History of rugby union matches between France and South Africa
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The national rugby union
teams of France
and South Africa
(the Springboks) have been playing each other in Test rugby
since 1913. Their first meeting, held in Bordeaux
, was on 11 January 1913, and was won 38-5 by South Africa.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
teams of France
France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
and South Africa
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
(the Springboks) have been playing each other in Test rugby
Test match (rugby union)
Test match in rugby union is a match recognised as being a full international match by at least one of the participating teams' governing bodies. It is an unofficial but widely used term in the sport....
since 1913. Their first meeting, held in Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, was on 11 January 1913, and was won 38-5 by South Africa.
Overall summary
| Details | Played | Won by France | Won by South Africa | Drawn | France points | South Africa points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In France | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 246 | 326 |
| In South Africa | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 322 | 438 |
| Neutral venue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 38 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 568 | 764 |
Results
| Date | Venue | Score | Victor | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June 2010 | Newlands Newlands Stadium Newlands Stadium, currently referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons, is located in Cape Town, South Africa.The stadium currently has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all seater venue.... , Cape Town Cape Town Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
42 – 17 | ||
| 13 November 2009 | Stadium Municipal, Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
20 – 13 | ||
| 24 June 2006 | Newlands, Cape Town | 26 – 36 | ||
| 25 November 2005 | Stade de France Stade de France The Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000, making it the fifth largest stadium in Europe, and is used by both the France national football team and French rugby union team for... , Saint-Denis Saint-Denis Saint-Denis is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Saint-Denis is a sous-préfecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Denis.... , France |
26 – 20 | ||
| 25 June 2005 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 27 – 13 | ||
| 18 June 2005 | ABSA Stadium Kings Park Stadium Kings Park , is a stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa, which was originally built in 1891 and extensively renovated in the 1990s... , Durban Durban Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism... , South Africa |
30 – 30 | draw | |
| 9 November 2002 | Stade Vélodrome Stade Vélodrome The Stade Vélodrome is a football stadium in Marseille, France. It is home to the Olympique de Marseille football club of Ligue 1, and was a venue in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Rugby World Cup. It is the largest club-football ground in France, with a capacity of 60,031 spectators,... , Marseille Marseille Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of... , France |
30 – 10 | ||
| 10 November 2001 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 20 – 10 | ||
| 23 June 2001 | Kings Park Stadium Kings Park Stadium Kings Park , is a stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa, which was originally built in 1891 and extensively renovated in the 1990s... , Durban Durban Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism... |
20 – 15 | ||
| 16 June 2001 | Ellis Park Ellis Park Stadium Ellis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's... , Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... , South Africa |
23 – 32 | ||
| 22 November 1997 | Parc des Princes Parc des Princes The Parc des Princes is an all-seater football stadium located in the southwest of Paris, France. The venue, with a seating capacity of 48,712 spectators, has been the home of French football club Paris Saint-Germain since 1974. The current Parc des Princes was inaugurated on 4 June 1972, endowed... , Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France |
10 – 52 | ||
| 15 November 1997 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon Lyon Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais.... , France |
32 – 36 | ||
| 7 December 1996 | Parc des Princes, Paris, | 12 – 13 | ||
| 30 November 1996 | Parc Lescure Stade Chaban-Delmas Stade Chaban-Delmas is a sporting stadium located in the city of Bordeaux, France. It is the home ground of FC Girondins de Bordeaux.Until 2001, the stadium's name was the Stade du Parc Lescure... , Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture... , France |
12 – 22 | ||
| 17 June 1995 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 19 – 15 | ||
| 3 July 1993 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 17 – 18 | ||
| 26 June 1993 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 20 – 20 | draw | |
| 24 October 1992 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 29 – 16 | ||
| 17 October 1992 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon Lyon Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais.... |
15 – 20 | ||
| 8 November 1980 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Pretoria Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is... , South Africa |
37 – 15 | ||
| 28 June 1975 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 33 – 18 | ||
| 21 June 1975 | Free State Stadium Free State Stadium The Free State Stadium , also known as Vodacom Park, is a stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, used mainly for rugby union and association football... , Bloemfontein Bloemfontein Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and... , South Africa |
38 – 25 | ||
| 30 November 1974 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 8 – 10 | ||
| 23 November 1974 | Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France | 4 – 13 | ||
| 19 June 1971 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 8 – 8 | draw | |
| 12 June 1971 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 22 – 9 | ||
| 16 November 1968 | Yves-du-Manoir Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir The Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir - stadium in Colombes, near Paris, France . Named in memory of French rugby player Yves du Manoir in 1928. Was the main stadium for the 1924 Summer Olympics and had a capacity of 45,000 at the time... , Colombes Colombes Colombes is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-History:On 13 March 1896, 17% of the territory of Colombes was detached and became the commune of Bois-Colombes .... , France |
11 – 16 | ||
| 9 November 1968 | Parc Lescure Stade Chaban-Delmas Stade Chaban-Delmas is a sporting stadium located in the city of Bordeaux, France. It is the home ground of FC Girondins de Bordeaux.Until 2001, the stadium's name was the Stade du Parc Lescure... , Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture... |
9 – 12 | ||
| 12 August 1967 | Newlands, Cape Town | 6 – 6 | draw | |
| 29 July 1967 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 14 – 19 | ||
| 22 July 1967 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 16 – 3 | ||
| 15 July 1967 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 26 – 3 | ||
| 25 July 1964 | Pam Brink Stadium PAM Brink Stadium PAM Brink Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Springs, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Benoni Premier United and has long been the lair of the Eastern Transvaal rugby team who plays in the Currie Cup first division. The stadium holds 25,000... , Springs Springs, Gauteng Springs is a city on the East Rand in the Gauteng province of South Africa.It lies 50 km east of Johannesburg. The name of the city derives from the large number of springs in the area; it has a population of more than 200,000, and is situated at 5,340 ft a.s.l... , South Africa |
6 – 8 | ||
| 18 February 1961 | Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 0 – 0 | draw | |
| 16 August 1958 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 5 – 9 | ||
| 26 July 1958 | Newlands, Cape Town | 3 – 3 | draw | |
| 16 February 1952 | Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 3 – 25 | ||
| 11 January 1913 | Parc Lescure, Bordeaux | 5 – 38 |