oks ▁played ▁their ▁first ▁test ▁match ▁at ▁Soccer ▁City ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁a ▁Tri ▁Nations ▁match ▁against ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Other ▁stad iums ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁test ▁matches ▁include ▁Buff alo ▁City ▁Stadium ▁in ▁East ▁London , ▁the ▁Royal ▁B af ok eng ▁Sports ▁Palace ▁outside ▁of ▁R ust enburg , ▁M b omb ela ▁Stadium ▁in ▁M b omb ela ▁and ▁P uma ▁Stadium ▁in ▁e Mal ahlen i . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁South ▁African ▁international ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Port ▁Elizabeth ' s ▁St ▁George ' s ▁Park ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁Ell is ▁Park ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁hosted ▁a ▁record ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁a ▁Test ▁between ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁Irish ▁L ions . ▁ ▁The ▁Spring b oks ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁notable ▁advantage ▁over ▁tour ing ▁sides ▁when ▁playing ▁at ▁high ▁alt itude ▁on ▁the ▁High vel d . ▁Games ▁at ▁Ell is ▁Park , ▁Lo ft us ▁Vers feld , ▁or ▁V oda com ▁Park ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁present ▁physical ▁problems , ▁and ▁to ▁influence ▁a ▁match ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁ways , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ball ▁trav elling ▁further ▁when ▁k icked . ▁Exper ts ▁disag ree ▁on ▁whether ▁tour ing ▁team ' s ▁tradition ally ▁poor ▁performances ▁at ▁alt itude ▁are ▁more ▁due ▁to