1956 – Auckland: New Zealand 11 South Africa 5
The fourth and final Test with New Zealand needing victory for their first series win over South Africa and to inflict the first series loss on the Springboks since the British Isles toured the republic in 1896.
A Don Clarke penalty in the 15th minute produced the only points for the All Blacks in a tense first half.
After the break, back row Peter Jones beat Springbok fullback Basie Viviers and sprinted 30-metres to score and Clarke added a second penalty to have the All Blacks up 11-0.
Wing Roy Dryburgh scored a late try for the Springboks as they fought to the end but their 60-year aura of invincibility was broken.
1995 – Johannesburg: South Africa 15 New Zealand 12
A monumental match that decided the World Cup final and had huge significance in South Africa’s post-apartheid era.
The iconic sight of South Africa president Nelson Mandela, wearing a Springbok jersey, presenting the cup to Francois Pienaar is widely to be one of the greatest moments in sporting history.
In a gripping final there were no tries and many of the All Blacks, hot favourites to win the match, claimed to be stricken by food poisoning.
At the end of regular time it was 9-9 with the Springboks’ Joel Stransky and the All Blacks’ Andrew Mehrtens kicking all the points.
Each scored one more penalty in the first period of extra-time before a Stransky drop-goal seven minutes from the end of determined the outcome.
