Freedom Cup

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Freedom Cup
SportRugby union
Instituted2004
Number of teams2
CountryFile:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
HoldersFile:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (2025)
Most titlesFile:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (16 titles)

The Freedom Cup (Afrikaans: Vryheidsbeker)[1] 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

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As of 13 September 2025.

Details P File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa D New Zealand points South Africa points
New Zealand New Zealand 18 13 4 1 528 310
South Africa South Africa 20 11 9 0 555 495
Neutral Venue [note 1] 2 1 1 0 48 48
Overall 40 25 14 1 1,131 853

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Results

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Year Date Venue Home Score Away Trophy
Winner
2025 13 September Sky Stadium, Wellington New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 10–43 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa South Africa
6 September Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 24–17 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
2024 7 September Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 18–12 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand South Africa
31 August Ellis Park, Johannesburg South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 31–27 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
2023 15 July Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 35–20 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa New Zealand
2022 13 August Ellis Park, Johannesburg South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 23–35 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand New Zealand
6 August Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 26–10 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
2021 2 October Robina Stadium, Gold Coast, Queensland New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 29–31 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa New Zealand
25 September North Queensland Stadium, Townsville New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 19–17 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
2019 27 July Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 16–16 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa New Zealand
2018 6 October Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 30–32 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand New Zealand
15 September Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 34–36 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
2017 7 October Newlands Stadium, Cape Town South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 24–25 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand New Zealand
16 September North Harbour Stadium, Albany New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 57–0 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
2016 8 October Kings Park Stadium, Durban South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 15–57 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand New Zealand
17 September Rugby League Park, Christchurch New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 41–13 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
2015 25 July Ellis Park, Johannesburg South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 20–27 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand New Zealand
2014 4 October Ellis Park, Johannesburg South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 27–25 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand New Zealand
13 September Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 14–10 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
2013 5 October Ellis Park, Johannesburg South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 27–38 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand New Zealand
14 September Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 29–15 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
2012 6 October FNB Stadium, Johannesburg South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 16–32 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand New Zealand
15 September Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 21–11 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
2011 20 August Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 18–5 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand New Zealand
30 July Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 40–7 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
2010 21 August FNB Stadium, Johannesburg South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 22–29 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand New Zealand
17 July Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 31–17 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
10 July Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 32–12 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
2009 12 September Waikato Stadium, Hamilton New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 29–32 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa South Africa
1 August Kings Park Stadium, Durban South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 31–19 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
25 July Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 28–19 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
2008 16 August Newlands, Cape Town South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 0–19 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand New Zealand
12 July Carisbrook, Dunedin New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 28–30 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
5 July Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 19–8 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
2007 14 July Lancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 33–6 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa New Zealand
23 June Kings Park Stadium, Durban South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 21–26 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
2006 2 September Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 21–20 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand New Zealand
26 August Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 26–45 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
22 July Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 35–17 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
2004 14 August Ellis Park, Johannesburg South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 40–26 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand South Africa

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the two tests played during the 2021 Rugby Championship were both staged in Queensland Australia

References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Pick and Go rugby archive – select All Blacks and Boks, Freedom Cup.
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