2002 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa
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The 2002 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played in June 2002 in South Africa by Wales national rugby union team.
Only two test matches were played; Wales lost both.
First test[]
In the first test, Wales led after the first twenty minutes, but two tries from Marius Joubert and Bob Skinstad gave the first advantage (15-11) for the victorious Springboks.[1]
8 June 2002
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South Africa | 34–19 | Wales |
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Try: Joubert, Matfield, Rautenbach Skinstad, penalty try Con: Pretorius 3 Pen: Pretorius |
Try: CS Morgan, R Williams Pen: Jones 2 Drop: Jones |
South Africa: 15. Ricardo Loubscher, 14. Stefan Terblanche, 13. Marius Joubert, 12. André Snyman, 11. Breyton Paulse, 10. André Pretorius, 9. Bolla Conradie, 8. Bobby Skinstad (cap.), 7. AJ Venter, 6. , 5. Victor Matfield, 4. Jannes Labuschagne, 3. Willie Meyer, 2. James Dalton, 1. Daan Human – replacements: Brent Russell, Faan Rautenbach, Joe van Niekerk, Ollie le Roux, Adrian Jacobs – Not used: Quinton Davids,
Wales': 15. Kevin Morgan, 14. Rhys Williams, 13. Mark Taylor, 12. Andy Marinos, 11. Craig Morgan, 10. Stephen Jones, 9. Dwayne Peel, 8. Colin Charvis (cap.), 7. Martyn Williams, 6. Michael Owen, 5. Steve Williams, 4. Gareth Llewellyn, 3. Ben Evans, 2. Robin McBryde, 1. Iestyn Thomas – replacements: Robert Sidoli, Richard Parks, Tom Shanklin, Neil Jenkins, Ryan Powell, Mefin Davies, Martyn Madden
Second Test[]
Wales again lost, but played a "fiercely contested" match as per BBC Sport.[2] The tour showed the improvement that the coach Steve Hansen was waiting for.[3]
South Africa : 15. Brent Russell, 14. Stefan Terblanche, 13. Marius Joubert, 12. De Wet Barry, 11. Breyton Paulse, 10. Andre Pretorius, 9. Bolla Conradie, 8. Bobby Skinstad (cap.), 7. AJ Venter, 6. Corne Krige, 5. Jannes Labuschagne, 4. Quinton Davids, 3. Willie Meyer , 2. James Dalton, 1. Daan Human – replacements: Faan Rautenbach, , Ollie le Roux, Hottie Louw, Joe van Niekerk – Not used: 21. Adrian Jacobs, 22. Werner Greeff
|Formazione 2=15. Kevin Morgan, 14. Rhys Williams, 13. Mark Taylor, 12. Andy Marinos, 11. Craig Morgan, 10. Stephen Jones, 9. Dwayne Peel, 8. Colin Charvis (cap.), 7. Martyn Williams, 6. Michael Owen, 5. Steve Williams, 4. Gareth Llewellyn, 3. Ben Evans, 2. Robin McBryde, 1. Iestyn Thomas – replacements: Ryan Powell, Tom Shanklin, Gavin Thomas, Robert Sidoli, Neil Jenkins, Mefin Davies
References[]
- ^ "Brave Wales downed by Boks". BBC Sport. 8 June 2002. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Wales go down fighting". BBC Sport. 15 June 2002. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Hansen happy with Wales progress". BBC Sport. 15 June 2002. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- 2002 rugby union tours
- 2001–02 in Welsh rugby union
- Wales national rugby team tours
- 2002 in South African rugby union
- Rugby union tours of South Africa
- History of rugby union matches between South Africa and Wales