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INTERNATIONALS - SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa v Rhodesia
| 1971 | Series tied 1-1 | |||||
| ??.09/10 : Bloemfontein (Showgrounds) | South Africa | 17 | Rhodesia | 29 | ||
| ??.09/10 : Bloemfontein (Showgrounds) | South Africa | 25 | Rhodesia | 21 | ||
| The 4-man Rhodesia team included Ian McMillan, Chris Prinsloo, Zak Koekemoer plus a local (South African) rider. No details available. | ||||||
| 1972 | Rhodesia won series 2-1 | ||||
| 08.07 : Durban (Hoy Park) | South Africa | 21 | Rhodesia | 15 | |
| 06.10 : Johannesburg (Wembley) | South Africa | 14 | Rhodesia | 22 | |
| 07.10 : Durban (Hoy Park) | South Africa | 15 | Rhodesia | 21 | |
| South Africa | Total | Rhodesia | Total | ||||||||
| Dennis Newton | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | Peter Prinsloo | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | ||
| Danie Fourie | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | Roni Ferguson | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | ||
| Neil Mortimer | 8 | 0 | - | 8 | Pip Harris | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Vic Pretorius | 3 | - | 3 | 6 | Alex Hughson | - | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Ettienne Olivier | - | - | 6 | 6 | Ray Barclay | - | 0 | - | 0 | ||
| Louis Fourie | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | Dave "Squack" Harris | 0 | - | - | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Chapman | - | 2 | - | 2 | |||||||
| 1st. Match at Durban | 2nd. Match at Johannesburg | |||||||||||||||
| Heat No. | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | Total | Heat No. | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | Total | |
| Dennis Newton | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Dennis Newton | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| Vic Pretorius | 0 | 2' | 1 | 3 + 1 | Danie Fourie | 1' | 1' | 2 | 4 + 2 | |||||||
| Neil Mortimer | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Neil Mortimer | F | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| Danie Fourie | 2' | F | 1' | 3 + 2 | Jimmy Chapman | 1 | 0 | 1' | 2 + 1 | |||||||
| SOUTH AFRICA | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | res Louis Fourie | 1 | 1' | 2 + 1 | |||||
| RHODESIA | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | SOUTH AFRICA | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | |
| Peter Prinsloo | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | RHODESIA | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Pip Harris | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Peter Prinsloo | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||||||
| Roni Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Roni Ferguson | 0 | 2' | 3 | 5 + 1 | |||||||
| Squack Harris | 0 | F | R | 0 | Alex Hughson | 3 | 3 | - | 6 | |||||||
| Pip Harris | 2' | R | R | 2 + 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3rd. Match at Durban | res Ray Barclay | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Heat No. | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | Total | |||||||||
| Dennis Newton | 1 | F | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Vic Pretorius | F | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Ettienne Olivier | 3 | F | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Louis Fourie | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||||||||||||
| res Danie Fourie | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| SOUTH AFRICA | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||
| RHODESIA | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||
| Peter Prinsloo | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Pip Harris | 2' | 1 | 2 | 5 + 1 | ||||||||||||
| Alex Hughson | F | 3 | X | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Roni Ferguson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1974 | A 2-match series between South Africa and Rhodesia was held. No details available, except that |
| South Africa's scorers included Brian Stephens 3 (2 matches), whilst for Rhodesia Pip Harris scored | |
| 10 (2) and Dave Hemus 10 (2). | |
| Note : Information found by Christian Weber suggests that these two Tests were part of 3 meetings on April 3, 4, & 5 at Milner Park, Johannesburg - an OUTDOOR track, NOT the Indoor venue that was later used. |
| 1975 | Rhodesia beat South Africa 2-0 | |||||
| 29.03 : Johannesburg (Wembley Stadium) | South Africa | 21 | Rhodesia | 25 | ||
| 31.03 : Stilfontein | South Africa | 15 | Rhodesia | 20 | ||
| Note : Promoter at Stilfontein was South African rider Danie Fourie. | ||||||
| South Africa | Total | Rhodesia | Total | |||||||||
| Peter Murray | 8 | Malcolm Brown | 8 | |||||||||
| Dennis Newton | 4 | Peter Prinsloo | 7 | 8 ? | 15 | |||||||
| Vic Pretorius | 4 | - | Dave Hemus | 4 | 5 ? | 9 | ||||||
| Arthur Bruins | 3 | 2 ? | 5 | Pip Harris | 3 | |||||||
| Brian Stephens | 1 | 1 ? | 2 | Chris Prinsloo | 3 | |||||||
| Danie Fourie | 1 | 9 | 10 | Colin Payne | - | 0 ? | 0 | |||||
| George Baynes | - |
| 1975 | 30.05 : Johannesburg (Wembley Stadium) | South Africa | 14 | Rhodesia | 18 | |
| Peter Murray | Peter Prinsloo | |||||
| Danie Fourie | Dave Hemus | |||||
| Malcolm Brown | ||||||
| Neil Webb |
| Contributors : Christian Weber, Ken MacLeod, David Austin |
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