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

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]

Touring party

Name Position Province Notes
Theo van Rensburg Fullback Transvaal
Hugh Reece-Edwards Fullback Natal
Pieter Hendriks Wing Transvaal
Deon Oosthuysen Wing Northern Transvaal
Jacques Olivier Wing Northern Transvaal
James Small Wing Transvaal
Faffa Knoetze Centre Western Province
Danie Gerber Centre Western Province
Heinrich Füls Centre Transvaal
Pieter Muller Centre Natal
Naas Botha Fly-half (c) Northern Transvaal
Hennie le Roux Fly-half Transvaal
Garth Wright Scrum-half Transvaal
Robert du Preez Scrum-half Natal
Heinrich Rodgers Prop Northern Transvaal
Johan Styger Prop Free State
Keith Andrews Prop Western Province
Willie Hills Prop/Hooker Northern Transvaal
Andries Truscott Hooker Northern Transvaal
Harry Roberts Hooker Transvaal
Adri Geldenhuys Lock Eastern Province
Drikus Hattingh Lock Northern Transvaal
Adolf Malan Lock Northern Transvaal
Steve Atherton Lock Natal
Wahl Bartmann Flanker Natal
Piet Pretorius Flanker Northern Transvaal
Ian Macdonald Flanker Transvaal
Botha Rossouw Flanker Western Transvaal
Tiaan Strauss No. 8 Western Province
Adriaan Richter No. 8 Northern Transvaal
Phillip Schutte Lock Northern Transvaal Later addition to the tour
FC Smit Flanker Western Province Later addition to the tour

Results

Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.
No. Date Opposing Team Venue Result Score Status
1. 3 October 1992 French Emerging XV Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Lost 17–24 Tour match
2. 7 October 1992 French Regional XV Stade du Hameau, Pau Won 29–22 Tour match
3. 10 October 1992 French Midi-Pyrenean Regional Stadium Municipal, Toulouse Won 18–15 Tour match
4. 13 October 1992 Provence-Côte d'Azur XV Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Won 41–12 Tour match
5. 17 October 1992 France Stade de Gerland, Lyon Won 20–15 Test match
6. 20 October 1992 Languedoc Regional Stade de la Méditerranée, Beziers Won 36–15 Tour match
7. 24 October 1992 France Parc des Princes, Paris Lost 16–29 Test match
8. 28 October 1992 French Universities Tours Lost 13–18 Tour match
9. 31 October 1992 French Barbarians Stadium Nord Lille Metropole, Lille Lost 20–25 Tour match
10. 4 November 1992 England Midlands Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Won 32–9 Tour match
11. 7 November 1992 England B Memorial Ground, Bristol Won 20–16 Tour match
12. 10 November 1992 North of England Elland Road, Leeds Won 19–3 Tour match
13. 14 November 1992 England Twickenham, London Lost 16–33 Test 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)
France South Africa
Jean-Luc Sadourny FB 15 FB Hugh Reece-Edwards
Philippe Saint-André W 14 W James Small
Franck Mesnel C 13 C Danie Gerber
Christophe Deylaud C 12 C Pieter Muller
Sebastien Viars W 11 W Jacques Olivier
Alain Penaud FH 10 FH Naas Botha (capt.)
Aubin Hueber SH 9 SH Garth Wright
(capt.) Marc Cécillon N8 8 N8 Tiaan Strauss
Laurent Cabannes F 7 F Adriaan Richter
downward-facing red arrow Jean-Francois Tordo F 6 F Wahl Bartmann
Olivier Roumat L 5 L Adolf Malan
downward-facing red arrow Jean-Marie Cadieu L 4 L Adri Geldenhuys
Philippe Gallart P 3 P Heinrich Rodgers
Jean-Michel Gonzalez H 2 H Willie Hills
Louis Armary P 1 P Johan Styger
Replacements
upward-facing green arrow Abdelatif Benazzi Deon Oosthuysen
upward-facing green arrow Philippe Benetton Theo van Rensburg
Robert du Preez
Harry Roberts
Botha Rossouw
Drikus Hattingh
Coaches
Pierre Berbizier France South Africa 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)
France South Africa
Jean-Luc Sadourny FB 15 FB Hugh Reece-Edwards
Philippe Saint-André W 14 W James Small
Franck Mesnel C 13 C Danie Gerber
Thierry Lacroix C 12 C Pieter Muller
downward-facing red arrow Jean-Baptiste Lafond W 11 W Jacques Olivier
Alain Penaud FH 10 FH Naas Botha (capt.)
Aubin Hueber SH 9 SH Garth Wright
(capt.) Marc Cécillon N8 8 N8 Tiaan Strauss
Laurent Cabannes F 7 F Adriaan Richter
Philippe Benetton F 6 F Wahl Bartmann
Olivier Roumat L 5 L Adolf Malan
Abdelatif Benazzi L 4 L Adri Geldenhuys downward-facing red arrow
Philippe Gallart P 3 P Heinrich Rodgers
Jean-Michel Gonzalez H 2 H Willie Hills
Louis Armary P 1 P Johan Styger
Replacements
upward-facing green arrow Sebastien Viars Theo van Rensburg
Hennie le Roux
Robert du Preez
Harry Roberts
Drikus Hattingh upward-facing green arrow
Ian Macdonald
Coaches
Pierre Berbizier France South Africa 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)
England South Africa
Jonathan Webb FB 15 FB Theo van Rensburg
downward-facing red arrow Tony Underwood W 14 W James Small
(capt.) Will Carling C 13 C Danie Gerber
Jeremy Guscott C 12 C Pieter Muller
Rory Underwood W 11 W Jacques Olivier
Rob Andrew FH 10 FH Naas Botha (capt.)
Dewi Morris SH 9 SH Garth Wright
Ben Clarke N8 8 N8 Adriaan Richter
Peter Winterbottom F 7 F FC Smit
Mike Teague F 6 F Tiaan Strauss
Wade Dooley L 5 L Adolf Malan
Martin Bayfield L 4 L Drikus Hattingh
Victor Ubogu P 3 P Keith Andrews
Brian Moore H 2 H Willie Hills
Jason Leonard P 1 P Johan Styger
Replacements
upward-facing green arrow Phil de Glanville Robert du Preez
Stuart Barnes Faffa Knoetze
Steve Bates Heinrich Füls
Jeff Probyn Harry Roberts
John Olver Phillip Schutte
Tim Rodber Piet Pretorius
Coaches
Geoff Cooke England South Africa 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 25 July 2020.
  4. ^ "France v South Africa". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. ^ "England v South Africa". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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