1992 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa

The 1992 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played by Australia in South Africa during August 1992. It was the first tour by the Wallabies to South Africa for 23 years.

1992 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa
Summary	P W D L
Total	04 04 00 00
Test match	01 01 00 00
Opponent	P W D L
South Africa	1 1 0 0

Australia won all four matches, including the only test match.[1][2]

Results

Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

No.	Date	Opposing Team	Venue	For	Against	Status
1.	11 August 1992	Western Transvaal	Olën Park, Potchefstroom	46	13	Tour match
2.	14 August 1992	Northern Transvaal	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	24	17	Tour match
3.	18 August 1992	Eastern Province	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	34	8	Tour match
4.	22 August 1992	South Africa	Newlands, Cape Town	26	3	Test Match

Touring party

• Manager: John Breen
• Coach: Bob Dwyer
• Assistant Coach: Bob Templeton

Backs Name Position State Marty Roebuck Fullback New South Wales Tim Kelaher Fullback New South Wales David Campese Wing New South Wales Paul Carozza Wing Queensland Darren Junee Wing New South Wales Tim Horan Centre Queensland Jason Little Centre Queensland Richard Tombs Centre New South Wales Anthony Herbert Centre Queensland Michael Lynagh Fly-half Queensland Paul Kahl Fly-half Queensland Nick Farr-Jones (c) Scrum-half New South Wales Peter Slattery Scrum-half Queensland

Forwards Name Position State Tony Daly Prop New South Wales Ewen McKenzie Prop New South Wales Andrew Blades Prop New South Wales Matthew Ryan Prop Queensland Phil Kearns Hooker New South Wales Tom Lawton Hooker Queensland Rod McCall Lock Queensland John Eales Lock Queensland Garrick Morgan Lock Queensland Warwick Waugh Lock New South Wales Willie Ofahengaue Loose forward New South Wales Troy Coker Flanker Queensland David Wilson Flanker Queensland Sam Scott-Young Flanker Queensland Tim Gavin Flanker New South Wales

Tour matches

11 August 1992

Western Transvaal	13–46	Australia
Try: Eugene Hare, Terrence Stewart Pen: Graeme Bouwer		Try: Tim Gavin (2), David Wilson, Con: Marty Roebuck (2) Pen: Marty Roebuck (4)

Olën Park, Potchefstroom Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Freek Burger

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14 August 1992

Northern Transvaal	17–24	Australia
Try: Hannes Strydom Pen: Luke Smith (3), Gerbrand Grobler		Try: David Campese (2) Con: Tim Kelaher Pen: Michael Lynagh (2), Tim Kelaher (2)

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ian Rogers

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18 August 1992

Eastern Province	8–34	Australia
Try: Greg Miller Pen: Greg Miller		Try: Darren Junee, Anthony Herbert, Paul Kahl, Peter Slattery Con: Tim Kelaher (2) Pen: Tim Kelaher (4)

Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ian Anderson

Test match

22 August 1992

South Africa	3–26	Australia
Pen: Botha	[3]	Try: Campese, Carozza (2) Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (3)

Newlands, Cape Town Attendance: 43,000 Referee: DJ Bishop (New Zealand)

FB 15 Theo van Rensburg RW 14 James Small OC 13 Danie Gerber IC 12 Pieter Muller LW 11 Pieter Hendriks FH 10 Naas Botha (c) SH 9 Robert du Preez N8 8 Jannie Breedt BF 7 Ian MacDonald OF 6 Wahl Bartmann RL 5 Adolf Malan LL 4 Adri Geldenhuys  28' TP 3 Lood Muller HK 2 Uli Schmidt LP 1 Johan Styger Replacements: C 16 Heinrich Füls FH 17 Hennie le Roux SH 18 Garth Wright L 19 Drikus Hattingh  28' PR 20 Willie Hills HK 21 Harry Roberts Coach: John Williams

FB 15 Marty Roebuck RW 14 David Campese OC 13 Jason Little IC 12 Tim Horan LW 11 Paul Carozza FH 10 Michael Lynagh SH 9 Nick Farr-Jones (c) N8 8 Tim Gavin OF 7 David Wilson BF 6 Willie Ofahengaue RL 5 John Eales LL 4 Rod McCall TP 3 Ewen McKenzie HK 2 Phil Kearns LP 1 Tony Daly Replacements: C 16 Anthony Herbert FH 17 Paul Kahl SH 18 Peter Slattery L 19 Garrick Morgan PR 20 Andrew Blades HK 21 Tom Lawton Coach: Bob Dwyer

See also

• History of rugby union matches between Australia and South Africa

References

1. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). Bankfin Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 37–39. ISBN 0620172940.
2. Greyvenstein, Chris (1992). Springbok saga : from 1891 to the new beginning (4th ed.). Cape Town: Don Nelson. pp. 323–325. ISBN 1-86806-095-0. OCLC 105375255.
3. "South Africa v Australia". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 4 August 2020.