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1958 France rugby union tour of South Africa 
Summary
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]
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| Manager | Serge Saulnier | ||||
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 South Africa |
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 Rhodesia |
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Results edit
- Scores and results list France's points tally first.
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Score | |
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| 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 edit
The Tests edit
First Test edit
| 26 July 1958 |
| South Africa | 3–3 |  France |
| Lochner (3 – 1t) | [2] | (3 – 1dg) Danos |
| Newlands, Cape Town Attendance: 105,000 Referee: Bertie Strasheim |
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Second Test edit
| 16 August 1958 |
| South Africa | 5–9 | France |
| Fourie (3 – 1t) Gerber (2 – 1c) | [3] | (6 – 1pg, 1dg) Lacaze (3 – 1dg) Martine |
| Ellis Park, Johannesburg Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Chris Ackermann |
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Touring party edit
- Manager: Serge Saulnier
- Assistant Manager: Marcel Laurent
- Captain: Lucien Mias
Forwards edit
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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. p. 24. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
- ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. p. 25. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.