2004 in South African sport

'See also: 2003 in South African sport, 2004 in South Africa, 2005 in South African sport and the Timeline of South African sport.

Contents 1 Athletics 2 Football (Rugby Union) 2.1 June 2.2 July 2.3 August 2.4 November 2.5 December 3 Football (Soccer)

Athletics

• 7 March - Mbulaeni Mulaudzi wins gold in the 800 metres at the 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics held in Budapest
• 28 August - Mbulaeni Mulaudzi wins silver in the 800 metres at the 28th Olympic Games held in Athens

Football (Rugby Union)

June

• 12 June - The South Africa (Springboks) beat Ireland 31-17 at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
• 19 June - The Springboks beat Ireland 26-17 at Newlands, Cape Town
• 26 June - The Springboks beat Wales (The Dragons) 53-18 in Pretoria

July

• 17 July - The Springboks beat the Pacific Islanders 38-24
• 24 July - The Springboks lose to New Zealand (All Blacks) 23-21 at Jade Stadium, Christchurch in the Tri Nations Series
• 31 July - The Springboks lose to Australia (Wallabies) 30-26 at the Subiaco Oval, Perth, Western Australia in the Tri-Nations Series

August

• 14 August - The Springboks beat the All Blacks 40-26 at the Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg in the Tri-Nations Series
• 21 August - The Springboks beat the Wallibies 23-19 in the Tri-Nations Series

November

• 6 November - The Springboks beat The Dragons 38-36 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
• 13 November - The Springboks lose to Ireland 12-17 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin
• 20 November - The Springboks lose to England 16-32 at the Twickenham Stadium, London
• 27 November - The Springboks beat Scotland 45-10 at the Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

December

• 4 December - The Springboks beat Argentina (los Pumas) 39-7 at Vélez Sársfield, Buenos Aires

Football (Soccer)

• 17 November - South Africa (Bafana Bafana) beats Nigeria 2-1 in the Nelson Mandela Challenge held in Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg