2002 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa

The 2002 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played in June 2002 in South Africa by Wales national rugby union team.

2002 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa
Summary	P W D L
Total	02 00 00 02
Test match	02 00 00 02
Opponent	P W D L
South Africa	2 0 0 2

Only two test matches were played; Wales lost both.

First test

In the first test, Wales led after the first twenty minutes, but two tries from Marius Joubert and Bob Skinstad gave the first advantage (15-11) for the victorious Springboks.[1]

8 June 2002

South Africa	34–19	Wales
Try: Joubert, Matfield, Rautenbach Skinstad, penalty try Con: Pretorius 3 Pen: Pretorius		Try: CS Morgan, R Williams Pen: Jones 2 Drop: Jones

Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)

South Africa: 15. Ricardo Loubscher, 14. Stefan Terblanche, 13. Marius Joubert, 12. André Snyman, 11. Breyton Paulse, 10. André Pretorius, 9. Bolla Conradie, 8. Bobby Skinstad (cap.), 7. AJ Venter, 6. Warren Britz, 5. Victor Matfield, 4. Jannes Labuschagne, 3. Willie Meyer, 2. James Dalton, 1. Daan Human – replacements: Brent Russell, Faan Rautenbach, Joe van Niekerk, Ollie le Roux, Adrian Jacobs – Not used: Quinton Davids, Craig Davidson
Wales': 15. Kevin Morgan, 14. Rhys Williams, 13. Mark Taylor, 12. Andy Marinos, 11. Craig Morgan, 10. Stephen Jones, 9. Dwayne Peel, 8. Colin Charvis (cap.), 7. Martyn Williams, 6. Michael Owen, 5. Steve Williams, 4. Gareth Llewellyn, 3. Ben Evans, 2. Robin McBryde, 1. Iestyn Thomas – replacements: Robert Sidoli, Richard Parks, Tom Shanklin, Neil Jenkins, Ryan Powell, Mefin Davies, Martyn Madden

Second Test

Wales again lost, but played a "fiercely contested" match as per BBC Sport.[2] The tour showed the improvement that the coach Steve Hansen was waiting for.[3]

15 June 2002

South Africa	19–8	Wales
Try: Davidson, Russell Pen: Pretorius 3		Try: Charvis Pen: Jones

Newlands, Cape Town Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)

South Africa : 15. Brent Russell, 14. Stefan Terblanche, 13. Marius Joubert, 12. De Wet Barry, 11. Breyton Paulse, 10. Andre Pretorius, 9. Bolla Conradie, 8. Bobby Skinstad (cap.), 7. AJ Venter, 6. Corne Krige, 5. Jannes Labuschagne, 4. Quinton Davids, 3. Willie Meyer , 2. James Dalton, 1. Daan Human – replacements: Faan Rautenbach, Craig Davidson, Ollie le Roux, Hottie Louw, Joe van Niekerk – Not used: 21. Adrian Jacobs, 22. Werner Greeff
|Formazione 2=15. Kevin Morgan, 14. Rhys Williams, 13. Mark Taylor, 12. Andy Marinos, 11. Craig Morgan, 10. Stephen Jones, 9. Dwayne Peel, 8. Colin Charvis (cap.), 7. Martyn Williams, 6. Michael Owen, 5. Steve Williams, 4. Gareth Llewellyn, 3. Ben Evans, 2. Robin McBryde, 1. Iestyn Thomas – replacements: Ryan Powell, Tom Shanklin, Gavin Thomas, Robert Sidoli, Neil Jenkins, Mefin Davies

References

1. "Brave Wales downed by Boks". BBC Sport. 8 June 2002. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
2. "Wales go down fighting". BBC Sport. 15 June 2002. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
3. "Hansen happy with Wales progress". BBC Sport. 15 June 2002. Retrieved 7 December 2016.