Full time16 February 1952
Stade Colombes, Paris, France · Tour 1951Head-to-head
South Africa won by 22 points.
Scoring
- –DFrance drop goal · Georges Carabignac3–0
- –CSouth Africa conversion · Paul Johnstone3–2
- –CSouth Africa conversion · Hennie Muller3–4
- –PSouth Africa penalty · Paul Johnstone3–7
- –TSouth Africa try · Paul Johnstone3–10
- –TSouth Africa try · Paul Johnstone3–13
- –TSouth Africa try · Willa Delport3–16
- –TSouth Africa try · Basie van Wyk3–19
- –TSouth Africa try · Ernst Dinkelmann3–22
- –TSouth Africa try · Hennie Muller3–25
Line-ups
France
- 1Rene BienesProp
- 2Paul LabadieHooker
- 3Rene BrejassouProp
- 4Jean PratSecond row
- 5Lucien MiasSecond row
- 6Bernard ChevalierFlanker
- 7Jean BourdeuFlanker
- 8Guy BasquetNumber 8
- 9Gerard DufauScrum-half
- 10Georges CarabignacFly-half
- 11Jean ColombierWing
- 12Jacques MauranCentre
- 13Maurice PratCentre
- 14Georges BrunWing
- 15Pierre GuilleuxFull-back
South Africa
- 1Chris KochProp
- 2Willa DelportHooker
- 3Jaap BekkerProp
- 4Basie van WykSecond row
- 5Salty Du RandSecond row
- 6Ernst DinkelmannFlanker
- 7Stephen FryFlanker
- 8Hennie MullerNumber 8
- 9Fonnie Du ToitScrum-half
- 10Hansie BrewisFly-half
- 11Paul JohnstoneWing
- 12Tjol LateganCentre
- 13Ryk Van SchoorCentre
- 14Chum OchseWing
- 15Johnny BuchlerFull-back
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Context
All-time, France 12–29 South Africa, 6 drawn in 47 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
France going in
South Africa going in
- Previous meeting: 11 January 1913, France 5–38 South Africa
- Next meeting on record: 26 July 1958
Also on this day
Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.