1996 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe

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]

The Springboks Tour

Touring party

• Manager–Coach: Andre Markgraaff
• Assistant coach: Hugh Reece-Edwards
• Assistant coach: Nick Mallett
• Assistant coach: Carel du Plessis (backline adviser)

Backs Name Position Province Andre Joubert Fullback Natal Russell Bennett Fullback Border Jacques Olivier Wing Northern Transvaal James Small Wing Natal Andre Snyman Wing Northern Transvaal Justin Swart Wing Western Province Breyton Paulse Wing Western Province Hennie le Roux Centre Transvaal Japie Mulder Centre Transvaal Joe Gillingham Centre Transvaal Jeremy Thomson Centre Natal Dick Muir Centre Natal Henry Honiball Fly-half Natal Franco Smith Fly-half Griqualand West Joost van der Westhuizen Scrum-half Northern Transvaal Kevin Putt Scrum-half Natal Joggie Viljoen Scrum-half Western Province

Forwards Name Position Province Marius Hurter Prop Northern Transvaal Adrian Garvey Prop Natal Dawie Theron Prop Griqualand West Toks van der Linde Prop Western Province Garry Pagel Prop Western Province Henry Tromp Hooker Northern Transvaal James Dalton Hooker Transvaal Chris Rossouw Hooker Transvaal Naka Drotské (sub) Hooker Free State Mark Andrews Lock Natal Kobus Wiese Lock Transvaal Krynauw Otto Lock Northern Transvaal Hannes Strydom Lock Transvaal Ruben Kruger Flanker Northern Transvaal André Venter Flanker Free State Fritz van Heerden Flanker Western Province Wayne Fyvie Flanker Natal Theo Oosthuizen Flanker Griqualand West Gary Teichmann (c) Number 8 Natal Schutte Bekker Number 8 Northern Transvaal Rassie Erasmus (sub) Number 8 Free State Legend: sub = Player that join the tour later as a replacement

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Results

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

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Test Matches

First Test: Argentina

9 November 1996

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

Ferro Carrill Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

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

16 November 1996

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)

Ferro Carrill Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ed Murray (Scotland)

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

First Test: France

30 November 1996

France	12–22	South Africa
Pen: Dourthe (4)	[6]	Try: Joubert, Small Pen: Honiball (4)

Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Brian Stirling (Ireland)

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

Second Test: France

7 December 1996

France	12–13	South Africa
Pen: Dourthe (4)	[7]	Try: Dalton Con: Honiball Pen: Honiball (2)

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)

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

Test: Wales

15 December 1996

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)

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 45,200 Referee: Steve Lander (England)

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

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The South Africa "A" Tour

Touring party

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

Backs Name Position Province Dawie du Toit Fullback Northern Transvaal Ricardo Loubscher Fullback Eastern Province Jorrie Kruger (sub) Fullback Free State Marius Goosen Utility Back Boland Hannes Venter Wing Northern Transvaal Chivago Breda Wing Northern Transvaal Joos Joubert Wing Natal Deon Kayser Wing Eastern Province Jannie van der Walt Wing Transvaal Edrich Lubbe Centre Griqualand West Tinus Linee Centre Western Province Marius Moolman Centre Boland McNeil Hendricks Centre Natal MJ Smith Fly-half Free State Louis Koen Fly-half Western Province Christoff Lötter Scrum-half Boland Gerald Scholtz Scrum-half Western Province Werner Swanepoel (sub) Scrum-half Free State

Forwards Name Position Province De Waal Venter Prop Griqualand West Ollie le Roux Prop Natal Robbie Kempson Prop Natal Willie Meyer Prop Eastern Province Naka Drotské (c) Hooker Free State Dale Santon Hooker Boland Braam Els Lock Free State Ryno Opperman Lock Free State Hottie Louw Lock Western Province Cecil du Plessis Lock Eastern Province Rassie Erasmus Loose forward Free State John Williams Loose forward Northern Transvaal Fred Tiema Loose forward Eastern Province Trevor Arendse Loose forward Western Province Jannie Coetzee Loose forward Boland Philip Smit Loose forward Griqualand West Corné Krige Loose forward Western Province Andre Vos (sub) Loose forward Eastern Province Legend: sub = Player that join the tour later as a replacement

Results

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

See also

• History of rugby union matches between Argentina and South Africa
• History of rugby union matches between France and South Africa
• History of rugby union matches between South Africa and Wales