1992 South Africa rugby union tour of France and England

The 1992 South Africa rugby union tour of France and England was a series of matches played in October and November 1992 in France and England by the South Africa national rugby union team. The 1992 tour was South Africa's first tour to France since 1974 and to England since 1969–70.[1][2]

1992 South Africa rugby union tour of France and England
Coach(es)John Williams
Tour captain(s)Naas Botha
Top point scorer(s)Naas Botha (74)
Top try scorer(s)Danie Gerber (4) Jacques Olivier (4)
Top test point scorer(s)Naas Botha (32)
Top test try scorer(s)Danie Gerber (2)
Summary
P W D L
Total
13 08 00 05
Test match
03 01 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 France
2 1 0 1
 England
1 0 0 1

Touring party
Name Position Province Notes
Theo van RensburgFullback Transvaal
Hugh Reece-EdwardsFullback Natal
Pieter HendriksWing Transvaal
Deon OosthuysenWing Northern Transvaal
Jacques OlivierWing Northern Transvaal
James SmallWing Transvaal
Faffa KnoetzeCentre Western Province
Danie GerberCentre Western Province
Heinrich FülsCentre Transvaal
Pieter MullerCentre Natal
Naas BothaFly-half (c) Northern Transvaal
Hennie le RouxFly-half Transvaal
Garth WrightScrum-half Transvaal
Robert du PreezScrum-half Natal
Heinrich RodgersProp Northern Transvaal
Johan StygerProp Free State
Keith AndrewsProp Western Province
Willie HillsProp/Hooker Northern Transvaal
Andries TruscottHooker Northern Transvaal
Harry RobertsHooker Transvaal
Adri GeldenhuysLock Eastern Province
Drikus HattinghLock Northern Transvaal
Adolf MalanLock Northern Transvaal
Steve AthertonLock Natal
Wahl Bartmann Flanker Natal
Piet PretoriusFlanker Northern Transvaal
Ian MacdonaldFlanker Transvaal
Botha RossouwFlanker Western Transvaal
Tiaan StraussNo. 8 Western Province
Adriaan RichterNo. 8 Northern Transvaal
Phillip SchutteLock Northern TransvaalLater addition to the tour
FC SmitFlanker Western ProvinceLater addition to the tour

Results
Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.
No.DateOpposing TeamVenueResultScoreStatus
1.3 October 1992French Emerging XVStade Chaban-Delmas, BordeauxLost17–24Tour match
2.7 October 1992French Regional XVStade du Hameau, PauWon29–22Tour match
3.10 October 1992French Midi-Pyrenian RegionalStadium Municipal, ToulouseWon18–15Tour match
4.13 October 1992Provence-Côte d'Azur XVStade Vélodrome, MarseilleWon41–12Tour match
5.17 October 1992FranceStade de Gerland, LyonWon20–15Test match
6.20 October 1992Languedoc RegionalStade de la Méditerranée, BeziersWon36–15Tour match
7.24 October 1992FranceParc des Princes, ParisLost16–29Test match
8.28 October 1992French UniversitiesToursLost13–18Tour match
9.31 October 1992French Barbarians Stadium Nord Lille Metropole, LilleLost20–25Tour match
10.4 November 1992England MidlandsWelford Road Stadium, LeicesterWon32–9Tour match
11.7 November 1992England BMemorial Ground, BristolWon20–16Tour match
12.10 November 1992North of EnglandElland Road, LeedsWon19–3Tour match
13.14 November 1992EnglandTwickenham, LondonLost16–33Test match

Test Matches

First Test: France
17 October 1992
France  15–20  South Africa
Try: Penaud (2)
Con: Viars
Pen: Viars
 [3] Try: Gerber
Small
Con: Botha (2)
Pen: Botha
Drop: Botha
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 27 096
Referee: Brian Kinsey (Australia)
FranceSouth Africa
Jean-Luc SadournyFB15FBHugh Reece-Edwards
Philippe Saint-AndréW14WJames Small
Franck MesnelC13CDanie Gerber
Christophe DeylaudC12CPieter Muller
Sebastien ViarsW11WJacques Olivier
Alain PenaudFH10FHNaas Botha (capt.)
Aubin HueberSH9SHGarth Wright
(capt.) Marc CécillonN88N8Tiaan Strauss
Laurent CabannesF7FAdriaan Richter
Jean-Francois TordoF6FWahl Bartmann
Olivier RoumatL5LAdolf Malan
Jean-Marie CadieuL4LAdri Geldenhuys
Philippe GallartP3PHeinrich Rodgers
Jean-Michel GonzalezH2HWillie Hills
Louis ArmaryP1PJohan Styger
Replacements
Abdelatif BenazziDeon Oosthuysen
Philippe BenettonTheo van Rensburg
Robert du Preez
Harry Roberts
Botha Rossouw
Drikus Hattingh
Coaches
Pierre Berbizier John Williams


Second Test: France
24 October 1992
France  29–16  South Africa
Try: Penaud
Roumat
Con: Lacroix (2)
Pen: Lacroix (5)
 [4] Try: Gerber
Con: Botha
Pen: Botha (2)
Drop: Botha
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 38 130
Referee: Brian Kinsey (Australia)
FranceSouth Africa
Jean-Luc SadournyFB15FBHugh Reece-Edwards
Philippe Saint-AndréW14WJames Small
Franck MesnelC13CDanie Gerber
Thierry LacroixC12CPieter Muller
Jean-Baptiste LafondW11WJacques Olivier
Alain PenaudFH10FHNaas Botha (capt.)
Aubin HueberSH9SHGarth Wright
(capt.) Marc CécillonN88N8Tiaan Strauss
Laurent CabannesF7FAdriaan Richter
Philippe BenettonF6FWahl Bartmann
Olivier RoumatL5LAdolf Malan
Abdelatif BenazziL4LAdri Geldenhuys
Philippe GallartP3PHeinrich Rodgers
Jean-Michel GonzalezH2HWillie Hills
Louis ArmaryP1PJohan Styger
Replacements
Sebastien ViarsTheo van Rensburg
Hennie le Roux
Robert du Preez
Harry Roberts
Drikus Hattingh
Ian Macdonald
Coaches
Pierre Berbizier John Williams


England
14 November 1992
England  33–16  South Africa
Try: T. Underwood
Carling, Guscott, Morris
Con: Webb (2)
Pen: Webb (3)
 [5] Try: Strauss
Con: Botha
Pen: Botha (2)
Drop: Botha
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 54 000
Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)
EnglandSouth Africa
Jonathan WebbFB15FBTheo van Rensburg
Tony UnderwoodW14WJames Small
(capt.) Will CarlingC13CDanie Gerber
Jeremy GuscottC12CPieter Muller
Rory UnderwoodW11WJacques Olivier
Rob AndrewFH10FHNaas Botha (capt.)
Dewi MorrisSH9SHGarth Wright
Ben ClarkeN88N8 Adriaan Richter
Peter WinterbottomF7FFC Smit
Mike TeagueF6FTiaan Strauss
Wade DooleyL5LAdolf Malan
Martin BayfieldL4LDrikus Hattingh
Victor UboguP3PKeith Andrews
Brian MooreH2HWillie Hills
Jason LeonardP1PJohan Styger
Replacements
Phil de GlanvilleRobert du Preez
Stuart BarnesFaffa Knoetze
Steve BatesHeinrich Füls
Jeff ProbynHarry Roberts
John OlverPhillip Schutte
Tim RodberPiet Pretorius
Coaches
Geoff Cooke John Williams

See also

References
  1. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). Bankfin Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 53–69. ISBN 0620172940.
  2. Greyvenstein, Chris (1995). Springbok rugby : an illustrated history : the proud story of South African rugby from 1891 to the 1995 World Cup. Cape Town: Sable Media. p. 258. ISBN 0-9584062-2-7. OCLC 35978057.
  3. "France v South Africa". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  4. "France v South Africa". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
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