The 1996 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe was a series of
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
matches played during November and December 1996 in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
, France and
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
by the
South Africa national rugby union team
The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks (colloquially the Boks, Bokke or Amabokoboko), is the country's national team governed by the South African Rugby Union. The Springboks play in green and gold jerse ...
.
At the same time, the second level team, ("
South Africa A") was involved in a tour of Great Britain and Ireland.
The Springboks Tour
Touring party
*Manager–Coach:
Andre Markgraaff
Andries Thomas "Andre" Markgraaff (born 23 December 1956) is a retired South African rugby union lock. He matriculated at Diamantveld High School and was a controversial national coach, who resigned after he was taped using the racial K-word.
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*Assistant coach:
Hugh Reece-Edwards
Hugh Meredith Reece-Edwards (born 5 January 1961) is a former South African rugby union player. His regular playing position was Full-Back.
Playing career
Reece-Edwards represented Natal and made his debut for the province in 1982. He played f ...
*Assistant coach:
Nick Mallett
Nicholas Vivian Haward Mallett (born 30 October 1956) is a former South African rugby union player who played for the Springboks, South Africa's national rugby union team, in 1984. He also coached the Springboks between 1997 and 2000 and was the ...
*Assistant coach:
Carel du Plessis
Carel Johan du Plessis (born 24 June 1960) is a former South African rugby union coach and player.
Playing career
Du Plessis played for Western Province and the Springboks, his skills earning him the nickname the ''Prince of Wings''. (backline adviser)
''Legend: sub = Player that join the tour later as a replacement''
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Results
''Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.''
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Test Matches
First Test: Argentina
Second Test: Argentina
First Test: France
Second Test: France
Test: Wales
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The South Africa "A" Tour
Touring party
*Manager: Arthob Petersen
*Coach: Manie Spamer
*Assistant coaches: Eric Sauls and
Gert Smal
Gert Petrus Smal (born 27 December 1961, Kimberley, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player and assistant coach of the South African and Irish national rugby union teams. He is currently the forwards coach at Japanese Top Le ...
''Legend: sub = Player that join the tour later as a replacement''
Results
''Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.''
See also
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History of rugby union matches between South Africa and Wales
South Africa and Wales have competed against each other in rugby union since 1906. Of the 40 matches played to date, South Africa have won 32, with one draw and seven wins for Wales. Wales won their first away match against South Africa in 2022. Si ...
References
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1996 rugby union tours
1996 in South African rugby union
1996 in Argentine rugby union
1996–97 in English rugby union
1996–97 in French rugby union
1996–97 in Welsh rugby union
1996–97 in Irish rugby union
1996–97 in European rugby union
1996
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1996
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1996
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1996
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1996
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1996
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1996
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1996
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