1992 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa explained

Team:Australia
Destination:South Africa
Yearstart:1992
Matchplayed:4
Matchwon:4
Matchdraw:0
Matchlost:0
Testplayed:1
Testwon:1
Testdraw:0
Testlost:0
Played1:1
Won1:1
Draw1:0
Lost1:0

The 1992 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played by Australia in South Africa during August 1992. It was the first tour by the Wallabies to South Africa for 23 years.

Australia won all four matches, including the only test match.[1] [2]

Results

Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

No. Date Opponent Venue For Against Status
1 11 August 1992 align=center width=4046 align=center width=4013 Tour match
2 14 August 1992 align=center width=4024 align=center width=4017 Tour match
3 18 August 1992 Eastern Provincealign=center width=4034 align=center width=408 Tour match
4 22 August 1992South Africa Newlands, Cape Town align=center width=4026 align=center width=403 Test match

Touring party

Backs
NamePositionState
Fullback
Fullback
Wing
Wing
Wing
Centre
Centre
Centre
Centre
Fly-half
Fly-half
Nick Farr-Jones (c) Scrum-half
Scrum-half
Forwards
NamePositionState
Prop
Prop
Prop
Prop
Hooker
Hooker
Lock
Lock
Lock
Lock
Loose forward
Flanker
Flanker
Flanker
Flanker

Tour matches

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Test match

FB 15Theo Jansen van Rensburg
RW 14James Small
OC 13Danie Gerber
IC 12Pieter Muller
LW 11Pieter Hendriks
FH 10Naas Botha (c)
SH 9 Robert du Preez
N8 8 Jannie Breedt
BF 7 Ian MacDonald
OF 6 Wahl Bartmann
RL 5 Adolf Malan
LL 4
TP 3 Lood Muller
HK 2 Uli Schmidt
LP 1 Johan Styger
Replacements:
CE 16Heinrich Füls
FH 17Hennie le Roux
SH 18Garth Wright
LK 19
PR 20Willie Hills
HK 21Harry Roberts
Coach:
John Williams
FB 15Marty Roebuck
RW 14David Campese
OC 13Jason Little
IC 12Tim Horan
LW 11Paul Carozza
FH 10Michael Lynagh
SH 9 Nick Farr-Jones (c)
N8 8 Tim Gavin
OF 7 David Wilson
BF 6 Viliami Ofahengaue
RL 5 John Eales
LL 4 Rod McCall
TP 3 Ewen McKenzie
HK 2 Phil Kearns
LP 1 Tony Daly
Replacements:
CE 16 Anthony Herbert
FH 17 Paul Kahl
SH 18 Peter Slattery
LK 19 Garrick Morgan
PR 20 Andrew Blades
HK 21 Tom Lawton
Coach:
Bob Dwyer

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Van Rooyen, Quintus. Bankfin Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. 1993. 0620172940. 37–39.
  2. Book: Greyvenstein, Chris. Springbok saga : from 1891 to the new beginning. 1992. Don Nelson. 1-86806-095-0. 4th. Cape Town. 323–325. 105375255.