▁the ▁first ▁side ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁the ▁name ▁L ions , ▁apparently ▁picked ▁up ▁from ▁the ▁L ions ▁emb roid ered ▁on ▁their ▁t ies . ▁The ▁All ▁Black s ▁first ▁tou red ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁and ▁again ▁the ▁Test ▁series ▁finished ▁level . ▁The ▁Spring b oks ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁Test ▁ 1 7 – 0 ▁to ▁inf lict ▁the ▁All ▁Black s ' ▁heav iest ▁defeat ▁since ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁The ▁All ▁Black s ▁reb ounded ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁second ▁Test ▁ 7 – 6 . ▁After ▁a ▁Spring b ok ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁Test , ▁the ▁All ▁Black s ▁won ▁ 1 3 – 5 ▁to ▁draw ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁Despite ▁winning ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁second ▁Grand ▁S lam , ▁the ▁Spring b ok ▁tour ists ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 1 – 3 2 ▁were ▁an ▁un lo ved ▁team , ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁tact ics ▁of ▁kick ing ▁for ▁territory . ▁It ▁was ▁successful ▁however , ▁winning ▁against ▁England , ▁Ireland , ▁Scotland ▁and ▁Wales , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁defe ating ▁all ▁their ▁Wel sh ▁oppon ents ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁Australia ▁tou red ▁South ▁Africa , ▁with ▁the ▁Spring b oks ▁winning ▁the ▁series ▁ 3 – 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁South ▁Africa ▁tou red ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Australia ▁and ▁their ▁ 2 – 1 ▁series ▁win ▁prompt ed ▁them ▁to