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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 5 2 3
Test match
2 1 1 0
Opponent
P W D L
 South Africa
2 1 1 0
 Rhodesia
1 1 0 0

Results

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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

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12 July 1958
Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia0–19 France
Salisbury

The Tests

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First Test

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Second Test

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Touring party

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  • Manager: Serge Saulnier
  • Assistant Manager: Marcel Laurent
  • Captain: Lucien Mias

Forwards

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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

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  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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