# 1992 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa

The 1992 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played by Australia in South Africa during August 1992. It was the first tour by the Wallabies to South Africa for 23 years.
Australia won all four matches, including the only test match.

## Results

Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | For | Against | Status |
| 1 | 11 August 1992 | Western Transvaal | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | 46 | 13 | Tour match |
| 2 | 14 August 1992 | Northern Transvaal | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 24 | 17 | Tour match |
| 3 | 18 August 1992 | Eastern Province | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 34 | 8 | Tour match |
| 4 | 22 August 1992 | South Africa | Newlands, Cape Town | 26 | 3 | Test match |

## Touring party

* Manager: John Breen
* Coach: Bob Dwyer
* Assistant coach: Bob Templeton
Backs :
| Name | Position | State |
| Marty Roebuck | Fullback | New South Wales |
| Tim Kelaher | Fullback | New South Wales |
| David Campese | Wing | New South Wales |
| Paul Carozza | Wing | Queensland |
| Darren Junee | Wing | New South Wales |
| Tim Horan | Centre | Queensland |
| Jason Little | Centre | Queensland |
| Richard Tombs | Centre | New South Wales |
| Anthony Herbert | Centre | Queensland |
| Michael Lynagh | Fly-half | Queensland |
| Paul Kahl | Fly-half | Queensland |
| Nick Farr-Jones (c) | Scrum-half | New South Wales |
| Peter Slattery | Scrum-half | Queensland |
Forwards :
| Name | Position | State |
| Tony Daly | Prop | New South Wales |
| Ewen McKenzie | Prop | New South Wales |
| Andrew Blades | Prop | New South Wales |
| Matthew Ryan | Prop | Queensland |
| Phil Kearns | Hooker | New South Wales |
| Tom Lawton | Hooker | Queensland |
| Rod McCall | Lock | Queensland |
| John Eales | Lock | Queensland |
| Garrick Morgan | Lock | Queensland |
| Warwick Waugh | Lock | New South Wales |
| Viliami Ofahengaue | Loose forward | New South Wales |
| Troy Coker | Flanker | Queensland |
| David Wilson | Flanker | Queensland |
| Sam Scott-Young | Flanker | Queensland |
| Tim Gavin | Flanker | New South Wales |

## Tour matches

* 11 August 1992
| Western Transvaal | 13–46 | Australia |
| Try: Eugene Hare, Terrence Stewart Pen: Graeme Bouwer | | Try: Tim Gavin (2), David Wilson, Garrick Morgan, Warwick Waugh, Andrew Blades Con: Marty Roebuck (2) Pen: Marty Roebuck (4) |
* Olën Park, Potchefstroom Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Freek Burger
* 14 August 1992
| Northern Transvaal | 17–24 | Australia |
| Try: Hannes Strydom Pen: Luke Smith (3), Gerbrand Grobler | | Try: David Campese (2) Con: Tim Kelaher Pen: Michael Lynagh (2), Tim Kelaher (2) |
* Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ian Rogers
* 18 August 1992
| Eastern Province | 8–34 | Australia |
| Try: Greg Miller Pen: Greg Miller | | Try: Darren Junee, Anthony Herbert, Paul Kahl, Peter Slattery Con: Tim Kelaher (2) Pen: Tim Kelaher (4) |
* Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ian Anderson

## Test match

* 22 August 1992
| South Africa | 3–26 | Australia |
| Pen: Botha | | Try: Campese, Carozza (2) Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (3) |
* Newlands, Cape Town Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Dave Bishop (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Theo Jansen van Rensburg |
| RW | 14 | James Small |
| OC | 13 | Danie Gerber |
| IC | 12 | Pieter Muller |
| LW | 11 | Pieter Hendriks |
| FH | 10 | Naas Botha (c) |
| SH | 9 | Robert du Preez |
| N8 | 8 | Jannie Breedt |
| BF | 7 | Ian MacDonald |
| OF | 6 | Wahl Bartmann |
| RL | 5 | Adolf Malan |
| LL | 4 | Adri Geldenhuys | 28' |
| TP | 3 | Lood Muller |
| HK | 2 | Uli Schmidt |
| LP | 1 | Johan Styger |
| Replacements: ||
| CE | 16 | Heinrich Füls |
| FH | 17 | Hennie le Roux |
| SH | 18 | Garth Wright |
| LK | 19 | Drikus Hattingh | 28' |
| PR | 20 | Willie Hills |
| HK | 21 | Harry Roberts |
| Coach: ||
| John Williams ||
| FB | 15 | Marty Roebuck |
| RW | 14 | David Campese |
| OC | 13 | Jason Little |
| IC | 12 | Tim Horan |
| LW | 11 | Paul Carozza |
| FH | 10 | Michael Lynagh |
| SH | 9 | Nick Farr-Jones (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Tim Gavin |
| OF | 7 | David Wilson |
| BF | 6 | Viliami Ofahengaue |
| RL | 5 | John Eales |
| LL | 4 | Rod McCall |
| TP | 3 | Ewen McKenzie |
| HK | 2 | Phil Kearns |
| LP | 1 | Tony Daly |
| Replacements: ||
| CE | 16 | Anthony Herbert |
| FH | 17 | Paul Kahl |
| SH | 18 | Peter Slattery |
| LK | 19 | Garrick Morgan |
| PR | 20 | Andrew Blades |
| HK | 21 | Tom Lawton |
| Coach: ||
| Bob Dwyer ||