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Full time21 June 1975
South Africa
38–25
France
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa · Tour 1975Head-to-head

South Africa won by 13 points.

Scoring

  1. –CSouth Africa conversion · Gerald Bosch2–0
  2. –CSouth Africa conversion · Gerald Bosch4–0
  3. –CSouth Africa conversion · Dawie Snyman6–0
  4. –PSouth Africa penalty · Gerald Bosch9–0
  5. –PSouth Africa penalty · Gerald Bosch12–0
  6. –PSouth Africa penalty · Gerald Bosch15–0
  7. –PSouth Africa penalty · Dawie Snyman18–0
  8. –TSouth Africa try · Peter Whipp22–0
  9. –TSouth Africa try · Kleintjie Grobler26–0
  10. –TSouth Africa try · Johan Oosthuizen30–0
  11. –TSouth Africa try · Chris Pope34–0
  12. –TSouth Africa try · Robert Cockrell38–0
  13. –CFrance conversion · Jean-Pierre Pesteil38–2
  14. –CFrance conversion · Jean-Pierre Pesteil38–4
  15. –CFrance conversion · Jean-Pierre Pesteil38–6
  16. –PFrance penalty · Jean-Pierre Pesteil38–9
  17. –TFrance try · Jean-Luc Averous38–13
  18. –TFrance try · Dominique Harize38–17
  19. –TFrance try · Robert Paparemborde38–21
  20. –TFrance try · Jean Claude Skrela38–25

Line-ups

South Africa

  1. 1Nick BezuidenhoudtProp
  2. 2Robert CockrellHooker
  3. 3Derek Van den BergProp
  4. 4Klippies KritzingerSecond row
  5. 5Moaner Van HeerdenSecond row
  6. 6Kevin De KlerkFlanker
  7. 7Kleintjie GroblerFlanker
  8. 8Morne Du PlessisNumber 8
  9. 9Paul BayvelScrum-half
  10. 10Gerald BoschFly-half
  11. 11Chris PopeWing
  12. 12Johan OosthuizenCentre
  13. 13Peter WhippCentre
  14. 14Carel FourieWing
  15. 15Dawie SnymanFull-back

France

  1. 1Gerard CholleyProp
  2. 2Yres BrunetHooker
  3. 3Robert PaparembordeProp
  4. 4Michel PalmiéSecond row
  5. 5Alain GuilbertSecond row
  6. 6Jean Claude SkrelaFlanker
  7. 7Patrice PeronFlanker
  8. 8Gerard RoussetNumber 8
  9. 9Richard AstreScrum-half
  10. 10Jean-Pierre PesteilFly-half
  11. 11Dominique HarizeWing
  12. 12Francois SangalliCentre
  13. 13Roland BertranneCentre
  14. 14Jean-Luc AverousWing
  15. 15Michel DroitecourtFull-back

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Context

All-time, South Africa 29–12 France, 6 drawn in 47 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

South Africa going in
France going in

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.