1996 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe


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The 1996 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe was a series of rugby union matches played during November and December 1996 in Argentina, France and Wales by the South Africa national rugby union team.[1]

1996 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe
Coach(es)Andre Markgraaff
Tour captain(s)Gary Teichmann
Top point scorer(s)Henry Honiball (53)
Top try scorer(s)Breyton Paulse (5)
Top test point scorer(s)Henry Honiball (53)
Top test try scorer(s)Joost van der Westhuizen (4)
Summary
P W D L
Total
10 08 00 02
Test match
05 05 00 00
Opponent
P W D L
 Argentina
2 2 0 0
 France
2 2 0 0
 Wales
1 1 0 0

At the same time, the second-level team, ("South Africa A") was involved in a tour of Great Britain and Ireland.[2][3]

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

No. Date Opponent Venue Result For Against Status
1. 5 Nov 1996 Rosario Duendes, Rosario Won 45 36 Tour match
2. 9 Nov 1996 Argentina Ferro Carrill Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires Won 46 15 Test match
3. 12 Nov 1996 Cuyo Independiente Rivadavia Stadium, Mendoza Won 89 19 Tour match
4. 16 Nov 1996 Argentina Ferro Carrill Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires Won 44 21 Test match
5. 23 Nov 1996 French Barbarians Municipal Stadium, Brive Lost 22 30 Tour match
6. 26 Nov 1996 French Regional XV Stade Gerland, Lyon Won 36 20 Tour match
7. 30 Nov 1996 France Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Won 22 12 Test match
8. 3 Dec 1996 French Universities Stade du Nord, Lille Lost 13 20 Tour match
9. 7 Dec 1996 France Parc des Princes, Paris Won 13 12 Test match
10. 15 Dec 1996 Wales Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Won 37 20 Test match

First Test: Argentina

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Argentina  15–46  South Africa
Try: Camardón, Martin
Con: Cilley
Pen: Cilley		[4]Try: Andrews, Venter, van der Westhuizen, Small, le Roux, Joubert
Con: Honiball (3), Joubert
Pen: Honiball
Team details
Argentina South Africa
Facundo Soler FB 15 FB Andre Joubert
Octavio Bartolucci W 14 W James Small
  42' Gonzalo Camardón C 13 C Japie Mulder
(capt.) Lisandro Arbizu C 12 C Hennie le Roux
Tomás Solari W 11 W Jacques Olivier
José Cilley FH 10 FH Henry Honiball
Nicolás Fernández Miranda SH 9 SH Joost van der Westhuizen
Pablo Camerlinckx N8 8 N8 Gary Teichmann (capt.)
Raúl Pérez F 7 F Andre Venter
Rolando Martín F 6 F Ruben Kruger
Pedro Sporleder L 5 L Mark Andrews
German Llanes L 4 L Kobus Wiese   77'
Omar Hasan P 3 P Adrian Garvey
Federico Méndez H 2 H James Dalton
Roberto Diego Grau P 1 P Dawie Theron   65'
Replacements
Christian Barrea 16 Andre Snyman
  42' Eduardo Simone 17 Kevin Putt
Ignacio Fernández Lobbe 18 Henry Tromp
Carlos Promanzio 19 Toks van der Linde   65'
Cristián Viel 20 Wayne Fyvie
Martín Scelzo 21 Fritz van Heerden   77'
Coaches
Andre Markgraaff

Second Test: Argentina

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Argentina  21–44  South Africa
Try: Fernandez Miranda, Martin
Con: Cilley
Pen: Cilley (2), Quesada		[5]Try: Kruger (2), le Roux, Mulder, Olivier, Venter
Con: Honiball (4)
Pen: Honiball (2)
Team details
Argentina South Africa
Ezequiel Jurado FB 15 FB Andre Joubert
Diego Albanese W 14 W James Small   65'
Eduardo Simone C 13 C Japie Mulder
(capt.) Lisandro Arbizu C 12 C Hennie le Roux
Facundo Soler W 11 W Jacques Olivier
  José Cilley FH 10 FH Henry Honiball
  Nicolás Fernández Miranda SH 9 SH Joost van der Westhuizen
    Pablo Camerlinckx N8 8 N8 Gary Teichmann (capt.)   75'
Raúl Pérez F 7 F Andre Venter
Rolando Martín F 6 F Ruben Kruger
  Pedro Sporleder L 5 L Mark Andrews   68'
German Llanes L 4 L Kobus Wiese
  Omar Hasan P 3 P Adrian Garvey
Federico Méndez H 2 H James Dalton   68'
Roberto Diego Grau P 1 P Dawie Theron   70'
Replacements
Ignacio Fernández Lobbe 16 Andre Snyman   65'
  Christian Barrea 17 Kevin Putt
Carlos Promanzio 18 Henry Tromp   68'
  Martín Scelzo 19 Toks van der Linde   70'
    Cristián Viel 20 Wayne Fyvie   75'
  Gonzalo Quesada 21 Fritz van Heerden   68'
Coaches
Andre Markgraaff
Team details
France South Africa
Jean-Luc Sadourny FB 15 FB Andre Joubert
Richard Dourthe W 14 W James Small
    65' Stephane Glas C 13 C Japie Mulder
  59' Guillaume Bouic C 12 C Hennie le Roux
  47' David Berty W 11 W Jacques Olivier
Laurent Mazas FH 10 FH Henry Honiball
Philippe Carbonneau SH 9 SH Joost van der Westhuizen
  57' Thierry Labrousse N8 8 N8 Gary Teichmann (capt.)
(capt.) Abdelatif Benazzi F 7 F Andre Venter
Philippe Benetton F 6 F Ruben Kruger
Fabien Pelous L 5 L Mark Andrews
Hugues Miorin L 4 L Kobus Wiese
Franck Tournaire P 3 P Adrian Garvey
  71' Marc de Rougemont H 2 H James Dalton   77'
Christian Califano P 1 P Dawie Theron   69'
Replacements
  47' David Venditti 16 Andre Snyman
  59' Christophe Lamaison 17 Kevin Putt
  65' Guy Accoceberry 18 Henry Tromp   77'
  57' Richard Castel 19 Toks van der Linde   69'
  71' Marc Dal Maso 20 Wayne Fyvie
Jean-Jacques Crenca 21 Fritz van Heerden
Coaches
Jean-Claude Skrela Andre Markgraaff
Team details
France South Africa
Jean-Luc Sadourny FB 15 FB Andre Joubert
Laurent Leflamand W 14 W James Small
Richard Dourthe C 13 C Japie Mulder
Stephane Glas C 12 C Hennie le Roux
David Venditti W 11 W Jacques Olivier
Christophe Lamaison FH 10 FH Henry Honiball
Guy Accoceberry SH 9 SH Joost van der Westhuizen
(capt.) Abdelatif Benazzi N8 8 N8 Gary Teichmann (capt.)
Richard Castel F 7 F Andre Venter
  65' Philippe Benetton F 6 F Ruben Kruger
Fabien Pelous L 5 L Mark Andrews
Olivier Merle L 4 L Kobus Wiese
  73' Franck Tournaire P 3 P Adrian Garvey
Marc Dal Maso H 2 H James Dalton
Christian Califano P 1 P Dawie Theron
Replacements
Guillaume Bouic 16 Andre Snyman
Philippe Carbonneau 17 Kevin Putt
Marc de Rougemont 18 Henry Tromp
  73' Jean-Jacques Crenca 19 Toks van der Linde
  65' Marc Lievremont 20 Wayne Fyvie
Hugues Miorin 21 Fritz van Heerden
Coaches
Jean-Claude Skrela Andre Markgraaff
Wales  20–37  South Africa
Try: A Thomas
Pen: N Jenkins (5)		[8]Try: Joubert, Olivier, van der Westhuizen (3)
Con: Honiball (2), Joubert
Pen: Honiball (2)
Team details
Wales South Africa
Neil Jenkins FB 15 FB Andre Joubert
Ieuan Evans W 14 W James Small
Allan Bateman C 13 C Japie Mulder
Scott Gibbs C 12 C Hennie le Roux
Dafydd James W 11 W Jacques Olivier   76'
Arwel Thomas FH 10 FH Henry Honiball
Rob Howley SH 9 SH Joost van der Westhuizen
Steve Williams N8 8 N8 Gary Teichmann (capt.)
Colin Charvis F 7 F Andre Venter
  68' Dale McIntosh F 6 F Ruben Kruger
Mark Rowley L 5 L Mark Andrews   41'
Gareth Llewellyn L 4 L Kobus Wiese
Dai Young P 3 P Adrian Garvey
(capt.) Jonathan Humphreys H 2 H James Dalton
Christian Loader P 1 P Dawie Theron   20'
Replacements
Leigh Davies 16 Andre Snyman   76'
Lee Jarvis 17 Kevin Putt
Paul John 18 Henry Tromp
  68' Nathan Thomas 19 Toks van der Linde   20'
Lyndon Mustoe 20 Wayne Fyvie
Garin Jenkins 21 Hannes Strydom   41'
Coaches
Kevin Bowring Andre Markgraaff

The South Africa "A" Tour

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  • Manager: Arthob Petersen
  • Coach: Manie Spamer
  • Assistant coaches: Eric Sauls and Gert Smal

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

No. Date Opponent Venue For Against Status
1 1 November 1996 Cambridge University Grange Road, Cambridge 57 11 Tour match
2 4 November 1996 Bedford Goldington Road, Bedford 47 27 Tour match
3 8 November 1996 Scotland A Mansfield Park, Hawick 19 32 Tour match
4 12 November 1996 Ireland A Donnybrook, Dublin 25 28 Tour match
5 16 November 1996 Oxford University Iffley Road, Oxford 49 12 Tour match
6 21 November 1996 South West Counties County Ground, Exeter 62 20 Tour match
7 23 November 1996 London Counties Twickenham, London 43 17 Tour match
8 27 November 1996 Northern Counties Gateshead, Newcastle 29 13 Tour match
9 30 November 1996 Midland Counties Butts Park Arena, Coventry 62 7 Tour match
10 9 December 1996 Cardiff Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 40 7 Tour match
11 11 December 1996 England A Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester 35 20 Tour match
12 14 December 1996 Wales A St. Helen's, Swansea 42 26 Tour match
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  2. ^ Mick Cleary and John Griffiths, ed. (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-7732-X.
  3. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). Bankfin Annual 1997. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 61–66. ISBN 0620209607.
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