▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁at ▁Dioc es an ▁College . ▁These ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁representative ▁games ▁played ▁by ▁South ▁African ▁sides . ▁The ▁tour ists ▁won ▁all ▁twenty ▁matches ▁they ▁played , ▁conced ing ▁only ▁one ▁point . ▁The ▁British ▁Is les ' ▁success ▁continued ▁on ▁their ▁tour ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁winning ▁three ▁out ▁of ▁four ▁tests ▁against ▁South ▁Africa . ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁play ▁greatly ▁improved ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁and ▁their ▁first ▁test ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁game ▁was ▁a ▁pointer ▁to ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁lost ▁a ▁series ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁drawing ▁the ▁opening ▁two ▁tests ▁before ▁losing ▁the ▁last ▁ 8 – 0 . ▁Rugby ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁huge ▁boost ▁by ▁the ▁early ▁L ions ▁t ours , ▁which ▁created ▁great ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁press . ▁South ▁Africa ▁would ▁not ▁lose ▁another ▁series — home ▁or ▁away — until ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁South ▁African ▁team ▁to ▁tour ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁and ▁France ▁occurred ▁during ▁ 1 9 0 6 – 0 7 . ▁The ▁team ▁played ▁tests ▁against ▁all ▁four ▁Home ▁Nations . ▁England ▁managed ▁a ▁draw , ▁but ▁Scotland ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Home ▁un ions ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁victory . ▁The ▁trip ▁inst illed ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁national ▁pride ▁among ▁South ▁Afr icans . ▁The ▁South ▁Afr icans