wilcock (Eng) 6 - 14 9 29
Brian Stephens (Sth Af) 6 4 7 1 18 Derek Harrison (Eng) 9 8 2 7 26
Arthur Bruins (Sth Af) 0 4 5 3 12 Benny Rourke (Scot) 2 4 - 10 16
Wayne Coughlan (Sth Af) 1 - - 2 3 Vic Ford (Eng) - 4 2 - 6
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indoor matches at
Milner Park
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Completed programme from 2nd Test at Milner Park
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4th Test - and first-ever meeting - at Tarlton
1st. Match at Johannesburg
Heat No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total
Peter Prinsloo 3 2' 3 3 3 3 1 18 + 1
Denzil Kent 2' 3 2 2' 3 1 13 + 2
Mike Ferreira 3 3 3 3 3 F 3 18
Arthur Bruins R F FX 0 F 0
Brian Stephens 2' 1 0 3 6 + 1
res Wayne Coughlan 1 1
SPRINGBOKS 5 8 13 18 20 24 27 32 35 38 41 44 48 52 56 56
OVERSEAS SELECT 1 3 4 5 9 11 14 15 18 21 23 26 28 30 32 32
Nig Close 0 3 2 1' 2 2 10 + 1
Pete Smith 1 F 1 1 1' 1' 5 + 2
Steve Wilcock F 1 1' 2 F 2 R 6 + 1
Benny Rourke 2 R 0 FX 0 2
Derek Harrison 1 2 2 2 0 2 9
2nd. Match at Johannesburg
Heat No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total
Peter Prinsloo 3 2' R 3 3 3* 2' 16 + 2
Denzil Kent 2' 2 F 1 1 2' 8 + 2
Mike Ferreira 3 3 3 3 3 2' 3 20 + 1
Arthur Bruins F 2 2 F F F 4
Brian Stephens 0 0 1 3 4
SPRINGBOKS 5 8 10 15 17 20 22 26 29 33 34 39 42 47 52 52
OVERSEAS SELECT 1 4 8 9 13 16 20 22 25 27 32 33 36 37 38 38
Nig Close 0 1 3 2 2' 2 1 11 + 1
Pete Smith 1 3 3 2 2 F 11
Derek Harrison 2 1 1' 0 3 1' F 8 + 2
Benny Rourke 1' 1 2 FX 4 + 1
Vic Ford 0 1 1' 1 1 0 4 + 1
* Prinsloo set track record 47.6 sec in ht.14
3rd. Match at Johannesburg
Heat No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total
Peter Prinsloo 3 3 3 3 2' FX 2' 16 + 2
Denzil Kent 0 2 1 2' F 2 7 + 1
Mike Ferreira 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 19
Arthur Bruins 0 0 1 1 1 2' 5 + 1
Brian Stephens 1' 2' 1 3 7 + 2
SPRINGBOKS 3 6 9 13 14 19 23 28 32 36 37 42 47 49 54 54
OVERSEAS SELECT 3 6 9 11 16 17 19 20 22 24 29 30 31 35 36 36
Nig Close 1' 2' R 0 2' 1 6 + 3
Pete Smith 2 3 3 1 2 1 F 12
Steve Wilcock 1' 2 2 2 3 3 1 14 + 1
Derek Harrison 2 F F 0 F F 2
Vic Ford 0 1 0 1 2
4th. Match at Krugersdorp
No details available
Rider of the Day: Ferreira, Prinsloo, Rourke, Smith
Also staged at this meeting was a Flat-Track International - South Africa 33 Rhodesia 27

Contributors : Christian Weber, David Austin, Alex Hughson

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