The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.

Rugby union

Team sport, code of rugby football

Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries, rugby 15/XV in non-Anglophone Europe, Rugbaí in Irish or often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century.…

Test match (rugby union)

International match in rugby union

A test match in rugby union is an international match, usually played between two senior national teams, that is recognised as such by at least one of the teams' national governing bodies.

Australia national rugby union team

The Australia men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Wallabies, represents Rugby Australia men's international rugby union. The Wallabies first played at Sydney in 1899, winning their first test match against the touring British Isles team.

South Africa national rugby union team

National sports team

The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks is the country's national team governed by the South African Rugby Union. The Springboks play in green and gold jerseys with white shorts, and their emblem is the Springbok, a native antelope and the…

Newlands Stadium

Rugby and football stadium in Cape Town, South Africa

The Newlands Stadium is located in Cape Town, South Africa. The stadium has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all-seater venue.

Cape Town

Legislative capital of South Africa

Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's second-largest city by population, after Johannesburg, and the largest city in the Western Cape. The city is part of…