Scoring

1. 10’PFrance penalty · Christophe Lamaison3–0
2. 19’PFrance penalty · Christophe Lamaison6–0
3. 21’CSouth Africa conversion · Henry Honiball6–2
4. 21’TSouth Africa try · Dick Muir6–7
5. 23’PFrance penalty · Christophe Lamaison9–7
6. 31’TSouth Africa try · Percy Montgomery9–12
7. 38’CSouth Africa conversion · Henry Honiball9–14
8. 38’TSouth Africa try · Pieter Rossouw9–19
9. 48’PFrance penalty · Christophe Lamaison12–19
10. 51’PFrance penalty · Christophe Lamaison15–19
11. 54’CSouth Africa conversion · Henry Honiball15–21
12. 54’TSouth Africa try · James Dalton15–26
13. 57’PSouth Africa penalty · Henry Honiball15–29
14. 61’CSouth Africa conversion · Henry Honiball15–31
15. 61’TSouth Africa try · James Small15–36
16. 68’TFrance try · Olivier Merle20–36
17. 75’TFrance try · Christian Califano25–36
18. 80’CFrance conversion · Christophe Lamaison27–36
19. 80’TFrance try · Stephane Glas32–36

Context

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

• Previous meeting: 7 December 1996, France 12–13 South Africa
• Next meeting on record: 22 November 1997