Full time9 November 1968
Stade Municipal, Bordeaux, France · Tour 1968Head-to-head
South Africa won by 3 points.
Scoring
- –TFrance try · Benoit Dauga3–0
- –TFrance try · Jean-Marie Bonal6–0
- –TFrance try · Benoit Dauga9–0
- –PSouth Africa penalty · Piet Visagie9–3
- –PSouth Africa penalty · Piet Visagie9–6
- –PSouth Africa penalty · Piet Visagie9–9
- –PSouth Africa penalty · Piet Visagie9–12
Line-ups
France
- 1Michel LasserreProp
- 2Jean-Paul BauxHooker
- 3Jean IracabalProp
- 4Claude ChenevaySecond row
- 5Elie CesterSecond row
- 6Benoit DaugaFlanker
- 7Michel GreffeFlanker
- 8Walter SpangheroNumber 8
- 9Marcel PugetScrum-half
- 10Christian BoujetFly-half
- 11Pierre BessonWing
- 12Claude DourtheCentre
- 13Jean-Pierre LuxCentre
- 14Jean-Marie BonalWing
- 15Henri MagoisFull-back
South Africa
- 1Mof MyburghProp
- 2Gys PitzerHooker
- 3Hannes MaraisProp
- 4Piet GreylingSecond row
- 5Frik Du PreezSecond row
- 6Gawie CarelseFlanker
- 7Jan EllisFlanker
- 8Tommy BedfordNumber 8
- 9Dawie De VilliersScrum-half
- 10Piet VisagieFly-half
- 11Jannie EngelbrechtWing
- 12Mannetjies RouxCentre
- 13Eben OlivierCentre
- 14Syd NomisWing
- 15HO De VilliersFull-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: 12 August 1967, France 6–6 South Africa
- Next meeting on record: 16 November 1968
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.