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INTERNATIONALS - SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa v USA

1972-73 USA won series 4-0
27.10 : Johannesburg (Wembley) South Africa 11 USA 22 David Austin tells me that the final scheduled match at Benoni was cancelled because Mike Curoso (injured) and Scott Autrey had already returned home to California.
28.10 : Benoni (Dunswart) South Africa 15 USA 21
03.11 : Johannesburg (Wembley) South Africa 14 USA 22
04.11 : Durban (Hoy Park) South Africa 8 USA 27 (Att: 7,000)
02.12 : Benoni (Dunswart) Cancelled
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Dennis Newton 6 7 6 4 23 Rick Woods © 8 11 6 7 32
Ettienne Olivier 4 4 3 0 11 Scott Autrey 8 4 7 7 26
Des Haswell - - 3 3 6 Mike Curoso 5 2 4 7 18
George Baynes* - - 2 1 3 Sumner McKnight 1 - 5 6 12
Vic Pretorius 0 3 - - 3 George Baynes (Sth Af) * - 4 - - 4
Louis Fourie 1 1 0 - 2
Dennis Brunton - - - 0 0 * rode for both teams
Neil Mortimer 0 - - - 0

1st Test
South Africa 11 USA 22
Dennis Newton 3 2 1 6 Rick Woods 2 3 3 8
Louis Fourie 0 0 1' 1+1 Mike Curoso 1' 1 3 5+1
Neil Mortimer f - - 0 Scott Autrey 3 3 2' 8+1
Ettienne Olivier f 2 2 4 Sumner McKnight f 1 0 1
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Ht 1: Newton, Woods, Curoso, Fourie
Ht 2: Autrey, Olivier f, McKnight f, Mortimer f
Ht 3: Autrey, Newton, McKnight, Fourie
Ht 4: Woods, Olivier, Curoso, Pretorius
Ht 5: Curoso, Olivier, Fourie, McKnight
Ht 6: Woods, Autrey, Newton, Pretorius
2nd Test
South Africa 15 USA 21
Dennis Newton 2 3 2 7 Rick Woods 3 3 2' 3 11+1
Vic Pretorius 1' 2' 0 3+2 Scott Autrey ef 1 3 4
Ettienne Olivier 1 2 1 4 Mike Curoso 2' f - 2+1
Louis Fourie f 0 1' 1+1 George Baynes (SA) 3 1 0 4
Ht 1: Woods, Newton, Pretorius, Autrey (ef)
Ht 2: Baynes, Curoso, Olivier, Fourie (f)
Ht 3: Newton, Pretorius, Baynes, Cusoso (f)
Ht 4: Woods, Olivier, Autrey, Fourie
Ht 5: Autrey, Woods, Olivier, Pretorius
Ht 6: Woods, Newton, Fourie, Baynes
3rd Test
South Africa 14 USA 22
Dennis Newton 1 2 3 6 Rick Woods 3 3 ef 6
Louis Fourie ef - - 0 Mike Curoso 2' 2' 0 4+2
Ettienne Olivier 1 1 1 3 Scott Autrey 2' 3 2 7+1
Des Haswell 0 0 3 3 Sumner McKnight 3 1 1 5
George Baynes 0 2' 2+1
Ht 1: Woods, Curoso, Newton, Fourie (ef)
Ht 2: McKnight, Autrey, Olivier, Haswell
Ht 3: Autrey, Newton, McKnight, Baynes
Ht 4: Woods, Curoso, Olivier, Haswell
Ht 5: Haswell, Baynes, McKnight, Curoso
Ht 6: Newton, Autrey, Olivier, Woods (ef)
4th Test
South Africa 8 USA 27 Thanks to David Austin for this newspaper photo
Dennis Newton 1 2 1 4 Rick Woods 2' 2 3 7+1 of the USA team.
George Baynes 0 0 1 1 Mike Curoso 3 1' 3 7+1
Ettienne Olivier f - - 0 Scott Autrey 2' 3 2' 7+2
Des Haswell ef 3 ef 3 Sumner McKnight 3 1 2' 6+1
Dennis Brunton 0 0 0
Ht 1: Curoso, Woods, Newton, Baynes 61.0
Ht 2: McKnight, Autrey, Haswell ef, Olivier f 57.0
Ht 3: Autrey, Newton, McKnight, Baynes 56.9
Ht 4: Haswell, Woods, Curoso, Brunton 57.6
Ht 5: Curoso, McKnight, Baynes, Haswell ef 58.8
Ht 6: Woods, Autrey, Newton, Brunton 56.9

1981-82 USA won series 5-0
29.01 : Pretoria South Africa 22 USA 26
30.01 : Benoni (Dunswart Raceway) South Africa 21 USA 27
31.01 : Durban (Ottowa Autodrome) South Africa 19 USA 29
05.02 : Krugersdorp (Tarlton) South Africa 18 USA 29
07.02 : Durban (Ottawa Autodrome) South Africa 21 USA 25
South Africa Total USA Total
Alan Simpson 12 8 4 4 1 29 Chris Reichardt 11 8 7 9 7 42
Denzil Kent © - - 7 6 12 25 Mark Borgman © 6 9 6 10 6 37
Gary Prommel 2 1 2 7 4 16 Rob Borg 3 3 6 2 9 23
Wayne Coughlan 7 3 0 - - 10 Rob Lassen* (Aus) 4 3 5 3 2 17
Arthur Bruins - 3 5 - - 8 Tom Dickerson 2 1 1 5 1 10
James Bruins 0 5 - 0 - 5 Pete Smith* (Eng) - - 4 - - 4
Noddy Naude 2 1 1 0 1 5 Rob Dolman* (Eng) - 3 - - - 3
Ernest Blignaut - - - 1 3 4 * guest

2nd Test - Benoni (Dunswart)
South Africa 21 USA 27
Arthur Bruins 2' 1' 0 3+2 Mark Borgman 1 3 3 2 9
Alan Simpson 3 2 3 8 Tommy Dickerson 0 1 0 1
Gary Prommel 1 f 1 Bob Borg 2' 0 1' 3+2
Noddy Naude 0 ef 1 1 Chris Reichardt 3 3 2' 8+1
Wayne Coughlan 1' 2 3+1 Rob Dolman 3 ex 3
James Bruins 2 2 1' 5+1 Rob Lassen 0 3 3
Ht 1: Simpson, A Bruins, Borgman, Dickerson 5-1 5-1
Ht 2: Reichardt, Borg, Prommel, Naude 1-5 6-6
Ht 3: Borgman, J Bruins, Dickerson, Naude (ef) 2-4 8-10
Ht 4: Reichardt, J Bruins, Coughlan, Borg 3-3 11-13
Ht 5: Dolman, Simpson, A Bruins, Lassen 3-3 14-16
Ht 6: Borgman, Coughlan, J Bruins, Dickerson 3-3 17-19
Ht 7: Lassen, Reichardt, Naude, Prommel (f), Dolman (ex) 1-5 18-24
Ht 8: Simpson, Borgman, Borg, A Bruins 3-3 21-27
4th Test - Krugersdorp (Tarlton)
South Africa 18 USA 29
Denzil Kent  3 3 6 Chris Reichardt 2 1' 3 3 9+1
Noddy Naude 0 ef f 0 Tom Dickerson 1' 2' 2' 5+3
Gary Prommel 3 2 2 7 Mark Borgman 1 3 3 3 10
Alan Simpson 2' ef 2 f 4+1 Rob Borg 0 1 1 2
James Bruins f 0 0 Rob Lassen 2 1 3
Ernest Blignaut 0 1 1
Ht 1: Kent, Reichardt, Dickerson, Naude
Ht 2: Prommel, Simpson, Borgman, Borg
Ht 3: Kent, Lassen, Reichardt, J Bruins (f)
Ht 4: Borgman, Dickerson, Simpson (ef), Naude (ef) 61.5
Ht 5: Reichardt, Prommel, Borg, Blignaut
Ht 6: Borgman, Simpson, Lassen, J Bruins 60.8
Ht 7: Reichardt, Dickerson, Blignaut, Naude (f)
Ht 8: Borgman, Prommel, Borg, Simpson (f) 60.2 (record)

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Cover and scorechart for the match at Benoni (Dunswart)

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South Africa 1982
Gary Prommel, Alan Simpson, Denzil Kent (capt), Noddy Naude, Wayne Coughlan
USA 1982
Rob Lassen, Tom Dickerson, Chris Reichardt, Rob Borg, Mark Borgman(capt)

1981-82 INDOOR Series tied 1-1
INDOOR 16.01 : Johannesburg (Milner Park) South Africa 19 USA 29
19.01 : Johannesburg (Milner Park) South Africa 26 USA 22
South Africa Total USA Total
Denzil Kent 9 6 15 Chris Reichardt 11 7 18
Gary Prommel 4 4 8 Mark Borgman 6 8 14
Alan Simpson 1 7 8 Rob Borg 6 5 11
Wayne Coughlan 2 4 6 Tom Dickerson 4 2 6
Noddy Naude 2 3 5 Rob Lassen* 2 0 2
Arthur Bruins - 2 2
James Bruins 1 - 1 * guest

1st Match 2nd Match
South Africa 19 USA 29 South Africa 26 USA 22
Denzil Kent 3 3 3 9 Mark Borgman f 3 3 6 Denzil Kent 2 1 3 6 Chris Reichardt 1 3 3 7
Alan Simpson 1 0 f 1 Tom Dickerson 2 0 2' 4+1 Noddy Naude f 3 f 3 Mark Borgman 3 1 2 2' 8+1
Gary Prommel f 2 2 4 Chris Reichardt 3 3 3 2 11 Gary Prommel 3 f 1 4 Rob Borg 1 1 2 1' 5+1
Noddy Naude 1 1' ex 2+1 Rob Borg 2' 1 2 1' 6+2 Alan Simpson 2' 2 3 7+1 Tom Dickerson 0 ef 2 2
Wayne Coughlan 2 f 2 Rob Lassen (SA) 1' 1 2+1 Wayne Coughlan 3 1 4 Rob Lassen (SA) 0 0 0
James Bruins ef 1 1 Arthur Bruins 2' 0 2+1
Ht 1: Kent, Dickerson, Simpson, Borgman (f)
Ht 2: Reichardt, Borg, Naude, Prommel (f)
Ht 3: Borgman, Prommel, Naude, Dickerson
Ht 4: Reichardt, Coughlan, Borg, J Bruins (ef)
Ht 5: Kent, Borg, Lassen, Simpson
Ht 6: Borgman, Dickerson, J Bruins, Coughlan (f)
Ht 7: Reichardt, Prommel, Lassen, Naude (exc)
Ht 8: Kent, Reichardt, Borg, Simpson (f)
Ht 1: Borgman, Kent, Reichardt, Naude (f)
Ht 2: Prommel, Simpson, Borg, Dickerson
Ht 3: Reichardt, Simpson, Borgman, Prommel (f)
Ht 4: Coughlan, A Bruins, Borg, Dickerson (ef)
Ht 5: Naude, Borgman, Kent, Lassen
Ht 6: Reichardt, Borgman, Coughlan, A Bruins
Ht 7: Simpson, Borg, Prommel, Lassen
Ht 8: Kent, Dickerson, Borg, Naude (f)

Contributors : David Austin

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