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.[1]

1958 France rugby union tour of South Africa
ManagerSerge Saulnier
Summary
P W D L
Total
10 05 02 03
Test match
02 01 01 00
Opponent
P W D L
 South Africa
2 1 1 0
 Rhodesia
1 1 0 0

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

The Tests

First Test
26 July 1958
South Africa  3–3  France
Lochner (3 – 1t) [2] (3 – 1dg) Danos
Newlands, Cape Town
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Bertie Strasheim
FB15Mickey Gerber
RW14Jan Prinsloo
IC13Jeremy Nel
OC12Wilf Rosenberg
LW11Loftie Fourie
FH10Ian Kirkpatrick
SH9Popeye Strydom
LP1Chris Koch
HK2Bertus van der Merwe
TP3Piet du Toit
LL4Johan Steenekamp
RL5Johan Claassen (c)
BF6Hugo van Zyl
OF7Martin Pelser
N88Butch Lochner
FB15Pierre Lacaze
RW14Jean-Vincent Dupuy
IC13Arnaud Marquesuzaa
OC12Guy Stener
LW11Henri Rancoule
FH10Roger Martine
SH9Pierre Danos
LP1Aldo Quaglio
HK2Robert Vigier
TP3Alfred Roques
LL4Lucien Mias (c)
RL5Bernard Mommejat
BF6François Moncla
OF7Jean Carrere
N88Jean Barthe

Second Test
16 August 1958
South Africa  5–9  France
Fourie (3 – 1t)
Gerber (2 – 1c)		 [3] (6 – 1pg, 1dg) Lacaze
(3 – 1dg) Martine
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Chris Ackermann
FB15Mickey Gerber
RW14Jan Prinsloo
IC13Joe Kaminer
OC12Alan Skene
LW11Loftie Fourie
FH10Jeremy Nel
SH9Tommy Gentles
LP1Chris Koch
HK2Abie Malan
TP3Piet du Toit
LL4Jan Pickard
RL5Johan Claassen (c)
BF6Dawie Ackermann
OF7Louis Schmidt
N88Butch Lochner
FB15Pierre Lacaze
RW14Jean-Vincent Dupuy
IC13Arnaud Marquesuzaa
OC12Guy Stener
LW11Henri Rancoule
FH10Roger Martine
SH9Pierre Danos
LP1Aldo Quaglio
HK2Robert Vigier
TP3Alfred Roques
LL4Lucien Mias (c)
RL5Bernard Mommejat
BF6François Moncla
OF7Jean Carrere
N88Jean 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

References
  1. Greyvenstein, Chris (1995). Springbok rugby : an illustrated history : the proud story of South African rugby from 1891 to the 1995 World Cup. Cape Town: Sable Media. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-9584062-2-7. OCLC 35978057.
  2. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. p. 24. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
  3. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. p. 25. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
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