South Africa and the Barbarians have played each other on eight occasions. The first encounter was in January 1952 and saw South Africa win 17–3 at the Cardiff Arms Park. More recently, the two teams have played in a "Final Challenge" match in the end-of-year rugby union tests, which is often played at Twickenham.
Overall summary
edit| Details | Played | Won by South Africa | Won by Barbarians | Drawn | South Africa points | Barbarians points |
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| Neutral venue | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 150 | 154 |
| Overall | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 150 | 154 |
Matches
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| 26 January 1952 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 3–17 |  South Africa
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| 4 February 1961 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 6–0 | Barbarians | |
| 31 January 1970 | Twickenham, London | 12–21 | South Africa
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| 3 December 1994 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 23–15 | Barbarians | |
| 10 December 2000 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 31–41 |  South Africa
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| 1 December 2007 | Twickenham, London | 22–5 | Barbarians | 2007 end of year test |
| 4 December 2010 | Twickenham, London | 26–20 | Barbarians | 2010 end of year test |
| 5 November 2016 | Wembley Stadium, London | 31–31 | Draw | 2016 November tests |