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Test Matches 1997

Standalone Match - Saturday 6 December, 1997

France 30 def. South Africa 17

Test Matches 1997
Standalone

France		 30
–
17
South Africa
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/3073
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 6th December, 1997
Referee Thierry Alibert
Venue Fernand Fournier (Arles)
France Scoresheet South Africa
Regis PASTRE-COURTINE 2 T 2 Gielie DE SWARDT
Patrice BENAUSSE   Henk STEYN
Jean-Marc GARCIA      
Jérôme GUISSET      
Eric VERGNIOL      
 
Patrice BENAUSSE 3 G 2 Jamie BLOEM
 
    FG Kobus VAN DEVENTER
France Teams South Africa
Patrice BENAUSSE 1 FB 1 Jamie BLOEM
[Widnes]
Mikhail PISKUNOV 2 W 2 Henk STEYN
Jean-Marc GARCIA (c)
[Sheffield]
 3 C 3 Willie STRYDOM
Eric VERGNIOL 4 C 4 Johny GIRNUN
Regis PASTRE-COURTINE
[Keighley]
 5 W 5 Gielie DE SWARDT
 
David DESPIN 6 FE 6 Hercus MAHONEY
Vincent BANET 7 HB 7 Kobus VAN DEVENTER
 
Jason SANDS
[Paris St Germain]
 8 FR 8 Jaco BOOYSEN
Vincent WULF 9 HK 9 Sean SKELTON (c)
[Batley]
Frederic TEIXIDO
[Paris St Germain]
 10 FR 10 Gorge DE CARVALLO
Pascal JAMPY
[Paris St Germain]
 11 2R 11 Jaco WEBB
Didier CABESTANY
[Paris St Germain]
 12 2R 12 Andrew BALLOT
[Batley]
Jérôme GUISSET 13 L 13 Dikkie MULDER
 
Bruno VERGES 14 B 14 Wayne MORGAN
Abderazak EL KHALOUKI
[Paris St Germain]
 15 B 15 Marc WATSON
Vea BLOOMFIELD 16 B 16 Corne NEL
Eric FRAYSSINET 17 B 17 Clinton BALLOT
 
John KEAR   HC   Paul MATETE
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
Test Matches 1997 - Standalone vs. Scotland
Next Game:
European Tri Nations Championship 1998 - Round 1 vs. Ireland
Out:
Benoit Bourrel (fullback), Frederic Banquet (wing), Arnaud Dulac (centre), Fabien Devecchi (halfback), Stephane Tena (hooker), Jacques Pech (second row), Gael Tallec (second row), Pierre Chamorin (lock), Laurent Cambres (bench)
In:
Patrice Benausse (fullback), Mikhail Piskunov (wing), David Despin (five-eighth), Vincent Banet (halfback), Jason Sands (front row), Vincent Wulf (hooker), Pascal Jampy (second row), Vea Bloomfield (bench), Eric Frayssinet (bench)
Changes:
Jean-Marc Garcia (five-eighth to centre), Didier Cabestany (front row to second row), Jérôme Guisset (bench to lock)

South Africa

Previous Game:
South African Tour 1997 - Game 2 vs. Languedoc/Roussillon
Next Game:
Other Internationals 2000 - vs. Wales

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin