1958 France rugby union tour of South Africa explained

Team:	France
Yearstart:	1958
Destination:	South Africa
Manager:	Serge Saulnier
Matchplayed:	10
Matchwon:	5
Matchdraw:	2
Matchlost:	3
Testplayed:	2
Testwon:	1
Testdraw:	1
Testlost:	0
Played1:	2
Won1:	1
Draw1:	1
Lost1:	0
Played2:	1
Won2:	1
Draw2:	0
Lost2:	0

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]

Results

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, 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

The Tests

First Test

FB 15 Mickey Gerber RW 14 Jan Prinsloo IC 13 Jeremy Nel OC 12 Wilf Rosenberg LW 11 Loftie Fourie FH 10 Ian Kirkpatrick SH 9 Popeye Strydom LP 1 Chris Koch HK 2 Bertus van der Merwe TP 3 Piet du Toit LL 4 Johan Steenekamp RL 5 Johan Claassen (c) BF 6 Hugo van Zyl OF 7 Martin Pelser N8 8 Butch Lochner

FB 15 Pierre Lacaze RW 14 Jean-Vincent Dupuy IC 13 Arnaud Marquesuzaa OC 12 Guy Stener LW 11 Henri Rancoule FH 10 Roger Martine SH 9 Pierre Danos LP 1 Aldo Quaglio HK 2 Robert Vigier TP 3 Alfred Roques LL 4 Lucien Mias (c) RL 5 Bernard Mommejat BF 6 François Moncla OF 7 Jean Carrere N8 8 Jean Barthe

Second Test

FB 15 Mickey Gerber RW 14 Jan Prinsloo IC 13 Joe Kaminer OC 12 Alan Skene LW 11 Loftie Fourie FH 10 Jeremy Nel SH 9 Tommy Gentles LP 1 Chris Koch HK 2 Abie Malan TP 3 Piet du Toit LL 4 Jan Pickard RL 5 Johan Claassen (c) BF 6 Dawie Ackermann OF 7 Louis Schmidt N8 8 Butch Lochner

FB 15 Pierre Lacaze RW 14 Jean-Vincent Dupuy IC 13 Arnaud Marquesuzaa OC 12 Guy Stener LW 11 Henri Rancoule FH 10 Roger Martine SH 9 Pierre Danos LP 1 Aldo Quaglio HK 2 Robert Vigier TP 3 Alfred Roques LL 4 Lucien Mias (c) RL 5 Bernard Mommejat BF 6 François Moncla OF 7 Jean Carrere N8 8 Jean Barthe

Touring party

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

Forwards

Raoul BarrièreJean BartheRobert BaulonJean CarrèreLouis CasauxMichel CelayaPierre DanosJean DupuyLouis EchavePierre FremauxJean de GrogorioAndré HagetPierre LacazePierre LacroixJacques LepateyArnaud MarquesuzaaRoger MartineBernard MommejatFrançois MonclaAldo QuaglioHenri RancouleLucien RogeAlfred RoquesGuy StenerMichel VannierRoger Vigier

Notes and References

1. Book: Greyvenstein, Chris. Springbok rugby : an illustrated history : the proud story of South African rugby from 1891 to the 1995 World Cup. 1995. Sable Media. 0-9584062-2-7. Cape Town. 126–127. 35978057.