South Africa national Australian rules football team

South Africa
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Lions
Governing bodyAFL South Africa
Rankings
CurrentSteady 9th (as of October 2022[1])
First international
New Zealand New Zealand 163 – 1 South Africa South Africa (2002)[2]
International Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2002)
Best result3rd (2008)
South Africa lining up for national anthem before a match against Ireland during a final in the 2008 AFIC

The South African national Australian rules football team (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse nasionale Australiese voetbalspan; nicknamed the Lions)[a] represents South Africa in international Australian rules football.

South Africa is the only African country that currently competes in international Australian rules football. Although South Africa has never won the Australian Football International Cup, they are one of the better teams in the tournament, and they have competed in all six International Cups to date. Their best performance at the International Cup is when they finished third in 2008.

  • Australian rules football in South Africa

Notes

  1. ↑ Zulu: Amabhubesi, Xhosa: Iingonyama, Afrikaans: Leeus, Sotho: Litau, Tsonga: Tinghala

References

  1. ↑ https://worldfootynews.com/article.php/2022102316562220
  2. ↑ "Men's World Rankings Matches - World Footy News".