Rugby - Nelson Mandela Plate

First played for in 2000, as a one-off match, the trophy named after South Africa's most famous leader was designed to be a biennial contest between the Springboks and Australia.
It has been contested since 2006 over a seasonal series of matches. The team without possession must win more matches that year than the holders to regain the trophy. 
Before the Nelson Mandela Plate came into existence, South Africa won 28 times, Australia 14 and there were no draws.

* Nelson Mandela Plate not contested
# First match of series
 
YEAR
VENUE
SCORE
HOLDERS
2000
Melbourne
Aus 44-23
AUS
2000*
Sydney
Aus 26-6
-
2000*
Durban
Aus 19-18
-
2001*
Pretoria
RSA 20-15
-
2001* Perth  Draw 14-14 -
2002*
Brisbane
Aus 38-27
-
2002
Johannesburg
RSA 33-31
RSA
2003*
Cape Town
RSA 26-22
-
2003*
Brisbane
Aus 29-9
-
2004*
Perth
Aus 30-26
-
2004*
Durban
RSA 23-19
-
2005
Sydney
Aus 30-12
RSA#
2005
Johannesburg
RSA 33-20
RSA
2005*
Pretoria
RSA 22-16
-
2005*
Perth
RSA 22-19
-
2006
Brisbane
Aus 49-0
RSA#
2006
Sydney
Aus 20-18
AUS
2006
Johannesburg
RSA 24-16
AUS
2007
Cape Town
RSA 22-19 
AUS#
2007
Sydney
Aus 25-17
AUS
2008
Perth
Aus 16-9
AUS
2008
Durban
Aus 27-15
AUS
2008
Johannesburg
RSA 53-8
AUS
2009
Cape Town
RSA 29-17
AUS#
2009
Perth
RSA 32-25
RSA
2009
Brisbane
Aus 21-6
RSA
2010
Brisbane
Aus 30-13
RSA#
2010
Pretoria
RSA 44-31
RSA
2010
Bloemfontein
Aus 41-39
AUS
2011 Sydney Aus 39-20 AUS
2011 Durban Aus 14-9 AUS
2012 Perth Aus 26-19 AUS
2012 Pretoria RSA 31-8 AUS
2013 Brisbane RSA 38-12 RSA
2013 Cape Town RSA 28-8 RSA
2014 Perth Aus 24-23 AUS#
2014 Cape Town RSA 28-10 RSA
2015 Brisbane Aus 24-20 AUS
2016 Brisbane Aus 23-17 AUS
2016 Pretoria RSA 18-10 RSA
2017 Perth Draw 23-23 RSA
2017 Bloemfontein Draw 27-27 RSA
2018 Brisbane Aus 23-18 RSA
2018 Port Elizabeth RSA 23-12 RSA
2019 Johannesburg RSA 35-17 RSA
2021 Gold Coast Aus 28-26 RSA#
2021 Brisbane Aus 30-17 AUS
2022 Adelaide Aus 25-17 AUS
2022 Sydney RSA 24-8 AUS
2023 Pretoria Aus 43-12 RSA


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