2002 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe

2002 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
Coach(es)	Rudolf Straeuli
Tour captain(s)	Corné Krige
Summary	P W D L
Total	3 0 0 3
Test match	3 0 0 3
Opponent	P W D L
France	1 0 0 1
Scotland	1 0 0 1
England	1 0 0 1

The 2002 South Africa rugby union tour of France Scotland and England was a series of matches played in November 2002 in France Scotland and England by South Africa national rugby union team. It was a woeful tour, a real nightmare, finished with the worst defeat in the history of the Springboks a 3–53 loss against England.

The Matches

In the first test, Springboks where defeated by a great French team^[1]

9 November 2002

France	30–10	South Africa
Try: Clerc, Heymans Con: Gelez Pen: Gelez 5 Drop: Castaignede		Try: van Niekerk Con: Pretorius Pen: Pretorius

Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 57,000 Referee: A. Rolland

France: 15.Nicolas Brusque, 14.Vincent Clerc, 13.Thomas Castaignede, 12.Damien Traille, 11.Cedric Heymans, 10.Francois Gelez, 9.Fabien Galthie (capt.), 8.Imanol Harinordoquy, 7.Olivier Magne, 6.Serge Betsen, 5.Olivier Brouzet, 4.Fabien Pelous, 3.Pieter de Villiers, 2.Raphael Ibanez, 1.Jean-Jacques Crenca, – replacements: 16.Sylvain Marconnet, 17.Jean-Baptiste Rue, 18.Thibault Privat, 19.Sebastien Chabal, 22.Xavier Garbajosa – No entry : 20.Dimitri Yachvili, 21.Gerald Merceron
South Africa: 15.Werner Greeff, 14.Breyton Paulse, 13.Jean de Villiers, 12.Adrian Jacobs, 11.Brent Russell, 10.Andre Pretorius, 9.Neil de Kock, 8.Joe van Niekerk, 7.AJ Venter, 6.Corne Krige (capt.), 5.Jannes Labuschagne, 4.Bakkies Botha , 3.Willie Meyer, 2.James Dalton, 1.Lawrence Sephaka, – replacements: 16.Lukas van Biljon, 17.Wessel Roux, 18.Marco Wentzel, 19.Pedrie Wannenburg, 21.Butch James, 22.Marius Joubert – No entry: 20.Bolla Conradie

Also with Scotland, the Springboks continue the "black series"^[2][3]

16 November 2002

Scotland	21–6	South Africa
Try: Pountney, Walker Con: Laney Pen: Laney 3		Pen: James 2

Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Nigel Williams

Scotland: 15.Stuart Moffat, 14.Nikki Walker, 13.Andy Craig, 12.Brendan Laney, 11.Chris Paterson, 10.Gordon Ross, 9.Bryan Redpath (capt.), 8.Budge Pountney, 7.Simon Taylor, 6.Martin Leslie, 5.Stuart Grimes, 4.Scott Murray, 3.Bruce Douglas, 2.Gordon Bulloch, 1.Tom Smith, – replacements: 17.Dave Hilton, 18.Nathan Hines, 19.Jason White, 21.Gregor Townsend, 22.Ben Hinshelwood – No entry : 16.Steve Scott, 20.Graeme Beveridge
South Africa: 15.Werner Greeff, 14.Breyton Paulse, 13.Adrian Jacobs, 12.Robbie Fleck, 11.Friedrich Lombard, 10.Butch James, 9.Bolla Conradie, 8.Joe van Niekerk, 7.Pierre Uys, 6.Corne Krige (capt.), 5.Jannes Labuschagne, 4.Marco Wentzel, 3.Deon Carstens, 2.Lukas van Biljon, 1.Wessel Roux, – replacements: 17.CJ van der Linde, 18.AJ Venter, 21.Andre Pretorius – No entry: 16.James Dalton, 19.Pedrie Wannenburg, 20.Brent Russell, 22.Bakkies Botha

A huge defeat against the English team^[4][5]

23 November 2002

England	53–3	South Africa
Try: Back, Cohen Dallaglio, Greenwood 2 Hill, penalty try Con: Dawson, Gomarsall 2, Stimpson 2, Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson 2		Pen: Pretorius

Twickenham, London Attendance: 72,000 Referee: PaddyO'Brien

England: 15.Jason Robinson, 14.Ben Cohen, 13.Will Greenwood, 12.Mike Tindall, 11.Phil Christophers, 10.Jonny Wilkinson, 9.Matt Dawson, 8.Richard Hill, 7.Neil Back, 6.Lewis Moody, 5.Ben Kay, 4.Martin Johnson (capt.), 3.Phil Vickery, 2.Phil Vickery, 1.Jason Leonard, – replacements: 18.Danny Grewcock, 19.Lawrence Dallaglio, 20.Andy Gomarsall, 21.Austin Healey, 22.Tim Stimpson – No entry : 16.Mark Regan, 17.Robbie Morris
South Africa: 15.Werner Greeff, 14.Breyton Paulse, 13.Robbie Fleck, 12.Butch James, 11.Friedrich Lombard, 10.Andre Pretorius, 9.Bolla Conradie, 8.Joe van Niekerk, 7.Pedrie Wannenburg, 6.Corne Krige (capt.), 5.AJ Venter, 4.Jannes Labuschagne , 3.Deon Carstens, 2.James Dalton, 1.Wessel Roux, – replacements: 16.Lukas van Biljon, 17.CJ van der Linde, 20.Norman Jordaan, 21.Adrian Jacobs, 22.Brent Russell – No entry: 18.Marco Wentzel, 19.Pierre Uys

References

1. "France (12) 30 – 10 (3) South Africa (FT)". ESPN Scrum. 9 November 2002. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
2. "Scotland (6) 21 – 6 (6) South Africa (FT)". ESPN Scrum. 16 November 2002. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
3. "Scotland 21 – 6 South Africa". The Guardian. 17 November 2002. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
4. "England 55 – 3 South Africa". The Guardian. 23 November 2002. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
5. "England (18) 53 – 3 (3) South Africa (FT)". ESPN Scrum. 23 November 2002. Retrieved 23 May 2013.