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Full time8 November 1980
South Africa
37–15
France
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa · Tour 1980Head-to-head

South Africa won by 22 points.

Scoring

  1. –CSouth Africa conversion · Naas Botha2–0
  2. –CSouth Africa conversion · Naas Botha4–0
  3. –CSouth Africa conversion · Naas Botha6–0
  4. –CSouth Africa conversion · Naas Botha8–0
  5. –PSouth Africa penalty · Naas Botha11–0
  6. –PSouth Africa penalty · Naas Botha14–0
  7. –PSouth Africa penalty · Naas Botha17–0
  8. –TSouth Africa try · Gysie Pienaar21–0
  9. –TSouth Africa try · Gerrie Germishuys25–0
  10. –TSouth Africa try · Divan Serfontein29–0
  11. –TSouth Africa try · Willie Kahts33–0
  12. –TSouth Africa try · Theuns Stofberg37–0
  13. –CFrance conversion · Bernard Vivies37–2
  14. –PFrance penalty · Bernard Vivies37–5
  15. –PFrance penalty · Bernard Vivies37–8
  16. –PFrance penalty · Bernard Vivies37–11
  17. –TFrance try · Philippe Dintrans37–15

Line-ups

South Africa

  1. 1Richard PrentisProp
  2. 2Willie KahtsHooker
  3. 3Martiens le RouxProp
  4. 4Rob LouwSecond row
  5. 5Moaner Van HeerdenSecond row
  6. 6Louis MoolmanFlanker
  7. 7Theuns StofbergFlanker
  8. 8Morne Du PlessisNumber 8
  9. 9Divan SerfonteinScrum-half
  10. 10Naas BothaFly-half
  11. 11Ray MordtWing
  12. 12Willie Du PlessisCentre
  13. 13Danie GerberCentre
  14. 14Gerrie GermishuysWing
  15. 15Gysie PienaarFull-back
  16. 16Hempies Du ToitBench
  17. 17Robert CockrellBench
  18. 18Thys BurgerBench
  19. 19Tommy Du PlessisBench
  20. 20de Wet RasBench
  21. 21Tim CocksBench

France

  1. 1Jean-Paul WolfProp
  2. 2Philippe DintransHooker
  3. 3Robert PaparembordeProp
  4. 4Pierre LacansSecond row
  5. 5Alain MaleigSecond row
  6. 6Manuel CarpentierFlanker
  7. 7Jean-Pierre RivesFlanker
  8. 8Jean-Luc JoinelNumber 8
  9. 9Jean Pierre ElissaldeScrum-half
  10. 10Bernard ViviesFly-half
  11. 11Daniel BustaffaWing
  12. 12Patrick MesnyCentre
  13. 13Roland BertranneCentre
  14. 14Laurent PardoWing
  15. 15Serge BlancoFull-back
  16. 16Bernard HerreroBench
  17. 17Pierre DospitalBench
  18. 18T SinicoBench
  19. 19Jerome GallionBench
  20. 20Patrick FortBench
  21. 21Serge GabernetBench

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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.