This is a list of events in South African sport in 2005.

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 The Free State Stadium ( af, Vrystaatstadion), currently known as the Toyota Stadium for sponsorship reasons and formerly known as Vodacom Park, is a stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, used mainly for rugby union and also sometimes for associa ...

, Bloemfontein * 19 June - The Springboks beat Ireland 26-17 at

Newlands Newlands may refer to: Places Australia * Newlands, Queensland, a locality in the Whitsunday Region New Zealand * Newlands, Wellington, a suburb of Wellington South Africa * Newlands, Cape Town, a suburb of Cape Town * Newlands, Johannesbur ...

, 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 Lancaster Park, also known as Jade Stadium and AMI Stadium for sponsorship reasons, was a sports stadium in Waltham, a suburb of Christchurch in New Zealand. The stadium was closed permanently due to damage sustained in the February 2011 eart ...

, 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 The Millennium Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm y Mileniwm), known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm Principality) for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales. Located in Cardiff, it is the home of the Wales national rug ...

, 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 Murrayfield Stadium (known as BT Murrayfield Stadium for sponsorship reasons, or popularly as Murrayfield) is a Rugby stadium located in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has a seating capacity of 67,144 making it the largest sta ...

, Edinburgh

December

* 4 December - The Springboks beat Argentina (los Pumas) 39-7 at José Amalfitani Stadium, 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

References

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