Afrique du Sud - France (23-32) | Tests Internationaux

Full-time Men's Senior International Tests Internationaux Final
SA
Afrique du Sud
Form D V V V D
Coach: -
No bonus
Breyton Paulse 1' E
Percy Montgomery6P
Stadium: Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
23-32
Half-time: 11-16
1 try 2 tries
Head-to-head
V 52-10 21/11/1997
V 36-32 14/11/1997
V 13-12 06/12/1996
V 22-12 29/11/1996
Attendance: - · Broadcaster: -
FR
France
Form V D V D D
Coach: Bernard Laporte
No bonus
Christophe Dominici 18' E
Gérald Merceron 63' E
Gérald Merceron2Tr · 6P

Quick summary

France beat Afrique du Sud 32–23 in a 3-try match. Gérald Merceron finishes as top scorer with 27 points (1 try, 6 penalties, 2 conversions).
GM
Top scorer
Gérald Merceron
France · 27 pts (1 try, 2 cons, 6 pen.)
Key figures
1 Tries 2
0 Cons 2
6 Penalties 6

Breakdown by period

Period Afrique du Sud France
1st half 11 16
2nd half 12 16
Total 23 32

Match feed

All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
E Try T Conv. P Penalty / Drop goal J Yellow O Orange R Red ↔ Replacement
Afrique du Sud
MIN
France
1st half 11 - 16
E
Breyton Paulse Try
1'5-0
P
Percy Montgomery Penalty
5'8-0
11'8-3
P
Gérald Merceron Penalty
18'8-8
E
Christophe Dominici Try
18'8-10
T
Gérald Merceron Conversion
P
Percy Montgomery Penalty
22'11-10
25'11-13
P
Gérald Merceron Penalty
36'11-16
P
Gérald Merceron Penalty
2nd half 12 - 16
↔
Willie MeyerEtienne Fynn Replacement
41'11-16
P
Percy Montgomery Penalty
47'14-16
P
Percy Montgomery Penalty
54'17-16
↔
Albert van den BergRobbie Kempson Replacement
54'17-16
↔
Ollie Le RouxMark Andrews Replacement
54'17-16
54'17-16
↔
Elvis VermeulenSébastien Chabal Replacement
57'17-19
P
Gérald Merceron Penalty
P
Percy Montgomery Penalty
59'20-19
63'20-21
T
Gérald Merceron Conversion
63'20-26
E
Gérald Merceron Try
↔
Bobby SkinstadCorne Krige Replacement
64'20-26
66'20-29
P
Gérald Merceron Penalty
P
Percy Montgomery Penalty
69'23-29
↔
Robbie FleckDe Wet Barry Replacement
75'23-29
78'23-29
↔
Christian CalifanoPieter De Villiers Replacement
78'23-29
↔
Lionel NalletOlivier Brouzet Replacement
80'23-32
P
Gérald Merceron Penalty

Match stats

Afrique du Sud France
23
Points scored
32
1
Tries
2
-
Possession (%)
-
Afrique du Sud France
1
Tries
2
-
Carries
-
-
Metres gained
-
-
Line breaks
-
-
Defenders beaten
-
-
Offloads
-
Afrique du Sud France
-
Tackles made
-
-
% de plaquage
-
-
Tackles missed
-
-
Turnovers won
-
-
Dominant tackles
-
Afrique du Sud France
0
Conversions
2
6
Penalties scored
6
0
Drop goals — none
0
-
Kicks
-
-
Kicking metres
-
-
m / coup de pied
-
-
Box kicks
-
-
50:22
-
Afrique du Sud France
0
Yellow cards — none
0
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0
-
Penalties conceded
-
-
En-avants
-

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Afrique du Sud
4 matches played
France
3 matches played
Competition
24 matches played
Points scored
23 ▼
avg. 26.3
32 ▲
avg. 27
26.6
Tries
1 ▼
avg. 2.75
2 =
avg. 2
2.92
First try
1'
avg. 34'18
18'
avg. 52'18
25'12
Penalties scored
6 ▲
avg. 3
6 ▲
avg. 3.67
2.65
% wins
75%
33%
—
% vic. domicile
0%
33%
46%
% vic. extérieur
75%
0%
54%

Line-ups

Top scorer
PM
Percy Montgomery
6 attempts
18 pts
Afrique du Sud
1 Robbie Kempson 54'
2 John William Smit
3 Etienne Fynn 41'
4 Andre Venter
5 Mark Andrews 54'
6 Rassie Erasmus
7 Andre Vos
8 Corne Krige 64'
9 Joost van der Westhuizen
10 Butch James
11 Dean Hall
12 Jacobus (Japie) Mulder
13 De Wet Barry 75'
14 Breyton Paulse E 1'
15 Percy Montgomery P 5'P 22'P 47'P 54'P 59'P 69'
Replacements
16 Robbie Fleck 75'
17 Albert van den Berg 54'
18 Bobby Skinstad 64'
19 Ollie Le Roux 54'
20 Willie Meyer 41'
Top scorer
GM
Gérald Merceron
1 try · 8 attempts
27 pts
France
1 Jean-Jacques Crenca
2 Raphaël Ibanez
3 Pieter De Villiers 78'
4 David Auradou
5 Olivier Brouzet 78'
6 Sébastien Chabal 54'
7 Olivier Magne
8 Patrick Tabacco
9 Fabien Galthié
10 Gérald Merceron P 11'T 18'P 25'P 36'P 57'T 63'E 63'P 66'P 80'
11 Christophe Dominici E 18'
12 Stéphane Glas
13 Yannick Jauzion
14 David Bory
15 Nicolas Jeanjean
Replacements
16 Christian Califano 78'
17 Lionel Nallet 78'
18 Elvis Vermeulen 54'

Stats by player

Afrique du Sud
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
54'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
54'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
41'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
41'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
54'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
54'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
64'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
64'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
75'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
75'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
5'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
5'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
26'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
26'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
16'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
26'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
26'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
39'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
39'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
France
10
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
78'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
78'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
78'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
78'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
54'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
54'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
2'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
2'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
2'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
2'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
26'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
26'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
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