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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 |
Programme for all 3 indoor matches at Milner Park |
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Completed programme from 2nd Test at Milner Park | |
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 |
© Brian Collins