# 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.

## Results

    Scores and results list France's points tally first.
| | Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Score |
| Match 1 | 12 July | Rhodesia | Salisbury | Won | 19–0 |
| Match 2 | 16 July | Northern and Western Transvaal | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | Lost | 18–19 |
| Match 3 | 19 July | Eastern Transvaal, Natal and Transvaal | Springs | Won | 16–14 |
| Match 4 | 22 July | Orange Free State, Griqualand West and South-West Africa | Bloemfontein | Drew | 11–11 |
| Match 5 | 26 July | SOUTH AFRICA | Newlands, Cape Town | Drew | 3–3 |
| Match 6 | 30 July | Western Province, Boland and South Western Districts | Wellington | Lost | 8–38 |
| Match 7 | 2 August | Junior Springboks | Port Elizabeth | Lost | 5–9 |
| Match 8 | 6 August | Border, Eastern Province and North Eastern Districts | East London | Won | 16–9 |
| Match 9 | 9 August | South African Universities | Durban | Won | 32–16 |
| Match 10 | 16 August | SOUTH AFRICA | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Won | 9–5 |

## Tour match

* 12 July 1958
| Rhodesia | 0–19 | France |
* Salisbury

## The Tests
### First Test

* 26 July 1958
| South Africa | 3–3 | France |
| Lochner (3 – 1t) | | (3 – 1dg) Danos |
* Newlands, Cape Town Attendance: 105,000 Referee: Bertie Strasheim
| FB | 15 | Mickey Gerber |
| RW | 14 | Jan Prinsloo |
| IC | 13 | Jeremy Nel |
| OC | 12 | Wilf Rosenberg |
| LW | 11 | Loftie Fourie |
| FH | 10 | Ian Kirkpatrick |
| SH | 9 | Popeye Strydom |
| LP | 1 | Chris Koch |
| HK | 2 | Bertus van der Merwe |
| TP | 3 | Piet du Toit |
| LL | 4 | Johan Steenekamp |
| RL | 5 | Johan Claassen (c) |
| BF | 6 | Hugo van Zyl |
| OF | 7 | Martin Pelser |
| N8 | 8 | Butch Lochner |
| FB | 15 | Pierre Lacaze |
| RW | 14 | Jean-Vincent Dupuy |
| IC | 13 | Arnaud Marquesuzaa |
| OC | 12 | Guy Stener |
| LW | 11 | Henri Rancoule |
| FH | 10 | Roger Martine |
| SH | 9 | Pierre Danos |
| LP | 1 | Aldo Quaglio |
| HK | 2 | Robert Vigier |
| TP | 3 | Alfred Roques |
| LL | 4 | Lucien Mias (c) |
| RL | 5 | Bernard Mommejat |
| BF | 6 | François Moncla |
| OF | 7 | Jean Carrere |
| N8 | 8 | Jean Barthe |

### Second Test

* 16 August 1958
| South Africa | 5–9 | France |
| Fourie (3 – 1t) Gerber (2 – 1c) | | (6 – 1pg, 1dg) Lacaze (3 – 1dg) Martine |
* Ellis Park, Johannesburg Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Chris Ackermann
| FB | 15 | Mickey Gerber |
| RW | 14 | Jan Prinsloo |
| IC | 13 | Joe Kaminer |
| OC | 12 | Alan Skene |
| LW | 11 | Loftie Fourie |
| FH | 10 | Jeremy Nel |
| SH | 9 | Tommy Gentles |
| LP | 1 | Chris Koch |
| HK | 2 | Abie Malan |
| TP | 3 | Piet du Toit |
| LL | 4 | Jan Pickard |
| RL | 5 | Johan Claassen (c) |
| BF | 6 | Dawie Ackermann |
| OF | 7 | Louis Schmidt |
| N8 | 8 | Butch Lochner |
| FB | 15 | Pierre Lacaze |
| RW | 14 | Jean-Vincent Dupuy |
| IC | 13 | Arnaud Marquesuzaa |
| OC | 12 | Guy Stener |
| LW | 11 | Henri Rancoule |
| FH | 10 | Roger Martine |
| SH | 9 | Pierre Danos |
| LP | 1 | Aldo Quaglio |
| HK | 2 | Robert Vigier |
| TP | 3 | Alfred Roques |
| LL | 4 | Lucien Mias (c) |
| RL | 5 | Bernard Mommejat |
| BF | 6 | François Moncla |
| OF | 7 | Jean Carrere |
| N8 | 8 | Jean Barthe |

## Touring party

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

### Forwards

Raoul Barrière Jean Barthe Robert Baulon Jean Carrère Louis Casaux Michel Celaya Pierre Danos Jean Dupuy Louis Echave Pierre Fremaux Jean de Grogorio André Haget Pierre Lacaze Pierre Lacroix Jacques Lepatey Arnaud Marquesuzaa Roger Martine Bernard Mommejat François Moncla Aldo Quaglio Henri Rancoule Lucien Roge Alfred Roques Guy Stener Michel Vannier Roger Vigier