# 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.

## Touring party

* Coach: John Williams
* Assistant coach: Ian Kirkpatrick
* Manager: Abie Malan
* Assistant manager: Jackie Abrahams
| Name | Position | Province | Notes |
| Theo Jansen 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 (c) | Fly-half | 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 | Opponent | 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 Stadium, 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 | | Try: Gerber Small Con: Botha (2) Pen: Botha Drop: Botha |
* Stade de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 27,096 Referee: Brian Kinsey (Australia)
| France | France | | South Africa | 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 |
| Jean-Francois Tordo | F | 6 | F | Wahl Bartmann |
| Olivier Roumat | L | 5 | L | Adolf Malan |
| 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 | | |
| Abdelatif Benazzi | | | | Deon Oosthuysen |
| Philippe Benetton | | | | Theo Jansen 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) | | Try: Gerber Con: Botha Pen: Botha (2) Drop: Botha |
* Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 38,130 Referee: Brian Kinsey (Australia)
| France | France | | South Africa | 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 |
| 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 |
| Philippe Gallart | P | 3 | P | Heinrich Rodgers |
| Jean-Michel Gonzalez | H | 2 | H | Willie Hills |
| Louis Armary | P | 1 | P | Johan Styger |
| | | Replacements | | |
| Sebastien Viars | | | | Theo Jansen 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) | | Try: Strauss Con: Botha Pen: Botha (2) Drop: Botha |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)
| England | England | | South Africa | South Africa |
| Jonathan Webb | FB | 15 | FB | Theo Jansen van Rensburg |
| 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 | | |
| 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 | | | | John Williams |