1992 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa

1992 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa
Summary
P W D L
Total
04 04 00 00
Test match
01 01 00 00
Opponent
P W D L
 South Africa
1 1 0 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 Opposing Team Venue For Against Status
1. 11 August 1992 Western Transvaal Olën Park, Potchefstroom 46 13 Tour match
2. 14 August 1992 Northern Transvaal Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 24 17 Tour match
3. 18 August 1992 Eastern Province Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth 34 8 Tour match
4. 22 August 1992 South Africa Newlands, Cape Town 26 3 Test Match

Touring party

  • Manager: John Breen
  • Coach: Bob Dwyer
  • Assistant coach: Bob Templeton
Backs
Name Position State
Marty Roebuck Fullback New South Wales
Tim Kelaher Fullback New South Wales
David Campese Wing New South Wales
Paul Carozza Wing Queensland
Darren Junee Wing New South Wales
Tim Horan Centre Queensland
Jason Little Centre Queensland
Richard Tombs Centre New South Wales
Anthony Herbert Centre Queensland
Michael Lynagh Fly-half Queensland
Paul Kahl Fly-half Queensland
Nick Farr-Jones (c) Scrum-half New South Wales
Peter Slattery Scrum-half Queensland
Forwards
Name Position State
Tony Daly Prop New South Wales
Ewen McKenzie Prop New South Wales
Andrew Blades Prop New South Wales
Matthew Ryan Prop Queensland
Phil Kearns Hooker New South Wales
Tom Lawton Hooker Queensland
Rod McCall Lock Queensland
John Eales Lock Queensland
Garrick Morgan Lock Queensland
Warwick Waugh Lock New South Wales
Willie Ofahengaue Loose forward New South Wales
Troy Coker Flanker Queensland
David Wilson Flanker Queensland
Sam Scott-Young Flanker Queensland
Tim Gavin Flanker New South Wales

Tour matches

11 August 1992
Western Transvaal13–46 Australia
Try: Eugene Hare, Terrence Stewart
Pen: Graeme Bouwer
Try: Tim Gavin (2), David Wilson, Garrick Morgan, Warwick Waugh, Andrew Blades
Con: Marty Roebuck (2)
Pen: Marty Roebuck (4)
Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Freek Burger

14 August 1992
Northern Transvaal17–24 Australia
Try: Hannes Strydom
Pen: Luke Smith (3), Gerbrand Grobler
Try: David Campese (2)
Con: Tim Kelaher
Pen: Michael Lynagh (2), Tim Kelaher (2)
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ian Rogers

18 August 1992
Eastern Province8–34 Australia
Try: Greg Miller
Pen: Greg Miller
Try: Darren Junee, Anthony Herbert, Paul Kahl, Peter Slattery
Con: Tim Kelaher (2)
Pen: Tim Kelaher (4)
Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ian Anderson

Test match

22 August 1992
South Africa 3–26 Australia
Pen: Botha[3]Try: Campese, Carozza (2)
Con: Lynagh
Pen: Lynagh (3)
Newlands, Cape Town
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: DJ Bishop (New Zealand)
FB 15 Theo van Rensburg
RW 14 James Small
OC 13 Danie Gerber
IC 12 Pieter Muller
LW 11 Pieter Hendriks
FH 10 Naas 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 Adri Geldenhuys downward-facing red arrow 28'
TP 3 Lood Muller
HK 2 Uli Schmidt
LP 1 Johan Styger
Replacements:
C 16 Heinrich Füls
FH 17 Hennie le Roux
SH 18 Garth Wright
L 19 Drikus Hattingh upward-facing green arrow 28'
PR 20 Willie Hills
HK 21 Harry Roberts
Coach:
John Williams
FB 15 Marty Roebuck
RW 14 David Campese
OC 13 Jason Little
IC 12 Tim Horan
LW 11 Paul Carozza
FH 10 Michael Lynagh
SH 9 Nick Farr-Jones (c)
N8 8 Tim Gavin
OF 7 David Wilson
BF 6 Willie Ofahengaue
RL 5 John Eales
LL 4 Rod McCall
TP 3 Ewen McKenzie
HK 2 Phil Kearns
LP 1 Tony Daly
Replacements:
C 16 Anthony Herbert
FH 17 Paul Kahl
SH 18 Peter Slattery
L 19 Garrick Morgan
PR 20 Andrew Blades
HK 21 Tom Lawton
Coach:
Bob Dwyer

See also

References

  1. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). Bankfin Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 37–39. ISBN 0620172940.
  2. ^ Greyvenstein, Chris (1992). Springbok saga : from 1891 to the new beginning (4th ed.). Cape Town: Don Nelson. pp. 323–325. ISBN 1-86806-095-0. OCLC 105375255.
  3. ^ "South Africa v Australia". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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