Today in History: Boks register an important win over the Wallabies
The win was South Africa's 14th consecutive victory and their 13th under coach Mallett.
On Saturday, 22 August 1998, the South African rugby team, nicknamed the Springboks, under the mentorship of Nick Mallett, registered an important victory over the Australian team.
The Springboks beat their Wallaby opponents 29–15 in the Tri-Nations game played at Ellis Park stadium, Johannesburg.
The win was South Africa’s 14th consecutive victory and their 13th under coach Mallett.
This victory raised the possibility of the Springboks breaking the world record for consecutive victories on their end-of-year tour to the United Kingdom. However, they only succeeded in equalling the record.
The record was subsequently broken by New Zealand’s All Blacks, with 17 consecutive wins from 1965 to 1970.
Information sourced from: South African History Online.
