2002 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa

Rugby union series played by Wales and South Africa in 2002 March 2014 March 2014 Wales 2002 Steve Hansen Colin Charvis 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 RSA 2 0 0 2 2001 Japan 2003 Australia/New Zealand The Wales national rugby union team toured South Africa in June 2002 for a two-match test series against the South Africa national team. Wales lost the series 2–0, going down 34–19 in the first test and 19–8 in the second. They also played a pre-tour match against the Barbarians, losing 40–25 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. It was Steve Hansen's first tour as Wales coach, having taken over in a caretaker capacity after Graham Henry resigned during the 2002 Six Nations Championship. Six Wales players made their test debuts on the tour, including Michael Owen, who became his country's 1,000th test player when he started the first test. Squads Wales Following the resignation of Graham Henry as Wales coach in February 2002, forwards coach Steve Hansen was appointed as caretaker for the remainder of the 2002 Six Nations Championship.Henry walks away from Wales https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/1805579.stm BBC Sport 6 February 2002 29 March 2024 He was given the job permanently on a two-year contract on 5 April 2002, which meant the tour to South Africa would be his first as head coach of Wales.Hansen given permanent position http://en.espn.co.uk/blogs/rugby/story/41163.html ESPNscrum 5 April 2002 29 March 2024 He named an initial squad of 27 for the tour, including five uncapped players, all forwards for the Pontypridd side that won the Principality Cup and reached the final of the Parker Pen Shield: Mefin Davies, Gethin Jenkins, Robert Sidoli, Richard Parks and Michael Owen; there were also recalls for lock Steve Williams, five years after his last appearance, and prop Ben Evans.Jenkins to join SA tour https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/1976959.stm BBC Sport 9 May 2002 29 March 2024 Fly-half Neil Jenkins, who last appeared for Wales in their win over Italy in the 2001 Six Nations, was also included in the squad, but it was expected that he would only play in the event of injuries.Hansen wary of task ahead in South Africa https://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/story/_/id/15361748/hansen-wary-task-ahead-south-africa ESPNscrum 9 May 2002 29 March 2024 Surprise omissions from the squad included locks Ian Gough, Craig Quinnell and Chris Wyatt, hooker Barry Williams and flanker Brett Sinkinson, while Scott Quinnell, Gareth Thomas, Spencer John, Andy Moore, Nathan Bonner-Evans, Mark Jones and Nathan Budgett were all left out due to injury. Neath centre James Storey – who qualified to play for Wales on residency grounds on 1 June 2002 – and Cardiff scrum-half Ryan Powell were called up in May 2002 after Gareth Cooper (foot) and Dafydd James (elbow) were ruled out due to injury.South Africa Tour 2002 https://www.wru.wales/2002/05/south-africa-tour-2002/ wru.wales 14 May 2002 30 March 2024 Fly-half Iestyn Harris pulled out with a groin injury on 18 May 2002; no replacement was called up as Neil Jenkins was already in the squad in that capacity.Harris ruled out of Wales tour https://www.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/15361875/harris-ruled-wales-tour ESPNscrum 18 May 2002 30 March 2024 Uncapped prop Martyn Madden was added to the squad after Chris Anthony injured his shoulder in training ahead of the match against the Barbarians.Madden called up for SA https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/2016495.stm BBC Sport 30 May 2002 30 March 2024 Name Position Club Notes Mefin Davies Hooker Pontypridd Robin McBryde Hooker Llanelli Chris Anthony rugby union Prop Newport Withdrew due to injury Ben Evans rugby union Prop Swansea Gethin Jenkins Prop Pontypridd Martyn Madden Prop Llanelli Injury replacement for Chris Anthony Iestyn Thomas Prop Ebbw Vale Gareth Llewellyn Lock Neath Robert Sidoli Lock Pontypridd Steve Williams rugby union, born 1970 Lock London Irish Colin Charvis Back row Swansea Captain Michael Owen rugby union Back row Pontypridd Richard Parks Back row Pontypridd Gavin Thomas Back row Bath Martyn Williams Back row Cardiff Gareth Cooper Scrum-half Bath Withdrew due to injury Dwayne Peel Scrum-half Llanelli Ryan Powell rugby union Scrum-half Cardiff Injury replacement for Gareth Cooper Iestyn Harris Fly-half Cardiff Withdrew due to injury Neil Jenkins Fly-half Cardiff Stephen Jones rugby union Fly-half Llanelli Andy Marinos Centre Newport Jamie Robinson rugby union Centre Cardiff James Storey rugby union Centre Neath Injury replacement for Dafydd James Mark Taylor rugby union, born 1973 Centre Swansea Dafydd James Wing Bridgend Withdrew due to injury Craig Morgan rugby union Wing Cardiff Tom Shanklin Wing Saracens Kevin Morgan rugby union Full-back Swansea Rhys Williams rugby union, born 1980 Full-back Cardiff South Africa Like Wales, South Africa appointed a new coach for the tour, following the resignation of Harry Viljoen in January 2002; he was replaced by former Bedford and Coastal Sharks coach Rudolf Straeuli.Straeuli new Springboks coach https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/1816054.stm BBC Sport 1 March 2002 30 March 2024 Ahead of naming the squad for the Wales series, the South Africa player pool was hit by an exodus; several players made moves to European clubs, but South African Rugby Union policy prohibited players not based in South Africa from playing for the national team.Joubert backs SA policy shift https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/1964742.stm BBC Sport 2 May 2002 30 March 2024 As well as several who had moved the previous year, prop Robbie Kempson and wing Pieter Rossouw agreed moves to London Irish and Ulster respectively on 2 May 2002,Springbok pair quit SA https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/1964301.stm BBC Sport 2 May 2002 30 March 2024 back-row forward Andre Vos joined Harlequins on 13 May,Vos joins Quins https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/1985036.stm BBC Sport 13 May 2002 30 March 2024 and full-back Thinus Delport joined Gloucester on 15 May.Delport makes Kingsholm move https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/1986873.stm BBC Sport 15 May 2002 30 March 2024 Full-back Percy Montgomery ruled himself out of the national trial game on 19 May after expressing a desire to move to Europe;Monty seeks European future https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/1985891.stm BBC Sport 13 May 2002 30 March 2024 he signed for Newport on 29 May 2002, joining fellow former Springbok Adrian Garvey.Montgomery signs for Newport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/celtic/1990104.stm BBC Sport 29 May 2002 30 March 2024 On 14 May, Straeuli named 46 players for an intra-squad trial match to be played at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 19 May; the group included 18 uncapped players, including South Africa Sevens internationals Brent Russell and Egon Seconds, and under-21s Francois Swart, Clyde Rathbone and Jean de Villiers.Straeuli names Springbok hopefuls https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/1987076.stm BBC Sport 14 May 2002 30 March 2024 They were divided into two teams: Team White was captained by Bobby Skinstad and Team Blue was led by Corne Krige.Springbok trial teams announced https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/1995160.stm BBC Sport 18 May 2002 30 March 2024 Team Blue led 22–12 at half time, but Team White came back in the second half to win 57–48.Stephen Nell WP reject Russell the star of SA trials https://www.iol.co.za/sport/rugby/springboks/wp-reject-russell-the-star-of-sa-trials-511761 IOL 20 May 2002 30 March 2024 Matches Wales vs Barbarians The game against Wales was Rod Macqueen's second as Barbarians coach, following their game against England three days earlier, having been appointed for the tour in March 2002.Macqueen new Baa-baas coach https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/1892566.stm BBC Sport 25 March 2002 5 April 2024 His initial squad for the tour included seven South Africans, among them loosehead prop Robbie Kempson, who had recently ended his international career after agreeing a move to Ulster.Baa-Baas call-up for Kempson https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/1971504.stm BBC Sport 6 May 2002 5 April 2024 South African full-back Percy Montgomery was added on 16 May, having also indicated his intention to move to Europe.Montgomery gets Baa-Baas call-up https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/1971395.stm BBC Sport 16 May 2002 5 April 2024 Seven players pulled out of the game against Wales, having picked up injuries against England, prompting the short-notice call-ups of the likes of Doddie Weir, Jamie Noon and former Cardiff wing Liam Botham.Baa-Baas hit by withdrawals https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/2011155.stm BBC Sport 27 May 2002 5 April 2024 For Wales, locks Steve Williams and Gareth Llewellyn were recalled after long spells out of the team; Llewellyn had not started for his country since their final pool match of the 1999 Rugby World Cup against Samoa, while Williams' last appearance was as a replacement against New Zealand in November 1997. Dwayne Peel started at scrum-half in place of the retired Rob Howley; his half-back partner was his Llanelli teammate Stephen Jones, following a groin injury to Iestyn Harris, while Neil Jenkins provided outside half cover from the bench. Coach Steve Hansen waited to name his full bench until after the Parker Pen Shield final, resting his decision on the fitness of the Pontypridd forwards involved in that game: Gethin Jenkins, Robert Sidoli, Richard Parks and Michael Owen.Williams earns Wales call https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/2004279.stm BBC Sport 23 May 2002 5 April 2024 Following the injury to Chris Anthony in training for the game,Madden called up for SA https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/2016495.stm BBC Sport 30 May 2002 5 April 2024 Ben Evans was promoted from the bench to the starting line-up, allowing Jenkins to take his place among the replacements, joined by Sidoli and Parks; Owen was the only one of the Ponty four to miss out. Wales opened the scoring in the 12th minute thanks to a penalty from Jones, before a chip-and-chase from Peel led to the first try of the game for Mark Taylor five minutes later. Jones missed the conversion, but added another penalty to extend the lead to 11–0 as the game moved into the second quarter. In the last 10 minutes of the half, Wales added another two tries; first, Craig Morgan finished an attacking move out wide, before Gavin Thomas managed to finish under the posts following good work by fellow back-rowers Martyn Williams and Colin Charvis. Jones converted both tries to give Wales a 25–0 lead at half-time. At the interval, brought Jenkins and Parks on in place of Iestyn Thomas and Martyn Williams, and within a minute of the restart he was forced into another change as Jamie Robinson came on for the injured Andy Marinos. Soon after, the Barbarians scored their first try thanks to Ollie Smith, with the conversion added by Braam van Straaten. Five minutes later, Thinus Delport ran in another score and Van Straaten again added the extras. As the game entered its final 20 minutes, the Barbarians took the lead with two quickfire tries; Delport scored his second in the 62nd minute, before Newport's South African prop Adrian Garvey crossed in the 65th, and Van Straaten converted both to give the Barbarians a 28–25 lead. Van Straaten kept up his 100% kicking record after Garvey scored a second try as the game drew to a close, only to miss the conversion as captain Pat Lam completed the scoring in injury time.Barbarians bounce back https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/2015513.stm BBC Sport 29 May 2002 5 April 2024 Clockwatch: Wales 25-40 Barbarians https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/2015149.stm BBC Sport 29 May 2002 5 April 2024 29 May 2002 19:15 WAL 25–40 Report Barbarians TaylorC. MorganG. Thomas Jones (2) Jones (2) SmithDelport (2)Garvey (2)Lam Van Straaten (5) Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 21,500 Rob Dickson (Scotland) FB 15Kevin MorganRW 14Rhys WilliamsOC 13Mark TaylorIC 12Andy MarinosLW 11Craig MorganFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9Dwayne PeelN8 8Colin Charvis (c)OF 7Martyn WilliamsBF 6Gavin ThomasRL 5Gareth LlewellynLL 4Steve WilliamsTP 3Ben EvansHK 2Robin McBrydeLP 1Iestyn ThomasReplacements:HK 16Mefin DaviesPR 17Gethin JenkinsLK 18Robert SidoliFL 19Richard ParksSH 20Ryan PowellFH 21Neil JenkinsCE 22Jamie RobinsonCoach:NZL Steve Hansen350px FB 15RSA Percy MontgomeryRW 14RSA Thinus DelportOC 13ENG Ollie SmithIC 12NZL Pita AlatiniLW 11ENG Jamie NoonFH 10RSA Braam van StraatenSH 9 NZL Mark RobinsonN8 8 AUS Jim WilliamsOF 7 RSA Josh KronfeldBF 6 SAM Pat Lam (c)RL 5 ENG Kieran RocheLL 4 SCO Doddie WeirTP 3 ARG Mauricio ReggiardoHK 2 FRA Raphaël IbañezLP 1 NZL Craig DowdReplacements:HK 16ARG Mario LedesmaPR 17RSA Adrian GarveyLK 18RSA Ryan StrudwickFL 19ENG Kris ChesneySH 20NZL Ofisa Tonu'uCE 21RSA Pieter MullerWG 22ENG Liam BothamCoach:AUS Rod Macqueen Touch judges: John Hogg (Scotland) Gregg Davies (Scotland) Fourth official: Colin Saunders (Wales) First test In the first test, Wales led after the first 20 minutes, but tries from Marius Joubert and Bobby Skinstad gave the first advantage (15-11) for the victorious Springboks.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/2031184.stm Brave Wales downed by Boks 8 June 2002 BBC Sport 7 December 2016 8 June 2002 RSA 34–19 Report WAL JoubertSkinstadMatfieldPenalty tryRautenbach Pretorius (3) Pretorius C. MorganR. Williams Jones (2) Jones Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) FB 15Ricardo LoubscherRW 14Stefan TerblancheOC 13Marius JoubertIC 12André SnymanLW 11Breyton PaulseFH 10André PretoriusSH 9Bolla ConradieN8 8Bobby Skinstad (c)OF 7AJ VenterBF 6Warren BritzRL 5Victor MatfieldLL 4Jannes LabuschagneTP 3Willie MeyerHK 2James DaltonLP 1Daan HumanReplacements:HK 16Ollie le Roux PR 17Faan Rautenbach LK 18Quinton DavidsFL 19Joe van Niekerk SH 20Craig DavidsonCE 21Adrian Jacobs WG 22Brent Russell Coach:Rudolf Straeuli350px FB 15Kevin MorganRW 14Rhys WilliamsOC 13Mark TaylorIC 12Andy MarinosLW 11Craig MorganFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9Dwayne PeelN8 8Colin Charvis (c)OF 7Martyn WilliamsBF 6Michael OwenRL 5Steve WilliamsLL 4Gareth LlewellynTP 3Ben EvansHK 2Robin McBrydeLP 1Iestyn ThomasReplacements:HK 16Mefin Davies PR 17Martyn Madden LK 18Robert Sidoli FL 19Richard Parks SH 20Ryan Powell FH 21Neil Jenkins CE 22Tom Shanklin Coach:NZL Steve Hansen Second test Wales again lost, but played a "fiercely contested" match according to BBC Sport.Wales go down fighting https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/2042880.stm BBC Sport 15 June 2002 7 December 2016 The tour showed the improvement that the coach Steve Hansen was waiting for.Hansen happy with Wales progress https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/2047345.stm BBC Sport 15 June 2002 7 December 2016 15 June 2002 15:00 RSA 19–8 Report WAL RussellDavidson Pretorius (3) Charvis Jones Newlands, Cape Town 42,500 Tony Spreadbury (England) FB 15Brent RussellRW 14Stefan TerblancheOC 13Marius JoubertIC 12De Wet BarryLW 11Breyton PaulseFH 10André PretoriusSH 9Bolla ConradieN8 8Bobby Skinstad (c)OF 7AJ VenterBF 6Corné KrigeRL 5Jannes LabuschagneLL 4Quinton DavidsTP 3Willie Meyer HK 2James DaltonLP 1Daan HumanReplacements:HK 16Ollie le Roux PR 17Faan Rautenbach LK 18Hottie Louw FL 19Joe van Niekerk SH 20Craig Davidson CE 21Adrian JacobsFB 22Werner GreeffCoach:Rudolf Straeuli350px FB 15Kevin MorganRW 14Rhys WilliamsOC 13Mark TaylorIC 12Andy MarinosLW 11Craig MorganFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9Dwayne PeelN8 8Colin Charvis (c)OF 7Martyn WilliamsBF 6Michael OwenRL 5Steve WilliamsLL 4Gareth LlewellynTP 3Ben EvansHK 2Robin McBrydeLP 1Iestyn ThomasReplacements:HK 16Mefin Davies PR 17Martyn Madden LK 18Robert Sidoli FL 19Gavin Thomas SH 20Ryan Powell FH 21Neil Jenkins CE 22Tom Shanklin Coach:NZL Steve Hansen References Category:2002 rugby union tours Category:2001–02 in Welsh rugby union 2002 Category:2002 in South African rugby union 2002 Category:History of rugby union matches between South Africa and Wales