# 2005 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe

The 2005 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe was a series of matches played in November 2005 in Argentina, Wales and France by the South Africa national rugby union team.

## Squad

Forwards:
| Eddie Andrews Schalk Burger Bakkies Botha Gary Botha Jacques Cronjé Os du Randt Victor Matfield Danie Rossouw | Lawrence Sephaka Hanyani Shimange John Smit (c) Juan Smith Solly Tyibilika Albert van den Berg CJ van der Linde Pedrie Wannenburg |
Backs
| De Wet Barry Tonderai Chavhanga Bolla Conradie Michael Claassens Jean de Villiers Fourie du Preez | Jaque Fourie Bryan Habana Conrad Jantjes Wayne Julies Percy Montgomery André Pretorius |

## Results

* 5 November 2005
| Argentina | 23–34 | South Africa |
| Try: M. Contepomi Durand, Leonelli Con: F. Contepomi Pen: F. Contepomi 2 | | Try: Fourie, Montgomery Smith Con: Montgomery 2 Pen: Montgomery 3, Pretorius Drop: Conradie |
* José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Argentina: 15. Juan Martín Hernández, 14. Lucas Borges, 13. Manuel Contepomi, 12. Federico Martín Aramburú, 11. Francisco Leonelli, 10. Felipe Contepomi, 9. Agustín Pichot (c), 8. Gonzalo Longo, 7. Juan Manuel Leguizamón, 6. Martín Durand, 5. Pablo Bouza, 4. Ignacio Fernández Lobbe, 3. Omar Hasan, 2. Mario Ledesma, 1. Rodrigo Roncero – Replacements: 17. Martín Scelzo, 18. Manuel Carizza, 19. Martín Schusterman – Unused: 16. Eusebio Guiñazú, 20. Nicolás Fernández Miranda, 21. Federico Todeschini, 22. Bernardo Stortoni South Africa: 15. Percy Montgomery, 14. Conrad Jantjes, 13. Jaque Fourie, 12. Jean de Villiers, 11. Bryan Habana, 10. André Pretorius, 9. Bolla Conradie, 8. Jacques Cronjé, 7. Juan Smith, 6. Solly Tyibilika, 5. Victor Matfield, 4. Bakkies Botha, 3. CJ van der Linde, 2. John Smit (c), 1. Os du Randt – Replacements: 16. Hanyani Shimange, 17. Eddie Andrews, 18. Albert van den Berg, 19. Schalk Burger, 20. Michael Claassens, 22. Brent Russell – Unused: 21. De Wet Barry
* 19 November 2005
| Wales | 16–33 | South Africa |
| Try: Sweeney Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones | | Try: Habana Jantjes, Rossouw Con: Bosman 2 Pen: Montgomery 3 |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Wales: 15. Lee Byrne, 14. Dafydd James, 13. Gareth Thomas (c), 12. Sonny Parker, 11. Shane Williams, 10. Stephen Jones, 9. Gareth Cooper, 8. Michael Owen, 7. Martyn Williams, 6. Colin Charvis, 5. Robert Sidoli, 4. Ian Gough, 3. Chris Horsman , 2. T.Rhys Thomas, 1. Duncan Jones – Replacements: 16. Mefin Davies, 17. Adam Jones, 20. Mike Phillips, 21. Ceri Sweeney, 22. Matthew Watkins – Unused: 18. Ian Evans, 19. Jonathan Thomas South Africa: 15. Percy Montgomery , 14. Conrad Jantjes, 13. Jaque Fourie, 12. Jean de Villiers, 11. Bryan Habana, 10. Meyer Bosman, 9. Michael Claassens, 8. Jacques Cronjé, 7. Juan Smith, 6. Schalk Burger, 5. Victor Matfield, 4. Bakkies Botha, 3. CJ van der Linde, 2. John Smit (c), 1. Lawrence Sephaka – Replacements: 17. Os du Randt, 19. Danie Rossouw, 21. De Wet Barry, 22. Brent Russell – Unused: 16. Hanyani Shimange, 18. Albert van den Berg, 20. Bolla Conradie
* 26 November 2005
| France | 26–20 | South Africa |
| Try: Michalak, Rougerie Szarzewski Con: Élissalde Pen: Élissalde 2, Michalak | | Try: JP Botha, Fourie Con: Montgomery 2 Pen: Bosman, Montgomery |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
France: 15. Thomas Castaignède, 14. Aurélien Rougerie, 13. Florian Fritz, 12. Yannick Jauzion, 11. Cédric Heymans, 10. Frédéric Michalak, 9. Jean-Baptiste Élissalde, 8. Julien Bonnaire, 7. Rémy Martin, 6. Yannick Nyanga, 5. Jérôme Thion (c), 4. Lionel Nallet, 3. Pieter de Villiers, 2. Dimitri Szarzewski, 1. Olivier Milloud – Replacements: 16. Sébastien Bruno, 17. Sylvain Marconnet, 18. Grégory Lamboley, 19. Thomas Lièvremont, 21. Yann Delaigue – Unused: 20. Pierre Mignoni, 22. Pépito Elhorga South Africa: 15. Percy Montgomery, 14. Breyton Paulse, 13. Jaque Fourie, 12. Jean de Villiers, 11. Bryan Habana, 10. Meyer Bosman, 9. Michael Claassens, 8. Jacques Cronjé, 7. Juan Smith, 6. Schalk Burger, 5. Victor Matfield, 4. Bakkies Botha, 3. CJ van der Linde, 2. John Smit (c), 1. Os du Randt – Replacements: 16. Gary Botha, 17. Eddie Andrews, 18. Albert van den Berg, 19. Danie Rossouw, 21. De Wet Barry – Unused: 20. Bolla Conradie, 22. Conrad Jantjes