1994 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland

The 1994 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland was a series of matches played in October and November 1994 in Britain and Ireland by South Africa national rugby union team. The Springboks played two Test matches on the thirteen match tour and won both.[1][2]

1994 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
Coach(es)Kitch Christie
Tour captain(s)Francois Pienaar
Top point scorer(s)Andre Joubert (75)
Top try scorer(s)Andre Joubert (6)
Top test point scorer(s)Andre Joubert (14)
Top test try scorer(s)Joost van der Westhuizen (2) Chester Williams (2) Rudolf Straeuli (2)
Summary
P W D L
Total
13 11 00 02
Test match
02 02 00 00
Opponent
P W D L
 Scotland
1 1 0 0
 Wales
1 1 0 0

Touring party
Name Position Province Notes
Andre JoubertFullback Natal
Gavin JohnsonFullback Transvaal
Pieter HendriksWing Transvaal
Chester WilliamsWing Western Province
Jacques OlivierWing Northern Transvaal
Chris BadenhorstWing Free State
Cabous van der WesthuizenWing NatalReplacement for C. Badenhorst
Brendan VenterCentre Free State
Japie MulderCentre Transvaal
Tinus LineeCentre Western Province
Pieter MullerCentre Natal
Helgard MullerCentre Free StateReplacement for B. Venter
Jannie ClaassensCenter Northern TransvaalReplacement for T. Linee
Joel StranskyFly-half Western Province
Hennie le RouxFly-half Transvaal
Joost van der WesthuizenScrum-half Northern Transvaal
Kevin PuttScrum-half Natal
Os du RandtProp Free State
Tommie LaubscherProp Western Province
Balie SwartProp Transvaal
Ian HattinghProp Transvaal
Uli SchmidtHooker Transvaal
James DaltonHooker Transvaal
Mark AndrewsLock Natal
Drikus HattinghLock Northern Transvaal
Phillip SchutteLock Transvaal
Kobus WieseLock Transvaal
Krynauw OttoLock Northern TransvaalReplacement for D. Hattingh
Francois Pienaar (c)Flanker Transvaal
Ruben KrugerFlanker Northern Transvaal
Rudolf StraeuliFlanker Transvaal
Elandré van den BergFlanker Eastern Province
Tiaan StraussNo. 8 Western Province
Gary TeichmannNo. 8 Natal

Results

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

No.DateOpposing TeamVenueResultForAgainstStatus
1.22 October 1994CardiffCardiff Arms Park, CardiffWon116Tour match
2.26 October 1994Wales ARodney Parade, NewportWon2513Tour match
3.29 October 1994Llanelli RFCStradey Park, LlanelliWon3012Tour match
4.2 November 1994Neath RFCThe Gnoll, NeathWon1613Tour match
5.5 November 1994SwanseaSt. Helen's, SwanseaWon787Tour match
6.9 November 1994Scotland AThe Greenyards, MelroseLost1517Tour match
7.12 November 1994Scottish Combined DistOld Anniesland, GlasgowWon336Tour match
8.15 November 1994Scottish SelectRubislaw, AberdeenWon3510Tour match
9.19 November 1994ScotlandMurrayfield, EdenburghWon3410Test match
10.22 November 1994Pontypridd RFCSardis Road, PontypriddWon93Tour match
11.26 November 1994WalesNational Stadium, CardiffWon2012Test match
12.29 November 1994Combined ProvincesRavenhill Stadium, BelfastWon5419Tour match
13.3 December 1994BarbariansLansdowne Road, DublinLost1523Tour match

Test Matches

Test: Scotland
19 November 1994
Scotland  10–34  South Africa
Try: Stanger
Con: G. Hastings
Pen: G. Hastings
 [3] Try: van der Westhuizen (2)
Straeuli, Williams, Mulder
Con: Joubert (3)
Pen: Joubert
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 63 500
Referee: Owen Doyle (Ireland)
ScotlandSouth Africa
(capt.) Gavin HastingsFB15FBAndre Joubert
Tony StangerW14WPieter Hendriks
Scott HastingsC13CPieter Muller
Graham ShielC12CJapie Mulder
Kenny LoganW11WChester Williams
Craig ChalmersFH10FHHennie le Roux
Derrick PattersonSH9SHJoost van der Westhuizen
Doddie WeirN88N8Rudolf Straeuli
Iain MorrisonF7FRuben Kruger
Dave McIvorF6FFrancois Pienaar (capt.)
Andy ReedL5LPhillip Schutte
Jeremy RichardsonL4LMark Andrews
Paul BurnellP3PTommie Laubscher
Kenny MilneH2HUli Schmidt
Alan SharpP1POs du Randt
Replacements
Craig Joiner16Kevin Putt
Ian Jardine17Joel Stransky
Graeme Burns18Gavin Johnson
Rob Wainwright19James Dalton
Peter Wright20Balie Swart
Kevin McKenzie21Tiaan Strauss
Coaches
Jim TelferKitch Christie


Test: Wales
26 November 1994
Wales  12–20  South Africa
Pen: Jenkins (4)
 [4] Try: Joubert
Straueli, Williams
Con: le Roux
Pen: le Roux
National Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 53 000
Referee: Didier Mene (France)
WalesSouth Africa
Tony ClementFB15FBAndre Joubert
Wayne ProctorW14WPieter Hendriks
Mike HallC13CPieter Muller
Mark TaylorC12CJapie Mulder
Simon HillW11WChester Williams
Neil JenkinsFH10FHHennie le Roux
Rupert MoonSH9SHJoost van der Westhuizen
Emyr LewisN88N8Rudolf Straeuli
Richie CollinsF7FRuben Kruger
Hemi TaylorF6FFrancois Pienaar (capt.)
(capt.) Gareth LlewellynL5LPhillip Schutte
Derwyn JonesL4LMark Andrews
John DavisP3PTommie Laubscher
Garin JenkinsH2HUli Schmidt
Ricky EvansP1POs du Randt
Replacements
Matthew Back16Kevin Putt
Adrian Davies17Joel Stransky
Paul John18Gavin Johnson
Phil Davies19James Dalton
Mike Griffiths20Balie Swart
Robin McBryde21Tiaan Strauss
Coaches
Alan DaviesKitch Christie

References
  1. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). Bankfin Annual 1995. SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 81–92. ISBN 0620189223.
  2. Blondin, John (1995). International rugby yearbook. Auckland, N.Z.: Hodder Moa Beckett. pp. 235–245. ISBN 1-86958-163-6. OCLC 154276995.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. "Scotland v South Africa". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. "Wales v South Africa". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2 August 2020.


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