2017 France rugby union tour of South Africa

In June 2017, France played a three-test series against South Africa as part of the 2017 mid-year rugby union tests.[1] They played the Springboks over the three-week June International window (5 June–25 June), and the matches were part of the fifth year of the global rugby calendar established by the World Rugby, which runs through to 2019.[2] This was France' first visit to South Africa since 2010 and the first test series between the teams since 2005. The last time the sides met was during the 2013 end-of-year international, where South Africa won 19–10 in Paris.

2017 France rugby union tour of South Africa
Coach(es)Guy Novès
Opponent
P W D L
 South Africa
3 0 0 3
Tour chronology
Previous tourArgentina 2016
Next tourNew Zealand 2018

Fixtures
Date and time Venue Home Score Away
10 June 2017, 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria South Africa  37–14  France
17 June 2017, 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban South Africa  37–15  France
24 June 2017, 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg South Africa  35–12  France

Squads

Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 10 June 2017, the first test match of the tour.

France

On 27 May, France named a 35-man squad ahead of their three-test series against South Africa.[3]

On 29 May, Nans Ducuing was called up to the squad as an injury replacement for Djibril Camara.[4]

On 5 June, Paul Jedrasiak and François Trinh-Duc were called up to the squad as injury cover for Arthur Iturria and Camille Lopez.[5]

Coaching team:

  • Head coach: Guy Novès
  • Defence coach: Gerald Bastide
  • Backs coach: Jean-Frederic Dubois
  • Forwards coach: Yannick Bru

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Camille Chat Hooker (1995-12-18)18 December 1995 (aged 21) 8 Racing 92
Guilhem Guirado (c) Hooker (1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 30) 51 Toulon
Clément Maynadier Hooker (1988-10-11)11 October 1988 (aged 28) 3 Bordeaux
Uini Atonio Prop (1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 27) 25 La Rochelle
Eddy Ben Arous Prop (1990-08-25)25 August 1990 (aged 26) 17 Racing 92
Mohamed Boughanmi Prop (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 25) 0 La Rochelle
Xavier Chiocci Prop (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 27) 9 Toulon
Jefferson Poirot Prop (1992-11-01)1 November 1992 (aged 24) 8 Bordeaux Bègles
Rabah Slimani Prop (1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 27) 36 Stade Français
Paul Jedrasiak Lock (1993-02-06) 6 February 1993 6 Clermont Auvergne
Julien Le Devedec Lock (1986-06-04)4 June 1986 (aged 31) 9 Brive
Yoann Maestri Lock (1988-01-14)14 January 1988 (aged 29) 56 Toulouse
Romain Taofifénua Lock (1990-09-14)14 September 1990 (aged 26) 8 Toulon
Yacouba Camara Flanker (1994-06-02)2 June 1994 (aged 23) 3 Toulouse
Loann Goujon Flanker (1989-04-23)23 April 1989 (aged 28) 15 Bordeaux Bègles
Kevin Gourdon Flanker (1990-01-23)23 January 1990 (aged 27) 10 La Rochelle
Anthony Jelonch Flanker (1996-07-28)28 July 1996 (aged 20) 0 Castres Olympique
Bernard Le Roux Flanker (1989-06-04)4 June 1989 (aged 28) 26 Racing 92
Louis Picamoles Number 8 (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 31) 62 Northampton Saints
Antoine Dupont Scrum-half (1996-11-15)15 November 1996 (aged 20) 2 Castres Olympique
Maxime Machenaud Scrum-half (1988-12-30)30 December 1988 (aged 28) 29 Racing 92
Baptiste Serin Scrum-half (1994-06-20)20 June 1994 (aged 22) 10 Bordeaux Bègles
Jean-Marc Doussain Fly-half (1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 26) 15 Toulouse
Jules Plisson Fly-half (1991-08-20)20 August 1991 (aged 25) 13 Stade Français
François Trinh-Duc Fly-half (1986-11-11) 11 November 1986 58 Toulon
Henry Chavancy Centre (1988-05-22)22 May 1988 (aged 29) 1 Racing 92
Jonathan Danty Centre (1992-10-07)7 October 1992 (aged 24) 4 Stade Français
Gaël Fickou Centre (1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 23) 29 Toulouse
Damian Penaud Centre (1996-09-25)25 September 1996 (aged 20) 0 Clermont Auvergne
Nans Ducuing Wing (1991-11-06)6 November 1991 (aged 25) 0 Bordeaux Bègles
Yoann Huget Wing (1987-06-02)2 June 1987 (aged 30) 47 Toulouse
Vincent Rattez Wing (1992-03-24)24 March 1992 (aged 25) 0 La Rochelle
Virimi Vakatawa Wing (1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 25) 12 FFR
Brice Dulin Fullback (1990-04-13)13 April 1990 (aged 27) 27 Racing 92
Scott Spedding Fullback (1986-05-04)4 May 1986 (aged 31) 21 Clermont Auvergne

South Africa

South Africa named a 31-man squad for South Africa's three-test series against France on 23 May 2017.[6]

Coaching team:

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Malcolm Marx Hooker (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 22) 2 Lions
Bongi Mbonambi Hooker (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 26) 5 Stormers
Chiliboy Ralepelle Hooker (1986-09-11)11 September 1986 (aged 30) 22 Sharks
Ruan Dreyer Prop (1990-09-16)16 September 1990 (aged 26) 0 Lions
Steven Kitshoff Prop (1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 25) 10 Bordeaux
Frans Malherbe Prop (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 26) 15 Stormers
Tendai Mtawarira Prop (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 31) 87 Sharks
Lizo Gqoboka Prop (1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 27) 0 Bulls
Coenie Oosthuizen Prop (1989-03-22)22 March 1989 (aged 28) 23 Sharks
Lood de Jager Lock (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 24) 28 Bulls
Pieter-Steph du Toit Lock (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 24) 20 Stormers
Eben Etzebeth Lock (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 25) 54 Stormers
Franco Mostert Lock (1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 26) 7 Lions / Ricoh Black Rams
Siya Kolisi Flanker (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 25) 16 Stormers
Jaco Kriel Flanker (1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 27) 7 Lions
Oupa Mohojé Flanker (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 26) 15 Cheetahs
Duane Vermeulen Number 8 (1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 30) 37 Toulon
Warren Whiteley (c) Number 8 (1987-09-18)18 September 1987 (aged 29) 15 Lions / NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes
Ross Cronjé Scrum-half (1989-07-26)26 July 1989 (aged 27) 0 Lions
Francois Hougaard Scrum-half (1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 29) 39 Worcester Warriors
Rudy Paige Scrum-half (1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 27) 7 Bulls
Elton Jantjies Fly-half (1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 26) 11 Lions / NTT Communications Shining Arcs
François Steyn Fly-half (1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 30) 53 Montpellier
Lukhanyo Am Centre (1993-11-28)28 November 1993 (aged 23) 0 Sharks
Damian de Allende Centre (1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 25) 22 Stormers
Jesse Kriel Centre (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 23) 17 Bulls
Jan Serfontein Centre (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 24) 26 Bulls
Dillyn Leyds Wing (1992-09-12)12 September 1992 (aged 24) 0 Stormers
Raymond Rhule Wing (1992-11-06)6 November 1992 (aged 24) 0 Cheetahs
Courtnall Skosan Wing (1991-07-24)24 July 1991 (aged 25) 0 Lions
Andries Coetzee Fullback (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 27) 0 Lions

Matches

First test
10 June 2017
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  37–14  France
Try: Kriel 30' c
Penalty try 59'
Cronjé 60' c
Serfontein 67' c
Con: Coetzee (1/1) 32'
Jantjies (2/2) 61', 68'
Pen: Jantjies (3/3) 10', 14', 39'
 Report[7] Try: Chavancy 34' c
Serin 54' c
Con: Plisson (2/2) 36', 55'
FB15Andries Coetzee
RW14Raymond Rhule 72'
OC13Jesse Kriel 56'
IC12Jan Serfontein
LW11Courtnall Skosan
FH10Elton Jantjies
SH9Ross Cronjé 63'
N88Warren Whiteley (c)
OF7Oupa Mohojé 59'
BF6Siya Kolisi
RL5Franco Mostert 63'
LL4Eben Etzebeth
TP3Frans Malherbe 63'
HK2Malcolm Marx 63'
LP1Tendai Mtawarira 53'
Replacements:
HK16Bongi Mbonambi 63'
PR17Steven Kitshoff 53'
PR18Coenie Oosthuizen 63'
LK19Pieter-Steph du Toit 63'
FL20Jean-Luc du Preez 59'
SH21Francois Hougaard 63'
FH22François Steyn 56'
WG23Dillyn Leyds 72'
Coach:
Allister Coetzee
FB15Brice Dulin 60' to 70' 70'
RW14Yoann Huget
OC13Henry Chavancy
IC12Gaël Fickou
LW11Virimi Vakatawa
FH10Jules Plisson 70'
SH9Maxime Machenaud 46'
N88Louis Picamoles 63'
OF7Loann Goujon 51'
BF6Yacouba Camara
RL5Yoann Maestri (c)
LL4Julien Le Devedec
TP3Uini Atonio 21' 26' 53'
HK2Clément Maynadier 51'
LP1Jefferson Poirot 59'
Replacements:
HK16Camille Chat 51'
PR17Eddy Ben Arous 59'
PR18Mohamed Boughanmi 21' 26' 53'
FL19Bernard Le Roux 63'
FL20Kevin Gourdon 51'
SH21Baptiste Serin 46'
FH22Jean-Marc Doussain 70'
WG23Vincent Rattez 70'
Coach:
Guy Novès

Man of the Match:
Malcolm Marx (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Second test
17 June 2017
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  37–15  France
Try: Serfontein 20' c
Kolisi 27' c
Oosthuizen 68' c
Jantjies 79' c
Con: Jantjies (4/4) 22', 28', 70', 80'
Pen: Jantjies (3/4) 6', 31', 39'
 Report[8] Try: Spedding 3' c
Penaud 54' m
Con: Serin (1/1) 4'
Pen: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 64'
FB15Andries Coetzee
RW14Raymond Rhule 79'
OC13Lionel Mapoe 65'
IC12Jan Serfontein
LW11Courtnall Skosan
FH10Elton Jantjies
SH9Ross Cronjé 65'
N88Warren Whiteley (c)
OF7Oupa Mohojé 14'
BF6Siya Kolisi
RL5Franco Mostert
LL4Eben Etzebeth 65'
TP3Frans Malherbe 65'
HK2Malcolm Marx 74'
LP1Tendai Mtawarira 53'
Replacements:
HK16Bongi Mbonambi 74'
PR17Steven Kitshoff 53'
PR18Coenie Oosthuizen 65'
LK19Pieter-Steph du Toit 65'
FL20Jean-Luc du Preez 14'
SH21Francois Hougaard 65'
FH22François Steyn 65'
WG23Dillyn Leyds 79'
Coach:
Allister Coetzee
FB15Scott Spedding
RW14Yoann Huget 13'
OC13Damian Penaud
IC12Gaël Fickou
LW11Virimi Vakatawa
FH10François Trinh-Duc 74'
SH9Baptiste Serin 56'
N88Louis Picamoles 22'
OF7Kevin Gourdon
BF6Yacouba Camara
RL5Romain Taofifénua
LL4Yoann Maestri 73'
TP3Rabah Slimani 58'
HK2Guilhem Guirado (c) 74'
LP1Jefferson Poirot 58'
Replacements:
HK16Clément Maynadier 74'
PR17Eddy Ben Arous 58'
PR18Uini Atonio 58'
FL19Julien Le Devedec 73'
FL20Bernard Le Roux 22'
SH21Antoine Dupont 56'
FH22Jean-Marc Doussain 74'
WG23Nans Ducuing 13'
Coach:
Guy Novès

Man of the Match:
Siya Kolisi (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Third test
24 June 2017
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  35–12  France
Try: Kriel 6' c
Etzebeth 41' m
Marx 61' c
Paige 74' c
Con: Jantjies (3/4) 6', 61', 75'
Pen: Jantjies (3/4) 5', 22', 39'
 Report[9] Pen: Plisson (4/5) 11', 15', 40', 57'
FB15Andries Coetzee
RW14Raymond Rhule 71'
OC13Jesse Kriel
IC12Jan Serfontein
LW11Courtnall Skosan
FH10Elton Jantjies
SH9Francois Hougaard 71'
N88Jean-Luc du Preez 55'
OF7Jaco Kriel 71'
BF6Siya Kolisi
RL5Franco Mostert 67'
LL4Eben Etzebeth (c)
TP3Ruan Dreyer 55'
HK2Malcolm Marx 67'
LP1Tendai Mtawarira 55'
Replacements:
HK16Bongi Mbonambi 67'
PR17Steven Kitshoff 55'
PR18Coenie Oosthuizen 55'
LK19Pieter-Steph du Toit 55'
LK20Lood de Jager 67'
SH21Rudy Paige 71'
FH22François Steyn 71'
WG23Dillyn Leyds 71'
Coach:
Allister Coetzee
FB15Brice Dulin
RW14Nans Ducuing
OC13Damian Penaud 64'
IC12Gaël Fickou
LW11Virimi Vakatawa 77'
FH10Jules Plisson
SH9Baptiste Serin 71'
N88Louis Picamoles 70'
OF7Kevin Gourdon
BF6Yacouba Camara 40'
RL5Romain Taofifénua 64'
LL4Yoann Maestri
TP3Rabah Slimani 58' 70'
HK2Guilhem Guirado (c)
LP1Jefferson Poirot 68'
Replacements:
HK16Clément Maynadier 70'
PR17Xavier Chiocci 68'
PR18Uini Atonio 58' 70'
LK19Paul Jedrasiak 64'
FL20Loann Goujon 40'
SH21Maxime Machenaud 71'
FH22François Trinh-Duc 64'
WG23Vincent Rattez 77'
Coach:
Guy Novès

Man of the Match:

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

  • Ruan Dreyer (South Africa) made his international debut.
  • South African captain Warren Whiteley was declared as forfeit just before the kick-off.

See also

References
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  2. "Rugby Week". rugbyweek.net. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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  6. "Warren Whiteley named Springbok captain for 2017". South African Rugby Union (Press release). 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
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