1993 France rugby union tour of South Africa

March 2014 March 2014 France 1993 8 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 ZAF 1992 2 1 1 0 The 1993 France rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of eight matches played by the France national rugby union team in South Africa in June and July 1993. The French team won four matches, drew two and lost two. They won their two match international series against the South Africa national rugby union team, drawing the first game and winning the second for a one-nil series victory. The tour was marred by a serious facial injury suffered by the captain, Jean-François Tordo, who was raked by Garry Pagel in the match against Western Province. Tordo required 50 stitches and plastic surgery and took no further part in the tour.Stephen Jones Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994–95 1994 Headline 0-7472-7850-4 34–38 Results Scores and results list France's points tally first. DateOpponentLocationResultScoreMatch 19 JuneEastern ProvinceBoet Erasmus Stadium, Port ElizabethWon18–8Match 212 JuneWestern ProvinceNewlands, Cape TownWon12–6Match 315 JuneSouth Africa BBasil Kenyon Stadium, East LondonLost22–35Match 419 JuneOrange Free StateFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinDrew22–22Match 622 JuneNorthern TransvaalLoftus Vefsveld, PretoriaLost19–38Match 626 JuneSOUTH AFRICAKings Park Stadium, DurbanDraw20–20Match 726 JuneDevelopment XVWelkom Stadium, WelkomWon38–13Match 83 JulySOUTH AFRICAEllis Park, JohannesburgWon18–17 Touring party Manager: Guy Laporte Coach: Pierre Berbizier Assistant coach: Christophe Mombet Captain: Jean-François Tordo, replaced by Olivier Roumat Full backs Jean-Luc Sadourny (US Colomiers) Olivier Campan (SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne) Three-quarters Peyo Hontas (Biarritz Olympique) Philippe Saint-André (AS Montferrand) Philippe Bernat-Salles (Pau) David Berty (Stade Toulousain) Philippe Sella (SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne) Thierry Lacroix (US Dax) Hervé Couffignal (US Colomiers) Pierre Bondouy (RC Narbonne) Half-backs Alain Penaud (CA Brive) Pierre Montlaur (SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne) Aubin Hueber (RC Toulonnais) Jérôme Cazalbou (Stade Toulousain) Forwards Louis Armary (FC Lourdes Laurent Seigne (SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne Stéphane Graou (FC Auch Gers) Emmanuel Ménieu (Stade Bordelais) Jean-François Tordo (Nice) Jean-Michel Gonzalez (Aviron Bayonnais) Olivier Roumat (US Dax) Abdelatif Benazzi (SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne) Olivier Merle (FC Grenoble) Yann Lemeur (Racing Club de France) Philippe Benetton (SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne) Laurent Cabannes (Racing Club de France) Léon Loppy (RC Toulonnais Jean-Marc Lhermet (AS Montferrand Marc Cécillon (CS Bourgoin-Jallieu) Xavier Blond (Racing Club de France) Laurent Vergé (CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde) replacement during tour Christophe Deslandes (Racing Club de France) replacement during tour References expanded 1993 Category:1993 rugby union tours Category:1993 in South African rugby union Category:1992–93 in French rugby union