2017 France rugby union tour of South Africa

2017 France rugby union tour of South Africa
2017 France rugby union tour of South Africa
Coach(es)	Guy Novès
Opponent
P	W
South Africa
3	0
Tour chronology
Previous tour	Argentina 2016
Next tour	New Zealand 2018

In June 2017, France played a three-test series against South Africa as part of the 2017 mid-year rugby union tests.^[1] They played the Springboks over the three-week June International window (5 June–25 June), and the matches were part of the fifth year of the global rugby calendar established by the World Rugby, which runs through to 2019.^[2] This was France' first visit to South Africa since 2010 and the first test series between the teams since 2005. The last time the sides met was during the 2013 end-of-year international, where South Africa won 19–10 in Paris.

Fixtures

Date and time	Venue	Home	Score	Away
10 June 2017, 17:00 SAST (UTC+02)	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria	South Africa	37–14	France
17 June 2017, 17:00 SAST (UTC+02)	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban	South Africa	37–15	France
24 June 2017, 17:00 SAST (UTC+02)	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg	South Africa	35–12	France

Squads

Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 10 June 2017, the first test match of the tour.

France

On 27 May, France named a 35-man squad ahead of their three-test series against South Africa.^[3]

On 29 May, Nans Ducuing was called up to the squad as an injury replacement for Djibril Camara.^[4]

On 5 June, Paul Jedrasiak and François Trinh-Duc were called up to the squad as injury cover for Arthur Iturria and Camille Lopez.^[5]

Coaching team:

Head coach: Guy Novès
Defence coach: Gerald Bastide
Backs coach: Jean-Frederic Dubois
Forwards coach: Yannick Bru

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Camille Chat	Hooker	(1995-12-18)18 December 1995 (aged 21)	8	Racing 92
Guilhem Guirado (c)	Hooker	(1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 30)	51	Toulon
Clément Maynadier	Hooker	(1988-10-11)11 October 1988 (aged 28)	3	Bordeaux
Uini Atonio	Prop	(1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 27)	25	La Rochelle
Eddy Ben Arous	Prop	(1990-08-25)25 August 1990 (aged 26)	17	Racing 92
Mohamed Boughanmi	Prop	(1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 25)	0	La Rochelle
Xavier Chiocci	Prop	(1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 27)	9	Toulon
Jefferson Poirot	Prop	(1992-11-01)1 November 1992 (aged 24)	8	Bordeaux Bègles
Rabah Slimani	Prop	(1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 27)	36	Stade Français
Paul Jedrasiak	Lock	(1993-02-06) 6 February 1993 (age 31)	6	Clermont Auvergne
Julien Le Devedec	Lock	(1986-06-04)4 June 1986 (aged 31)	9	Brive
Yoann Maestri	Lock	(1988-01-14)14 January 1988 (aged 29)	56	Toulouse
Romain Taofifénua	Lock	(1990-09-14)14 September 1990 (aged 26)	8	Toulon
Yacouba Camara	Flanker	(1994-06-02)2 June 1994 (aged 23)	3	Toulouse
Loann Goujon	Flanker	(1989-04-23)23 April 1989 (aged 28)	15	Bordeaux Bègles
Kevin Gourdon	Flanker	(1990-01-23)23 January 1990 (aged 27)	10	La Rochelle
Anthony Jelonch	Flanker	(1996-07-28)28 July 1996 (aged 20)	0	Castres Olympique
Bernard Le Roux	Flanker	(1989-06-04)4 June 1989 (aged 28)	26	Racing 92
Louis Picamoles	Number 8	(1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 31)	62	Northampton Saints
Antoine Dupont	Scrum-half	(1996-11-15)15 November 1996 (aged 20)	2	Castres Olympique
Maxime Machenaud	Scrum-half	(1988-12-30)30 December 1988 (aged 28)	29	Racing 92
Baptiste Serin	Scrum-half	(1994-06-20)20 June 1994 (aged 22)	10	Bordeaux Bègles
Jean-Marc Doussain	Fly-half	(1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 26)	15	Toulouse
Jules Plisson	Fly-half	(1991-08-20)20 August 1991 (aged 25)	13	Stade Français
François Trinh-Duc	Fly-half	(1986-11-11) 11 November 1986 (age 37)	58	Toulon
Henry Chavancy	Centre	(1988-05-22)22 May 1988 (aged 29)	1	Racing 92
Jonathan Danty	Centre	(1992-10-07)7 October 1992 (aged 24)	4	Stade Français
Gaël Fickou	Centre	(1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 23)	29	Toulouse
Damian Penaud	Centre	(1996-09-25)25 September 1996 (aged 20)	0	Clermont Auvergne
Nans Ducuing	Wing	(1991-11-06)6 November 1991 (aged 25)	0	Bordeaux Bègles
Yoann Huget	Wing	(1987-06-02)2 June 1987 (aged 30)	47	Toulouse
Vincent Rattez	Wing	(1992-03-24)24 March 1992 (aged 25)	0	La Rochelle
Virimi Vakatawa	Wing	(1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 25)	12	FFR
Brice Dulin	Fullback	(1990-04-13)13 April 1990 (aged 27)	27	Racing 92
Scott Spedding	Fullback	(1986-05-04)4 May 1986 (aged 31)	21	Clermont Auvergne

South Africa

South Africa named a 31-man squad for South Africa's three-test series against France on 23 May 2017.^[6]

Coaching team:

Head coach: Allister Coetzee
Defence coach: Brendan Venter
Backs coach: Franco Smith
Forwards coach: Johann van Graan

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Malcolm Marx	Hooker	(1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 22)	2	Lions
Bongi Mbonambi	Hooker	(1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 26)	5	Stormers
Chiliboy Ralepelle	Hooker	(1986-09-11)11 September 1986 (aged 30)	22	Sharks
Ruan Dreyer	Prop	(1990-09-16)16 September 1990 (aged 26)	0	Lions
Steven Kitshoff	Prop	(1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 25)	10	Bordeaux
Frans Malherbe	Prop	(1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 26)	15	Stormers
Tendai Mtawarira	Prop	(1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 31)	87	Sharks
Lizo Gqoboka	Prop	(1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 27)	0	Bulls
Coenie Oosthuizen	Prop	(1989-03-22)22 March 1989 (aged 28)	23	Sharks
Lood de Jager	Lock	(1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 24)	28	Bulls
Pieter-Steph du Toit	Lock	(1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 24)	20	Stormers
Eben Etzebeth	Lock	(1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 25)	54	Stormers
Franco Mostert	Lock	(1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 26)	7	Lions / Ricoh Black Rams
Siya Kolisi	Flanker	(1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 25)	16	Stormers
Jaco Kriel	Flanker	(1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 27)	7	Lions
Oupa Mohojé	Flanker	(1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 26)	15	Cheetahs
Duane Vermeulen	Number 8	(1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 30)	37	Toulon
Warren Whiteley (c)	Number 8	(1987-09-18)18 September 1987 (aged 29)	15	Lions / NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes
Ross Cronjé	Scrum-half	(1989-07-26)26 July 1989 (aged 27)	0	Lions
Francois Hougaard	Scrum-half	(1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 29)	39	Worcester Warriors
Rudy Paige	Scrum-half	(1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 27)	7	Bulls
Elton Jantjies	Fly-half	(1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 26)	11	Lions / NTT Communications Shining Arcs
François Steyn	Fly-half	(1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 30)	53	Montpellier
Lukhanyo Am	Centre	(1993-11-28)28 November 1993 (aged 23)	0	Sharks
Damian de Allende	Centre	(1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 25)	22	Stormers
Jesse Kriel	Centre	(1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 23)	17	Bulls
Jan Serfontein	Centre	(1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 24)	26	Bulls
Dillyn Leyds	Wing	(1992-09-12)12 September 1992 (aged 24)	0	Stormers
Raymond Rhule	Wing	(1992-11-06)6 November 1992 (aged 24)	0	Cheetahs
Courtnall Skosan	Wing	(1991-07-24)24 July 1991 (aged 25)	0	Lions
Andries Coetzee	Fullback	(1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 27)	0	Lions

Matches

First test

10 June 2017
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	37–14	France
Try: Kriel 30' c Penalty try 59' Cronjé 60' c Serfontein 67' c Con: Coetzee (1/1) 32' Jantjies (2/2) 61', 68' Pen: Jantjies (3/3) 10', 14', 39'	Report^[7]	Try: Chavancy 34' c Serin 54' c Con: Plisson (2/2) 36', 55'

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)


FB	15	Andries Coetzee
RW	14	Raymond Rhule	72'
OC	13	Jesse Kriel	56'
IC	12	Jan Serfontein
LW	11	Courtnall Skosan
FH	10	Elton Jantjies
SH	9	Ross Cronjé	63'
N8	8	Warren Whiteley (c)
OF	7	Oupa Mohojé	59'
BF	6	Siya Kolisi
RL	5	Franco Mostert	63'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Frans Malherbe	63'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx	63'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	53'
Replacements:
HK	16	Bongi Mbonambi	63'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff	53'
PR	18	Coenie Oosthuizen	63'
LK	19	Pieter-Steph du Toit	63'
FL	20	Jean-Luc du Preez	59'
SH	21	Francois Hougaard	63'
FH	22	François Steyn	56'
WG	23	Dillyn Leyds	72'
Coach:
Allister Coetzee


FB	15	Brice Dulin	60' to 70'	70'
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Henry Chavancy
IC	12	Gaël Fickou
LW	11	Virimi Vakatawa
FH	10	Jules Plisson		70'
SH	9	Maxime Machenaud		46'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles		63'
OF	7	Loann Goujon		51'
BF	6	Yacouba Camara
RL	5	Yoann Maestri (c)
LL	4	Julien Le Devedec
TP	3	Uini Atonio		21'	26'	53'
HK	2	Clément Maynadier		51'
LP	1	Jefferson Poirot		59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Camille Chat		51'
PR	17	Eddy Ben Arous		59'
PR	18	Mohamed Boughanmi		21'	26'	53'
FL	19	Bernard Le Roux		63'
FL	20	Kevin Gourdon		51'
SH	21	Baptiste Serin		46'
FH	22	Jean-Marc Doussain		70'
WG	23	Vincent Rattez		70'
Coach:
Guy Novès

Man of the Match:
Malcolm Marx (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Andries Coetzee, Ross Cronjé, Dillyn Leyds, Raymond Rhule and Courtnall Skosan (all South Africa) and Mohamed Boughanmi and Vincent Rattez (both France) made their international debuts.

Second test

17 June 2017
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	37–15	France
Try: Serfontein 20' c Kolisi 27' c Oosthuizen 68' c Jantjies 79' c Con: Jantjies (4/4) 22', 28', 70', 80' Pen: Jantjies (3/4) 6', 31', 39'	Report^[8]	Try: Spedding 3' c Penaud 54' m Con: Serin (1/1) 4' Pen: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 64'

Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)


FB	15	Andries Coetzee
RW	14	Raymond Rhule	79'
OC	13	Lionel Mapoe	65'
IC	12	Jan Serfontein
LW	11	Courtnall Skosan
FH	10	Elton Jantjies
SH	9	Ross Cronjé	65'
N8	8	Warren Whiteley (c)
OF	7	Oupa Mohojé	14'
BF	6	Siya Kolisi
RL	5	Franco Mostert
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth	65'
TP	3	Frans Malherbe	65'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx	74'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	53'
Replacements:
HK	16	Bongi Mbonambi	74'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff	53'
PR	18	Coenie Oosthuizen	65'
LK	19	Pieter-Steph du Toit	65'
FL	20	Jean-Luc du Preez	14'
SH	21	Francois Hougaard	65'
FH	22	François Steyn	65'
WG	23	Dillyn Leyds	79'
Coach:
Allister Coetzee


FB	15	Scott Spedding
RW	14	Yoann Huget	13'
OC	13	Damian Penaud
IC	12	Gaël Fickou
LW	11	Virimi Vakatawa
FH	10	François Trinh-Duc	74'
SH	9	Baptiste Serin	56'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles	22'
OF	7	Kevin Gourdon
BF	6	Yacouba Camara
RL	5	Romain Taofifénua
LL	4	Yoann Maestri	73'
TP	3	Rabah Slimani	58'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado (c)	74'
LP	1	Jefferson Poirot	58'
Replacements:
HK	16	Clément Maynadier	74'
PR	17	Eddy Ben Arous	58'
PR	18	Uini Atonio	58'
FL	19	Julien Le Devedec	73'
FL	20	Bernard Le Roux	22'
SH	21	Antoine Dupont	56'
FH	22	Jean-Marc Doussain	74'
WG	23	Nans Ducuing	13'
Coach:
Guy Novès

Man of the Match:
Siya Kolisi (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Nans Ducuing and Damian Penaud (both France) made their international debuts. Penaud scored a try on his debut.
Elton Jantjies passed 100 international points.

Third test

24 June 2017
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	35–12	France
Try: Kriel 6' c Etzebeth 41' m Marx 61' c Paige 74' c Con: Jantjies (3/4) 6', 61', 75' Pen: Jantjies (3/4) 5', 22', 39'	Report^[9]	Pen: Plisson (4/5) 11', 15', 40', 57'

Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)


FB	15	Andries Coetzee
RW	14	Raymond Rhule	71'
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Jan Serfontein
LW	11	Courtnall Skosan
FH	10	Elton Jantjies
SH	9	Francois Hougaard	71'
N8	8	Jean-Luc du Preez	55'
OF	7	Jaco Kriel	71'
BF	6	Siya Kolisi
RL	5	Franco Mostert	67'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth (c)
TP	3	Ruan Dreyer	55'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx	67'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Bongi Mbonambi	67'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff	55'
PR	18	Coenie Oosthuizen	55'
LK	19	Pieter-Steph du Toit	55'
LK	20	Lood de Jager	67'
SH	21	Rudy Paige	71'
FH	22	François Steyn	71'
WG	23	Dillyn Leyds	71'
Coach:
Allister Coetzee


FB	15	Brice Dulin
RW	14	Nans Ducuing
OC	13	Damian Penaud	64'
IC	12	Gaël Fickou
LW	11	Virimi Vakatawa	77'
FH	10	Jules Plisson
SH	9	Baptiste Serin	71'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles	70'
OF	7	Kevin Gourdon
BF	6	Yacouba Camara	40'
RL	5	Romain Taofifénua	64'
LL	4	Yoann Maestri
TP	3	Rabah Slimani	58'	70'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado (c)
LP	1	Jefferson Poirot	68'
Replacements:
HK	16	Clément Maynadier	70'
PR	17	Xavier Chiocci	68'
PR	18	Uini Atonio	58'	70'
LK	19	Paul Jedrasiak	64'
FL	20	Loann Goujon	40'
SH	21	Maxime Machenaud	71'
FH	22	François Trinh-Duc	64'
WG	23	Vincent Rattez	77'
Coach:
Guy Novès

Man of the Match:

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Ruan Dreyer (South Africa) made his international debut.
South African captain Warren Whiteley was declared as forfeit just before the kick-off.

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2017 France rugby union tour of South Africa

Fixtures

Squads

France

South Africa

Matches

First test

Second test

Third test

See also

References