1958 France rugby union tour of South Africa

The 1958 France rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played by the France national rugby union team in South Africa in July and August 1958. The French team played ten matches, of which they won five. One of the tour matches was against Rhodesia. They won the Test Series 1–0 against the Springboks.[1]

1958 France rugby union tour of South Africa
ManagerSerge Saulnier
Summary
PWDL
Total
10050203
Test match
02010100
Opponent
PWDL
 South Africa
2110
 Rhodesia
1100

Results edit

Scores and results list France's points tally first.
DateOpponentLocationResultScore
Match 112 JulyRhodesiaSalisburyWon19–0
Match 216 JulyNorthern and Western TransvaalLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaLost18–19
Match 319 JulyEastern Transvaal, Natal and TransvaalSpringsWon16–14
Match 422 JulyOrange Free State, Griqualand West and South-West AfricaBloemfonteinDrew11–11
Match 526 JulySOUTH AFRICANewlands, Cape TownDrew3–3
Match 630 JulyWestern Province, Boland and South Western DistrictsWellingtonLost8–38
Match 72 AugustJunior SpringboksPort ElizabethLost5–9
Match 86 AugustBorder, Eastern Province and North Eastern DistrictsEast LondonWon16–9
Match 99 AugustSouth African UniversitiesDurbanWon32–16
Match 1016 AugustSOUTH AFRICAEllis Park, JohannesburgWon9–5

Tour match edit

12 July 1958
Rhodesia 0–19  France
Salisbury

The Tests edit

First Test edit

26 July 1958
South Africa  3–3  France
Lochner (3 – 1t)[2](3 – 1dg) Danos
Newlands, Cape Town
Attendance: 105,000
Referee: Bertie Strasheim
FB15Mickey Gerber
RW14Jan Prinsloo
IC13Jeremy Nel
OC12Wilf Rosenberg
LW11Loftie Fourie
FH10Ian Kirkpatrick
SH9Popeye Strydom
LP1Chris Koch
HK2Bertus van der Merwe
TP3Piet du Toit
LL4Johan Steenekamp
RL5Johan Claassen (c)
BF6Hugo van Zyl
OF7Martin Pelser
N88Butch Lochner
FB15Pierre Lacaze
RW14Jean-Vincent Dupuy
IC13Arnaud Marquesuzaa
OC12Guy Stener
LW11Henri Rancoule
FH10Roger Martine
SH9Pierre Danos
LP1Aldo Quaglio
HK2Robert Vigier
TP3Alfred Roques
LL4Lucien Mias (c)
RL5Bernard Mommejat
BF6François Moncla
OF7Jean Carrere
N88Jean Barthe

Second Test edit

16 August 1958
South Africa  5–9  France
Fourie (3 – 1t)
Gerber (2 – 1c)
[3](6 – 1pg, 1dg) Lacaze
(3 – 1dg) Martine
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Chris Ackermann
FB15Mickey Gerber
RW14Jan Prinsloo
IC13Joe Kaminer
OC12Alan Skene
LW11Loftie Fourie
FH10Jeremy Nel
SH9Tommy Gentles
LP1Chris Koch
HK2Abie Malan
TP3Piet du Toit
LL4Jan Pickard
RL5Johan Claassen (c)
BF6Dawie Ackermann
OF7Louis Schmidt
N88Butch Lochner
FB15Pierre Lacaze
RW14Jean-Vincent Dupuy
IC13Arnaud Marquesuzaa
OC12Guy Stener
LW11Henri Rancoule
FH10Roger Martine
SH9Pierre Danos
LP1Aldo Quaglio
HK2Robert Vigier
TP3Alfred Roques
LL4Lucien Mias (c)
RL5Bernard Mommejat
BF6François Moncla
OF7Jean Carrere
N88Jean Barthe

Touring party edit

  • Manager: Serge Saulnier
  • Assistant Manager: Marcel Laurent
  • Captain: Lucien Mias

Forwards edit

Raoul BarrièreJean BartheRobert BaulonJean CarrèreLouis CasauxMichel CelayaPierre DanosJean DupuyLouis EchavePierre FremauxJean de GrogorioAndré HagetPierre LacazePierre LacroixJacques LepateyArnaud MarquesuzaaRoger MartineBernard MommejatFrançois MonclaAldo QuaglioHenri RancouleLucien RogeAlfred RoquesGuy StenerMichel VannierRoger Vigier

References edit

  1. ^ 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. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-9584062-2-7. OCLC 35978057.
  2. ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. p. 24. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
  3. ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. p. 25. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.