# 1996 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe

The 1996 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe was a series of rugby union matches played during November and December 1996 in Argentina, France and Wales by the South Africa national rugby union team.
At the same time, the second-level team, ("South Africa A") was involved in a tour of Great Britain and Ireland.

## The Springboks Tour
### Touring party

* Manager–Coach: Andre Markgraaff
* Assistant coach: Hugh Reece-Edwards
* Assistant coach: Nick Mallett
* Assistant coach: Carel du Plessis (backline adviser)
Backs :
| Name | Position | Province |
| Andre Joubert | Fullback | Natal |
| Russell Bennett | Fullback | Border |
| Jacques Olivier | Wing | Northern Transvaal |
| James Small | Wing | Natal |
| Andre Snyman | Wing | Northern Transvaal |
| Justin Swart | Wing | Western Province |
| Breyton Paulse | Wing | Western Province |
| Hennie le Roux | Centre | Transvaal |
| Japie Mulder | Centre | Transvaal |
| Joe Gillingham | Centre | Transvaal |
| Jeremy Thomson | Centre | Natal |
| Dick Muir | Centre | Natal |
| Henry Honiball | Fly-half | Natal |
| Franco Smith | Fly-half | Griqualand West |
| Joost van der Westhuizen | Scrum-half | Northern Transvaal |
| Kevin Putt | Scrum-half | Natal |
| Joggie Viljoen | Scrum-half | Western Province |
Forwards :
| Name | Position | Province |
| Marius Hurter | Prop | Northern Transvaal |
| Adrian Garvey | Prop | Natal |
| Dawie Theron | Prop | Griqualand West |
| Toks van der Linde | Prop | Western Province |
| Garry Pagel | Prop | Western Province |
| Henry Tromp | Hooker | Northern Transvaal |
| James Dalton | Hooker | Transvaal |
| Chris Rossouw | Hooker | Transvaal |
| Naka Drotské (sub) | Hooker | Free State |
| Mark Andrews | Lock | Natal |
| Kobus Wiese | Lock | Transvaal |
| Krynauw Otto | Lock | Northern Transvaal |
| Hannes Strydom | Lock | Transvaal |
| Ruben Kruger | Flanker | Northern Transvaal |
| André Venter | Flanker | Free State |
| Fritz van Heerden | Flanker | Western Province |
| Wayne Fyvie | Flanker | Natal |
| Theo Oosthuizen | Flanker | Griqualand West |
| Gary Teichmann (c) | Number 8 | Natal |
| Schutte Bekker | Number 8 | Northern Transvaal |
| Rassie Erasmus (sub) | Number 8 | Free State |

### Results

Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | For | Against | Status |
| 1. | 5 Nov 1996 | Rosario | Duendes, Rosario | Won | 45 | 36 | Tour match |
| 2. | 9 Nov 1996 | Argentina | Ferro Carrill Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires | Won | 46 | 15 | Test match |
| 3. | 12 Nov 1996 | Cuyo | Independiente Rivadavia Stadium, Mendoza | Won | 89 | 19 | Tour match |
| 4. | 16 Nov 1996 | Argentina | Ferro Carrill Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires | Won | 44 | 21 | Test match |
| 5. | 23 Nov 1996 | French Barbarians | Municipal Stadium, Brive | Lost | 22 | 30 | Tour match |
| 6. | 26 Nov 1996 | French Regional XV | Stade Gerland, Lyon | Won | 36 | 20 | Tour match |
| 7. | 30 Nov 1996 | France | Parc Lescure, Bordeaux | Won | 22 | 12 | Test match |
| 8. | 3 Dec 1996 | French Universities | Stade du Nord, Lille | Lost | 13 | 20 | Tour match |
| 9. | 7 Dec 1996 | France | Parc des Princes, Paris | Won | 13 | 12 | Test match |
| 10. | 15 Dec 1996 | Wales | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Won | 37 | 20 | Test match |

### Test Matches
#### First Test: Argentina

* 9 November 1996
| Argentina | 15–46 | South Africa |
| Try: Camardón, Martin Con: Cilley Pen: Cilley | | Try: Andrews, Venter, van der Westhuizen, Small, le Roux, Joubert Con: Honiball (3), Joubert Pen: Honiball |
* Ferro Carrill Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
Team details :
| Argentina | | South Africa |
| Facundo Soler | FB | 15 | FB | Andre Joubert |
| Octavio Bartolucci | W | 14 | W | James Small |
| 42' Gonzalo Camardón | C | 13 | C | Japie Mulder |
| (capt.) Lisandro Arbizu | C | 12 | C | Hennie le Roux |
| Tomás Solari | W | 11 | W | Jacques Olivier |
| José Cilley | FH | 10 | FH | Henry Honiball |
| Nicolás Fernández Miranda | SH | 9 | SH | Joost van der Westhuizen |
| Pablo Camerlinckx | N8 | 8 | N8 | Gary Teichmann (capt.) |
| Raúl Pérez | F | 7 | F | Andre Venter |
| Rolando Martín | F | 6 | F | Ruben Kruger |
| Pedro Sporleder | L | 5 | L | Mark Andrews |
| German Llanes | L | 4 | L | Kobus Wiese 77' |
| Omar Hasan | P | 3 | P | Adrian Garvey |
| Federico Méndez | H | 2 | H | James Dalton |
| Roberto Diego Grau | P | 1 | P | Dawie Theron 65' |
| | | Replacements | | |
| Christian Barrea | | 16 | | Andre Snyman |
| 42' Eduardo Simone | | 17 | | Kevin Putt |
| Ignacio Fernández Lobbe | | 18 | | Henry Tromp |
| Carlos Promanzio | | 19 | | Toks van der Linde 65' |
| Cristián Viel | | 20 | | Wayne Fyvie |
| Martín Scelzo | | 21 | | Fritz van Heerden 77' |
| | | Coaches | | |
| | | | | Andre Markgraaff |

#### Second Test: Argentina

* 16 November 1996
| Argentina | 21–44 | South Africa |
| Try: Fernandez Miranda, Martin Con: Cilley Pen: Cilley (2), Quesada | | Try: Kruger (2), le Roux, Mulder, Olivier, Venter Con: Honiball (4) Pen: Honiball (2) |
* Ferro Carrill Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ed Murray (Scotland)
Team details :
| Argentina | | South Africa |
| Ezequiel Jurado | FB | 15 | FB | Andre Joubert |
| Diego Albanese | W | 14 | W | James Small 65' |
| Eduardo Simone | C | 13 | C | Japie Mulder |
| (capt.) Lisandro Arbizu | C | 12 | C | Hennie le Roux |
| Facundo Soler | W | 11 | W | Jacques Olivier |
| José Cilley | FH | 10 | FH | Henry Honiball |
| Nicolás Fernández Miranda | SH | 9 | SH | Joost van der Westhuizen |
| Pablo Camerlinckx | N8 | 8 | N8 | Gary Teichmann (capt.) 75' |
| Raúl Pérez | F | 7 | F | Andre Venter |
| Rolando Martín | F | 6 | F | Ruben Kruger |
| Pedro Sporleder | L | 5 | L | Mark Andrews 68' |
| German Llanes | L | 4 | L | Kobus Wiese |
| Omar Hasan | P | 3 | P | Adrian Garvey |
| Federico Méndez | H | 2 | H | James Dalton 68' |
| Roberto Diego Grau | P | 1 | P | Dawie Theron 70' |
| | | Replacements | | |
| Ignacio Fernández Lobbe | | 16 | | Andre Snyman 65' |
| Christian Barrea | | 17 | | Kevin Putt |
| Carlos Promanzio | | 18 | | Henry Tromp 68' |
| Martín Scelzo | | 19 | | Toks van der Linde 70' |
| Cristián Viel | | 20 | | Wayne Fyvie 75' |
| Gonzalo Quesada | | 21 | | Fritz van Heerden 68' |
| | | Coaches | | |
| | | | | Andre Markgraaff |

#### First Test: France

* 30 November 1996
| France | 12–22 | South Africa |
| Pen: Dourthe (4) | | Try: Joubert, Small Pen: Honiball (4) |
* Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Brian Stirling (Ireland)
Team details :
| France | | South Africa |
| Jean-Luc Sadourny | FB | 15 | FB | Andre Joubert |
| Richard Dourthe | W | 14 | W | James Small |
| 65' Stephane Glas | C | 13 | C | Japie Mulder |
| 59' Guillaume Bouic | C | 12 | C | Hennie le Roux |
| 47' David Berty | W | 11 | W | Jacques Olivier |
| Laurent Mazas | FH | 10 | FH | Henry Honiball |
| Philippe Carbonneau | SH | 9 | SH | Joost van der Westhuizen |
| 57' Thierry Labrousse | N8 | 8 | N8 | Gary Teichmann (capt.) |
| (capt.) Abdelatif Benazzi | F | 7 | F | Andre Venter |
| Philippe Benetton | F | 6 | F | Ruben Kruger |
| Fabien Pelous | L | 5 | L | Mark Andrews |
| Hugues Miorin | L | 4 | L | Kobus Wiese |
| Franck Tournaire | P | 3 | P | Adrian Garvey |
| 71' Marc de Rougemont | H | 2 | H | James Dalton 77' |
| Christian Califano | P | 1 | P | Dawie Theron 69' |
| | | Replacements | | |
| 47' David Venditti | | 16 | | Andre Snyman |
| 59' Christophe Lamaison | | 17 | | Kevin Putt |
| 65' Guy Accoceberry | | 18 | | Henry Tromp 77' |
| 57' Richard Castel | | 19 | | Toks van der Linde 69' |
| 71' Marc Dal Maso | | 20 | | Wayne Fyvie |
| Jean-Jacques Crenca | | 21 | | Fritz van Heerden |
| | | Coaches | | |
| Jean-Claude Skrela | | | | Andre Markgraaff |

#### Second Test: France

* 7 December 1996
| France | 12–13 | South Africa |
| Pen: Dourthe (4) | | Try: Dalton Con: Honiball Pen: Honiball (2) |
* Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)
Team details :
| France | | South Africa |
| Jean-Luc Sadourny | FB | 15 | FB | Andre Joubert |
| Laurent Leflamand | W | 14 | W | James Small |
| Richard Dourthe | C | 13 | C | Japie Mulder |
| Stephane Glas | C | 12 | C | Hennie le Roux |
| David Venditti | W | 11 | W | Jacques Olivier |
| Christophe Lamaison | FH | 10 | FH | Henry Honiball |
| Guy Accoceberry | SH | 9 | SH | Joost van der Westhuizen |
| (capt.) Abdelatif Benazzi | N8 | 8 | N8 | Gary Teichmann (capt.) |
| Richard Castel | F | 7 | F | Andre Venter |
| 65' Philippe Benetton | F | 6 | F | Ruben Kruger |
| Fabien Pelous | L | 5 | L | Mark Andrews |
| Olivier Merle | L | 4 | L | Kobus Wiese |
| 73' Franck Tournaire | P | 3 | P | Adrian Garvey |
| Marc Dal Maso | H | 2 | H | James Dalton |
| Christian Califano | P | 1 | P | Dawie Theron |
| | | Replacements | | |
| Guillaume Bouic | | 16 | | Andre Snyman |
| Philippe Carbonneau | | 17 | | Kevin Putt |
| Marc de Rougemont | | 18 | | Henry Tromp |
| 73' Jean-Jacques Crenca | | 19 | | Toks van der Linde |
| 65' Marc Lievremont | | 20 | | Wayne Fyvie |
| Hugues Miorin | | 21 | | Fritz van Heerden |
| | | Coaches | | |
| Jean-Claude Skrela | | | | Andre Markgraaff |

#### Test: Wales

* 15 December 1996
| Wales | 20–37 | South Africa |
| Try: A Thomas Pen: N Jenkins (5) | | Try: Joubert, Olivier, van der Westhuizen (3) Con: Honiball (2), Joubert Pen: Honiball (2) |
* Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 45,200 Referee: Steve Lander (England)
Team details :
| Wales | | South Africa |
| Neil Jenkins | FB | 15 | FB | Andre Joubert |
| Ieuan Evans | W | 14 | W | James Small |
| Allan Bateman | C | 13 | C | Japie Mulder |
| Scott Gibbs | C | 12 | C | Hennie le Roux |
| Dafydd James | W | 11 | W | Jacques Olivier 76' |
| Arwel Thomas | FH | 10 | FH | Henry Honiball |
| Rob Howley | SH | 9 | SH | Joost van der Westhuizen |
| Steve Williams | N8 | 8 | N8 | Gary Teichmann (capt.) |
| Colin Charvis | F | 7 | F | Andre Venter |
| 68' Dale McIntosh | F | 6 | F | Ruben Kruger |
| Mark Rowley | L | 5 | L | Mark Andrews 41' |
| Gareth Llewellyn | L | 4 | L | Kobus Wiese |
| Dai Young | P | 3 | P | Adrian Garvey |
| (capt.) Jonathan Humphreys | H | 2 | H | James Dalton |
| Christian Loader | P | 1 | P | Dawie Theron 20' |
| | | Replacements | | |
| Leigh Davies | | 16 | | Andre Snyman 76' |
| Lee Jarvis | | 17 | | Kevin Putt |
| Paul John | | 18 | | Henry Tromp |
| 68' Nathan Thomas | | 19 | | Toks van der Linde 20' |
| Lyndon Mustoe | | 20 | | Wayne Fyvie |
| Garin Jenkins | | 21 | | Hannes Strydom 41' |
| | | Coaches | | |
| Kevin Bowring | | | | Andre Markgraaff |

## The South Africa "A" Tour
### Touring party

* Manager: Arthob Petersen
* Coach: Manie Spamer
* Assistant coaches: Eric Sauls and Gert Smal
Backs :
| Name | Position | Province |
| Dawie du Toit | Fullback | Northern Transvaal |
| Ricardo Loubscher | Fullback | Eastern Province |
| Jorrie Kruger (sub) | Fullback | Free State |
| Marius Goosen | Utility Back | Boland |
| Hannes Venter | Wing | Northern Transvaal |
| Chivago Breda | Wing | Northern Transvaal |
| Joos Joubert | Wing | Natal |
| Deon Kayser | Wing | Eastern Province |
| Jannie van der Walt | Wing | Transvaal |
| Edrich Lubbe | Centre | Griqualand West |
| Tinus Linee | Centre | Western Province |
| Marius Moolman | Centre | Boland |
| McNeil Hendricks | Centre | Natal |
| MJ Smith | Fly-half | Free State |
| Louis Koen | Fly-half | Western Province |
| Christoff Lötter | Scrum-half | Boland |
| Gerald Scholtz | Scrum-half | Western Province |
| Werner Swanepoel (sub) | Scrum-half | Free State |
Forwards :
| Name | Position | Province |
| De Waal Venter | Prop | Griqualand West |
| Ollie le Roux | Prop | Natal |
| Robbie Kempson | Prop | Natal |
| Willie Meyer | Prop | Eastern Province |
| Naka Drotské (c) | Hooker | Free State |
| Dale Santon | Hooker | Boland |
| Braam Els | Lock | Free State |
| Ryno Opperman | Lock | Free State |
| Hottie Louw | Lock | Western Province |
| Cecil du Plessis | Lock | Eastern Province |
| Rassie Erasmus | Loose forward | Free State |
| John Williams | Loose forward | Northern Transvaal |
| Fred Tiema | Loose forward | Eastern Province |
| Trevor Arendse | Loose forward | Western Province |
| Jannie Coetzee | Loose forward | Boland |
| Philip Smit | Loose forward | Griqualand West |
| Corné Krige | Loose forward | Western Province |
| Andre Vos (sub) | Loose forward | Eastern Province |

### Results

Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | For | Against | Status |
| 1 | 1 November 1996 | Cambridge University | Grange Road, Cambridge | 57 | 11 | Tour match |
| 2 | 4 November 1996 | Bedford | Goldington Road, Bedford | 47 | 27 | Tour match |
| 3 | 8 November 1996 | Scotland A | Mansfield Park, Hawick | 19 | 32 | Tour match |
| 4 | 12 November 1996 | Ireland A | Donnybrook, Dublin | 25 | 28 | Tour match |
| 5 | 16 November 1996 | Oxford University | Iffley Road, Oxford | 49 | 12 | Tour match |
| 6 | 21 November 1996 | South West Counties | County Ground, Exeter | 62 | 20 | Tour match |
| 7 | 23 November 1996 | London Counties | Twickenham, London | 43 | 17 | Tour match |
| 8 | 27 November 1996 | Northern Counties | Gateshead, Newcastle | 29 | 13 | Tour match |
| 9 | 30 November 1996 | Midland Counties | Butts Park Arena, Coventry | 62 | 7 | Tour match |
| 10 | 9 December 1996 | Cardiff | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 40 | 7 | Tour match |
| 11 | 11 December 1996 | England A | Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester | 35 | 20 | Tour match |
| 12 | 14 December 1996 | Wales A | St. Helen's, Swansea | 42 | 26 | Tour match |