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 JoubertFullbackNatal
Gavin JohnsonFullbackTransvaal
Pieter HendriksWingTransvaal
Chester WilliamsWingWestern Province
Jacques OlivierWingNorthern Transvaal
Chris BadenhorstWingFree State
Cabous van der WesthuizenWingNatalReplacement for C. Badenhorst
Brendan VenterCentreFree State
Japie MulderCentreTransvaal
Tinus LineeCentreWestern Province
Pieter MullerCentreNatal
Helgard MullerCentreFree StateReplacement for B. Venter
Jannie ClaassensCenterNorthern TransvaalReplacement for T. Linee
Joel StranskyFly-halfWestern Province
Hennie le RouxFly-halfTransvaal
Joost van der WesthuizenScrum-halfNorthern Transvaal
Kevin PuttScrum-halfNatal
Os du RandtPropFree State
Tommie LaubscherPropWestern Province
Balie SwartPropTransvaal
Ian HattinghPropTransvaal
Uli SchmidtHookerTransvaal
James DaltonHookerTransvaal
Mark AndrewsLockNatal
Drikus HattinghLockNorthern Transvaal
Phillip SchutteLockTransvaal
Kobus WieseLockTransvaal
Krynauw OttoLockNorthern TransvaalReplacement for D. Hattingh
Francois Pienaar (c)FlankerTransvaal
Ruben KrugerFlankerNorthern Transvaal
Rudolf StraeuliFlankerTransvaal
Elandré van der BerghFlankerEastern Province
Tiaan StraussNo. 8Western Province
Gary TeichmannNo. 8Natal

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 1994Combined Scottish DistrictsOld Anniesland, GlasgowWon336Tour match
8.15 November 1994Scottish SelectRubislaw, AberdeenWon3510Tour match
9.19 November 1994ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghWon3410Test 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
red cross icondownward-facing red arrow Garin JenkinsH2HUli Schmidt
Ricky EvansP1POs du Randt
Replacements
Mathew Back16Kevin Putt
Adrian Davies17Joel Stransky
Paul John18Gavin Johnson
Phil Davies19James Dalton
Mike Griffiths20Balie Swart
upward-facing green arrow 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.
  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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