1994 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland

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1994 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
Coach(es) Kitch Christie
Tour captain(s) Francois Pienaar
Top point scorer(s) Andre Joubert (75)
Top try scorer(s)Andre Joubert (6)
Top test point scorer(s)Andre Joubert (14)
Top test try scorer(s) Joost van der Westhuizen (2) Chester Williams (2) Rudolf Straeuli (2)
Summary
PWDL
Total
13 1102
Test match
2200
Opponent
PWDL
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1 1 0 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
1 1 0 0

The 1994 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland was a series of matches played in October and November 1994 in Britain and Ireland by South Africa national rugby union team. The Springboks played two Test matches on the thirteen match tour and won both. [1] [2]

Contents

Touring party

NamePositionProvinceNotes
Andre Joubert Fullback Natal
Gavin Johnson Fullback Transvaal
Pieter Hendriks Wing Transvaal
Chester Williams Wing Western Province
Jacques Olivier Wing Northern Transvaal
Chris Badenhorst Wing Free State
Cabous van der Westhuizen Wing Natal Replacement for C. Badenhorst
Brendan Venter Centre Free State
Japie Mulder Centre Transvaal
Tinus Linee Centre Western Province
Pieter Muller Centre Natal
Helgard Muller Centre Free State Replacement for B. Venter
Jannie Claassens Center Northern Transvaal Replacement for T. Linee
Joel Stransky Fly-half Western Province
Hennie le Roux Fly-half Transvaal
Joost van der Westhuizen Scrum-half Northern Transvaal
Kevin Putt Scrum-half Natal
Os du Randt Prop Free State
Tommie Laubscher Prop Western Province
Balie Swart Prop Transvaal
Ian Hattingh Prop Transvaal
Uli Schmidt Hooker Transvaal
James Dalton Hooker Transvaal
Mark Andrews Lock Natal
Drikus Hattingh Lock Northern Transvaal
Phillip Schutte Lock Transvaal
Kobus Wiese Lock Transvaal
Krynauw Otto Lock Northern Transvaal Replacement for D. Hattingh
Francois Pienaar (c)Flanker Transvaal
Ruben Kruger Flanker Northern Transvaal
Rudolf Straeuli Flanker Transvaal
Elandré van der Bergh Flanker Eastern Province
Tiaan Strauss No. 8 Western Province
Gary Teichmann No. 8 Natal

Results

Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.

No.DateOpposing TeamVenueResultForAgainstStatus
1.22 October 1994 Cardiff Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Won116Tour match
2.26 October 1994 Wales A Rodney Parade, Newport Won2513Tour match
3.29 October 1994 Llanelli RFC Stradey Park, Llanelli Won3012Tour match
4.2 November 1994 Neath RFC The Gnoll, Neath Won1613Tour match
5.5 November 1994 Swansea St. Helen's, Swansea Won787Tour match
6.9 November 1994 Scotland A The Greenyards, Melrose Lost1517Tour match
7.12 November 1994 Combined Scottish Districts Old Anniesland, Glasgow Won336Tour match
8.15 November 1994Scottish Select Rubislaw, Aberdeen Won3510Tour match
9. 19 November 1994 Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Won3410 Test match
10.22 November 1994 Pontypridd RFC Sardis Road, Pontypridd Won93Tour match
11. 26 November 1994 Wales National Stadium, Cardiff Won2012 Test match
12.29 November 1994Combined Provinces Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast Won5419Tour match
13.3 December 1994 Barbarians Lansdowne Road, Dublin Lost1523Tour match

Test Matches

Test: Scotland

19 November 1994
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg10–34Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Try: Stanger
Con: G. Hastings
Pen: G. Hastings
[3] Try: van der Westhuizen (2)
Straeuli, Williams, Mulder
Con: Joubert (3)
Pen: Joubert
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 63 500
Referee: Owen Doyle (Ireland)
ScotlandSouth Africa
(capt.) Gavin Hastings FB15FB Andre Joubert
Tony Stanger W14W Pieter Hendriks
Scott Hastings C13C Pieter Muller
Graham Shiel C12C Japie Mulder
Kenny Logan W11W Chester Williams
Craig Chalmers FH10FH Hennie le Roux
Derrick Patterson SH9SH Joost van der Westhuizen
Doddie Weir N88N8 Rudolf Straeuli
Iain Morrison F7F Ruben Kruger
Dave McIvor F6F Francois Pienaar (capt.)
Andy Reed L5L Phillip Schutte
Jeremy Richardson L4L Mark Andrews
Paul Burnell P3P Tommie Laubscher
Kenny Milne H2H Uli Schmidt
Alan Sharp P1P Os du Randt
Replacements
Craig Joiner 16 Kevin Putt
Ian Jardine 17 Joel Stransky
Graeme Burns 18 Gavin Johnson
Rob Wainwright 19 James Dalton
Peter Wright 20 Balie Swart
Kevin McKenzie 21 Tiaan Strauss
Coaches
Jim Telfer Kitch Christie

Test: Wales

References

  1. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). Bankfin Annual 1995. SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 81–92. ISBN   0620189223.
  2. Blondin, John (1995). International rugby yearbook. Auckland, N.Z.: Hodder Moa Beckett. pp. 235–245. ISBN   1-86958-163-6. OCLC   154276995.
  3. "Scotland v South Africa". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. "Wales v South Africa". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2 August 2020.