2005 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe

The 2005 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe was a series of matches played in November 2005 in Argentina, Wales and France by South Africa national rugby union team.

2005 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe
Summary	P W D L
Total	03 02 00 01
Test match	03 02 00 01
Opponent	P W D L
Argentina	1 1 0 0
Wales	1 1 0 0
France	1 0 0 1

The squad

Forwards:

Eddie Andrews Schalk Burger Bakkies Botha Gary Botha Jacques Cronjé Os du Randt Victor Matfield Danie Rossouw

Lawrence Sephaka Hanyani Shimange John Smit (capt.) Juan Smith Solly Tyibilika Albert van den Berg CJ van der Linde Pedrie Wannenburg

Backs

De Wet Barry Tonderai Chavhanga Bolla Conradie Michael Claassens Jean de Villiers Fourie du Preez

Jaque Fourie Bryan Habana Conrad Jantjes Wayne Julies Percy Montgomery Andre Pretorius

Results

5 November 2005

Argentina	23–34	South Africa
Try: M. Contepomi Durand, Leonelli Con: F.Contepomi Pen: F.Contepomi 2		Try: Fourie, Montgomery Smith Con: Montgomery 2 Pen: Montgomery 3, Pretorius Drop: Conradie

José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alan Spreadbury

Argentina: 15.Juan Martin Hernandez, 14.Lucas Borges, 13.Manuel Contepomi, 12.Federico Aramburu, 11.Francisco Leonelli, 10.Felipe Contepomi, 9.Agustin Pichot (capt), 8.Gonzalo Longo, 7.Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 6.Martin Durand, 5.Pablo Bouza, 4.Ignacio Fernadez Lobbe, 3.Omar Hasan Jalil, 2.Mario Ledesma, 1.Rodrigo Roncero, – replacements: 17.Martin Scelzo, 18.Manuel Carizza, 19.Martin Schusterman – No entry : 16.Eusebio Guinazu, 20.Nicolas Fernandez Miranda, 21.Federico Todeschini, 22.Bernardo Stortoni
South Africa: 15.Percy Montgomery, 14.Conrad Jantjes, 13.Jaque Fourie, 12.Jean de Villiers, 11.Bryan Habana, 10.Andre Pretorius, 9.Bolla Conradie, 8.Jacques Cronje, 7.Juan Smith, 6.Solly Tyibilika, 5.Victor Matfield, 4.Bakkies Botha, 3.CJ van der Linde, 2.John Smit (capt.), 1.Os du Randt, – replacements: 16.Hanyani Shimange, 17.Eddie Andrews, 18.Albert van den Berg, 19.Schalk Burger, 20.Michael Claassens, 22.Brent Russell – No entry: 21.De Wet Barry

19 November 2005

Wales	16–33	South Africa
Try: Sweeney Con: S.Jones Pen: S.Jones		Try: Habana Jantjes, Rossouw Con: Bosnman 2 Pen: Montgomery 3

Millennium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson

Wales: 15.Lee Byrne, 14.Dafydd James, 13.Gareth Thomas(capt.), 12.Sonny Parker, 11.Shane Williams, 10.Stephen Jones, 9.Gareth Cooper, 8.Michael Owen, 7.Martyn Williams, 6.Colin Charvis, 5.Robert Sidoli, 4.Ian Gough, 3.Chris Horsman , 2.T.Rhys Thomas, 1.Duncan Jones, – replacements: 16.Mefin Davies, 17.Adam R. Jones, 20.Mike Phillips, 21.Ceri Sweeney, 22.Matthew Watkins – No entry : 18.Ian Evans, 19.Jonathan Thomas
South Africa: 15.Percy Montgomery , 14.Conrad Jantjes, 13.Jaque Fourie, 12.Jean de Villiers, 11.Bryan Habana, 10.Meyer Bosman, 9.Michael Claassens, 8.Jacques Cronje, 7.Juan Smith, 6.Schalk Burger, 5.Victor Matfield, 4.Bakkies Botha, 3.CJ van der Linde, 2.John Smit (capt.), 1.Lawrence Sephaka, – replacements: 17.Os du Randt, 19.Danie Rossouw, 21.De Wet Barry, 22.Brent Russell – No entry: 16.Hanyani Shimange, 18.Albert van den Berg, 20.Bolla Conradie

26 November 2005

France	26–20	South Africa
Try: Michalak, Rougerie Szarzewski Con: Elissalde Pen: Elissalde 2, Michalak		Try: JP Botha, Fourie Con: Montgomery 2 Pen: Bosman, Montgomery

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Scott Young

France: 15.Thomas Castaignede, 14.Aurelien Rougerie, 13.Florian Fritz, 12.Yannick Jauzion, 11.Cedric Heymans, 10.Frederic Michalak, 9.Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, 8.Julien Bonnaire, 7.Remy Martin, 6.Yannick Nyanga, 5.Jerome Thion (capt.), 4.Lionel Nallet, 3.Pieter de Villiers, 2.Dimitri Szarzewski, 1.Olivier Milloud, – replacements: 16.Sebastien Bruno, 17.Sylvain Marconnet, 18.Gregory Lamboley, 19.Thomas Lievremont, 21.Yann Delaigue – No entry : 20.Pierre Mignoni, 22.Pepito Elhorga
South Africa: 15.Percy Montgomery, 14.Breyton Paulse, 13.Jaque Fourie, 12.Jean de Villiers, 11.Bryan Habana, 10.Meyer Bosman, 9.Michael Claassens, 8.Jacques Cronje, 7.Juan Smith, 6.Schalk Burger, 5.Victor Matfield, 4.Bakkies Botha, 3.CJ van der Linde, 2.John Smit (capt.), 1.Os du Randt, – replacements: 16.Gary Botha, 17.Eddie Andrews, 18.Albert van den Berg, 19.Danie Rossouw, 21.De Wet Barry – No entry: 20.Bolla Conradie, 22.Conrad Jantjes

References

• Union Argentina de Rugby (December 2005). "MEMORIA Temporada año 2005" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (.pdf) on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
• "Rugby union: Wales 16 – 33 South Africa". The observer. 20 November 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2005.
• "France 26 – 20 South Africa". The observer. 27 November 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2005.