On New Year 's Day 1907 , Cardiff beat South Africa 17 -- 0 , a great achievement considering the national side had been beaten 11 -- 0 by the Boks only a month earlier .
France were thrashed by them 55 -- 6 two days later .
On New Year 's Day 1907 , Cardiff beat South Africa 17 -- 0 , a great achievement considering the national side had been beaten 11 -- 0 by the Boks only a month earlier , and France were thrashed by them 55 -- 6 two days later .