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2002 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe

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2002 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
Coach(es)Rudolf Straeuli
Tour captain(s)Corné Krige
Summary
P W D L
Total
03 00 00 03
Test match
03 00 00 03
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 by the South Africa national rugby union team in November 2002 in France, Scotland and England. The tour concluded with a 53–3 loss against England, the worst defeat in the history of the Springboks.

Matches

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9 November 2002
 France30–10 South Africa
Try: Clerc, Heymans
Con: Gelez
Pen: Gelez 5
Drop: Castaignède
ReportTry: Van Niekerk
Con: Pretorius
Pen: Pretorius
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

France: 15. Nicolas Brusque, 14. Vincent Clerc, 13. Thomas Castaignède, 12. Damien Traille, 11. Cédric Heymans, 10. François Gelez, 9. Fabien Galthié (c), 8. Imanol Harinordoquy, 7. Olivier Magne, 6. Serge Betsen, 5. Olivier Brouzet, 4. Fabien Pelous, 3. Pieter de Villiers, 2. Raphaël Ibañez, 1. Jean-Jacques CrencaReplacements: 16. Sylvain Marconnet, 17. Jean-Baptiste Rué, 18. Thibault Privat, 19. Sébastien Chabal, 22. Xavier GarbajosaUnused: 20. Dimitri Yachvili, 21. Gérald Merceron
South Africa: 15. Werner Greeff, 14. Breyton Paulse, 13. Jean de Villiers, 12. Adrian Jacobs, 11. Brent Russell, 10. André Pretorius, 9. Neil de Kock, 8. Joe van Niekerk, 7. AJ Venter, 6. Corné Krige (c), 5. Jannes Labuschagne, 4. Bakkies Botha yellow card, 3. Willie Meyer, 2. James Dalton, 1. Lawrence SephakaReplacements: 16. Lukas van Biljon, 17. Wessel Roux, 18. Marco Wentzel, 19. Pedrie Wannenburg, 21. Butch James, 22. Marius JoubertUnused: 20. Bolla Conradie


16 November 2002
 Scotland21–6 South Africa
Try: Pountney, Walker
Con: Laney
Pen: Laney 3
ReportPen: James 2
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)

Scotland: 15. Stuart Moffat, 14. Nikki Walker, 13. Andy Craig, 12. Brendan Laney, 11. Chris Paterson, 10. Gordon Ross, 9. Bryan Redpath (c), 8. Budge Pountney, 7. Simon Taylor, 6. Martin Leslie, 5. Stuart Grimes, 4. Scott Murray, 3. Bruce Douglas, 2. Gordon Bulloch, 1. Tom SmithReplacements: 17. Dave Hilton, 18. Nathan Hines, 19. Jason White, 21. Gregor Townsend, 22. Ben HinshelwoodUnused: 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. Corné Krige (c), 5. Jannes Labuschagne, 4. Marco Wentzel, 3. Deon Carstens, 2. Lukas van Biljon, 1. Wessel RouxReplacements: 17. CJ van der Linde, 18. AJ Venter, 21. André PretoriusUnused: 16. James Dalton, 19. Pedrie Wannenburg, 20. Brent Russell, 22. Bakkies Botha


23 November 2002
 England53–3 South Africa
Try: Back, Cohen
Dallaglio, Greenwood 2
Hill, Penalty try
Con: Dawson, Gomarsall 2, Stimpson 2, Wilkinson
Pen: Wilkinson 2
ReportPen: Pretorius
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (Ireland)

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 (c), 3. Phil Vickery, 2. Steve Thompson, 1. Jason Leonard, – Replacements: 18. Danny Grewcock, 19. Lawrence Dallaglio, 20. Andy Gomarsall, 21. Austin Healey, 22. Tim StimpsonUnused: 16. Mark Regan, 17. Robbie Morris
South Africa: 15. Werner Greeff, 14. Breyton Paulse, 13. Robbie Fleck, 12. Butch James, 11. Friedrich Lombard, 10. André Pretorius, 9. Bolla Conradie, 8. Joe van Niekerk, 7. Pedrie Wannenburg, 6. Corné Krige (c), 5. AJ Venter, 4. Jannes Labuschagne Red card, 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 RussellUnused: 18. Marco Wentzel, 19. Pierre Uys