How many World Cups have South Africa appeared in prior to the upcoming tournament?

Question

How many World Cups have South Africa appeared in prior to the upcoming tournament?

Answer 1

Its actually three PRIOR to this tournament - 95, 99 and 03. 07 would make it four, but to correctly answer the question, it is indeed three.  This is not a guess either.

Answer 2

Only three. Sanctions prevented them from competing in any world cups before the fall of apartheid in 94.

They won the 95 RWC, reached the semi's in 99, and lost in the quarter-finals in 03. Hopefully they can win this one again, that would mean that they would have won 50% of the world cups that they competed in!!! Hurray!!

Answer 3

At a guess it would be three.

Answer 4

3.

Go the AB's

Answer 5

Prior to the 2007 Cup, South Africa have appeared in 4 previous cups.  Apartheid ban excluded them participating in the first, 1987.

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Answer 6

Three RWC's.

Answer 7

Three before this one because they were banned from playin all sports during apartheid which ended I think in 1992.