Freedom Cup

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox rugby league football competitionThe Freedom Cup (Template:Langx) is a minor international rugby union trophy contested between South Africa and New Zealand, during The Rugby Championship and previously during The Rugby Championship's predecessor, the Tri Nations. It was first contested in 2004 (the 10 year anniversary of South African democracy), in a one-off test. The game, played at Ellis Park, Johannesburg was won 40–26 by South Africa. However, in the 2006 Tri Nations Series, it was contested in all three New Zealand–South Africa matches.

In 2006, New Zealand won the first two matches, winning the Freedom Cup for the first time, but during the post-match presentation following the third game which was won by South Africa, Supersport presenter Joost van der Westhuizen incorrectly presented the trophy to Springbok captain John Smit who accepted it in front of millions of television viewers. The mistake was later corrected, off-air.

Matches

Details	P	Template:Country data New Zealand	Template:Country data South Africa	D	New Zealand points	South Africa points
Template:Flagicon New Zealand	16	12	3	1	494	250
Template:Flagicon South Africa	20	11	9	0	555	495
Neutral Venue Template:Refn	2	1	1	0	48	48
Overall	38	24	13	1	1097	793

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Results

Year	Date	Venue	Home	Score	Away	Trophy Winner
2024	7 September	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town	Template:Ru-rt	18–12	Template:Country data New Zealand	Template:Flagicon
	31 August	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Template:Ru-rt	31–27	Template:Country data New Zealand
2023	15 July	Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland	Template:Ru-rt	35–20	Template:Country data South Africa	Template:Flagicon
2022	13 August	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Template:Ru-rt	23–35	Template:Country data New Zealand	Template:Flagicon
	6 August	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit	Template:Ru-rt	26–10	Template:Country data New Zealand
2021	2 October	Robina Stadium, Gold Coast, Queensland	Template:Ru-rt	29–31	Template:Country data South Africa	Template:Flagicon
	25 September	North Queensland Stadium, Townsville	Template:Ru-rt	19–17	Template:Country data South Africa
2019	27 July	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Template:Ru-rt	16–16	Template:Country data South Africa	Template:Flagicon
2018	6 October	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria	Template:Ru-rt	30–32	Template:Country data New Zealand	Template:Flagicon
	15 September	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Template:Ru-rt	34–36	Template:Country data South Africa
2017	7 October	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town	Template:Ru-rt	24–25	Template:Country data New Zealand	Template:Flagicon
	16 September	North Harbour Stadium, Albany	Template:Ru-rt	57–0	Template:Country data South Africa
2016	8 October	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	Template:Ru-rt	15–57	Template:Country data New Zealand	Template:Flagicon
	17 September	Rugby League Park, Christchurch	Template:Ru-rt	41–13	Template:Country data South Africa
2015	25 July	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Template:Ru-rt	20–27	Template:Country data New Zealand	Template:Flagicon
2014	4 October	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Template:Ru-rt	27–25	Template:Country data New Zealand	Template:Flagicon
	13 September	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Template:Ru-rt	14–10	Template:Country data South Africa
2013	5 October	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Template:Ru-rt	27–38	Template:Country data New Zealand	Template:Flagicon
	14 September	Eden Park, Auckland	Template:Ru-rt	29–15	Template:Country data South Africa
2012	6 October	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg	Template:Ru-rt	16–32	Template:Country data New Zealand	Template:Flagicon
	15 September	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin	Template:Ru-rt	21–11	Template:Country data South Africa
2011	20 August	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Template:Ru-rt	18–5	Template:Country data New Zealand	Template:Flagicon
	30 July	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Template:Ru-rt	40–7	Template:Country data South Africa
2010	21 August	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg	Template:Ru-rt	22–29	Template:Country data New Zealand	Template:Flagicon
	17 July	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Template:Ru-rt	31–17	Template:Country data South Africa
	10 July	Eden Park, Auckland	Template:Ru-rt	32–12	Template:Country data South Africa
2009	12 September	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton	Template:Ru-rt	29–32	Template:Country data South Africa	Template:Flagicon
	1 August	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	Template:Ru-rt	31–19	Template:Country data New Zealand
	25 July	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Template:Ru-rt	28–19	Template:Country data New Zealand
2008	16 August	Newlands, Cape Town	Template:Ru-rt	0–19	Template:Country data New Zealand	Template:Flagicon
	12 July	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Template:Ru-rt	28–30	Template:Country data South Africa
	5 July	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Template:Ru-rt	19–8	Template:Country data South Africa
2007	14 July	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	Template:Ru-rt	33–6	Template:Country data South Africa	Template:Flagicon
	23 June	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	Template:Ru-rt	21–26	Template:Country data New Zealand
2006	2 September	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg	Template:Ru-rt	21–20	Template:Country data New Zealand	Template:Flagicon
	26 August	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Template:Ru-rt	26–45	Template:Country data New Zealand
	22 July	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Template:Ru-rt	35–17	Template:Country data South Africa
2004	14 August	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Template:Ru-rt	40–26	Template:Country data New Zealand	Template:Flagicon

See also

• History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa

External links

• Boks and ABs to contest new cup - tvnz.co.nz
• Pick and Go Freedom Cup stats
• News24:Joost in Freedom Cup shocker