Rugby players in action during a competitive match in South Africa.

When did South Africa return to international rugby

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South Africa was readmitted to international rugby in August 1992 following the end of apartheid, having been excluded from both the 1987 and 1991 Rugby World Cups and facing a boycott from major rugby nations since the mid-1980s. Their first Test back was against the All Blacks in Johannesburg, just three years before they hosted and won the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

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