Rugby-

Rugby is a type of football that was one of many versions of football played at English public schools during the 19th century. The two different types of rugby are the rugby league and the rugby union, which although are played the same, have different specified rules. Both types share the objective of both teams attempting to get a ball over a line for a “try” (or "goal").

The Reverend George Ogilvie is known to have first introduced rugby to South Africa in 1861. South African rugby was first present in the Cape colony. The South African Rugby Board was formed in 1889. South Africa recorded their first victory against the British in 1896, and was also the game that SA debuted the green and gold jerseys. The team then became known as the Springboks. By 1972, it was estimated that there were about 2,000 rugby clubs in the country of South Africa. Because of South Africa’s political situations surrounding the apartheid, South African teams were banned from international competition until 1992. South Africa first competed in the World Cup in 1995. SA hosted the finals at Ellis Park, and won against New Zealand in the finals, becoming world champions. In 2007, The Springboks stood alongside Australia, as the only two national teams to win the trophy twice.