en 2022 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe

2022 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
2022 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
Manager	Jacques Nienaber
Tour captain(s)	Siya Kolisi
Summary
P	W
Total
06	02
Test match
04	02
Opponent
P	W
Ireland
1	0
France
1	0
Italy
1	1
England
1	1

The 2022 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2022 in Europe by the South Africa national rugby union team. The tour included four test matches against Ireland, France, Italy and England. The tour also featured two mid-week matches played by South Africa A against club sides Munster and Bristol Bears.^[1]^[2]

Squads

South Africa squad

The South Africa squad for the tour was named on the 28 October 2022.^[3]

¹On 4 November, Sbu Nkosi and Marco van Staden withdrew from the squad through injury.^[4]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Bongi Mbonambi	Hooker	(1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 34)	52	Sharks
Deon Fourie	Hooker	(1986-09-25) 25 September 1986 (age 38)	4	Stormers
Malcolm Marx	Hooker	(1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 (age 30)	56	Kubota Spears
Thomas du Toit	Prop	(1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 29)	14	Sharks
Steven Kitshoff	Prop	(1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32)	68	Stormers
Vincent Koch	Prop	(1990-03-13) 13 March 1990 (age 34)	39	Stade Français
Frans Malherbe	Prop	(1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33)	55	Stormers
Ox Nché	Prop	(1995-07-23) 23 July 1995 (age 29)	16	Sharks
Trevor Nyakane	Prop	(1989-05-04) 4 May 1989 (age 35)	59	Racing 92
Lood de Jager	Lock	(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 32)	65	Saitama Wild Knights
Eben Etzebeth	Lock	(1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 (age 33)	107	Sharks
Jason Jenkins	Lock	(1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 29)	1	Leinster
Franco Mostert	Lock	(1990-11-27) 27 November 1990 (age 34)	60	Mie Honda Heat
Salmaan Moerat	Lock	(1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 26)	2	Stormers
Marvin Orie	Lock	(1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 (age 31)	8	Stormers
Pieter-Steph du Toit	Loose forward	(1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 32)	65	Toyota Verblitz
Siya Kolisi (c)	Loose forward	(1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 (age 33)	72	Sharks
Evan Roos	Loose forward	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 24)	1	Stormers
Kwagga Smith	Loose forward	(1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 31)	28	Shizuoka Blue Revs
¹Marco van Staden	Loose forward	(1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 (age 29)	9	Bulls
Jasper Wiese	Loose forward	(1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 29)	18	Leicester Tigers
Faf de Klerk	Scrum-half	(1991-10-19) 19 October 1991 (age 33)	43	Yokohama Canon Eagles
Jaden Hendrikse	Scrum-half	(2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24)	11	Sharks
Cobus Reinach	Scrum-half	(1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 34)	22	Montpellier
Manie Libbok	Fly-half	(1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 (age 27)	0	Stormers
Damian Willemse	Fly-half	(1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 26)	24	Stormers
Damian de Allende	Centre	(1991-11-25) 25 November 1991 (age 33)	67	Saitama Wild Knights
André Esterhuizen	Centre	(1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 (age 30)	10	Harlequins
Jesse Kriel	Centre	(1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30)	57	Yokohama Canon Eagles
Kurt-Lee Arendse	Wing	(1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28)	4	Bulls
Cheslin Kolbe	Wing	(1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 31)	21	Toulon
Makazole Mapimpi	Wing	(1990-07-26) 26 July 1990 (age 34)	34	Sharks
Sbu Nkosi	Wing	(1996-01-21) 21 January 1996 (age 28)	16	Bulls
Willie le Roux	Fullback	(1989-08-18) 18 August 1989 (age 35)	80	Toyota Verblitz
Sacha Mngomezulu	Fullback	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22)	0	Stormers

South Africa A squad

The South Africa A squad was also named on the 28 October 2022.^[3]

¹On 4 November 2022, Jan-Hendrik Wessels withdrew from the squad due to injury. Elrigh Louw, Leolin Zas and JJ Kotze were called up to the South Africa A squad.^[4]

²On 7 November 2022, Dan du Preez and Jean-Luc du Preez were named as part of the South Africa A squad to play Munster despite not being named in the original South Africa A squad.^[5]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Joseph Dweba	Hooker	(1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 (age 29)	4	Stormers
¹JJ Kotze	Hooker	(2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24)	0	Stormers
Andre-Hugo Venter	Hooker	(2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 23)	0	Stormers
¹Jan-Hendrik Wessels	Hooker	(2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23)	0	Bulls
Simphiwe Matanzima	Prop	(1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 27)	0	Bulls
Ntuthuko Mchunu	Prop	(1999-04-05) 5 April 1999 (age 25)	1	Sharks
Sazi Sandi	Prop	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26)	0	Stormers
Mornay Smith	Prop	(1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 26)	0	Bulls
Ruan Nortjé	Lock	(1998-07-25) 25 July 1998 (age 26)	1	Bulls
Phepsi Buthelezi	Loose forward	(1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 (age 25)	0	Sharks
²Dan du Preez	Loose forward	(1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 (age 29)	6	Sale Sharks
²Jean-Luc du Preez	Loose forward	(1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 (age 29)	13	Sale Sharks
¹Elrigh Louw	Loose forward	(1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 25)	2	Bulls
Sikhumbuzo Notshe	Loose forward	(1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 (age 31)	6	Sharks
Herschel Jantjies	Scrum-half	(1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 28)	22	Stormers
Sanele Nohamba	Scrum-half	(1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 25)	0	Lions
Grant Williams	Scrum-half	(1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 28)	1	Sharks
Johan Goosen	Fly-half	(1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32)	13	Bulls
Gianni Lombard	Fly-half	(1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26)	0	Lions
Cornal Hendricks	Centre	(1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 36)	12	Bulls
Henco van Wyk	Centre	(2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 23)	0	Lions
Suleiman Hartzenberg	Centre	(2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 21)	0	Stormers
¹Leolin Zas	Wing	(1995-10-20) 20 October 1995 (age 29)	0	Stormers
Aphelele Fassi	Fullback	(1998-01-23) 23 January 1998 (age 26)	3	Sharks

Test Matches

5 November 2022
17:30 WET (UTC+0)

Ireland	19–16	South Africa
Try: Van der Flier 46' m Hansen 50' m Pen: Sexton (3/3) 3', 35', 74'	Report	Try: Mostert 67' m Arendse 77' m Pen: Willemse (1/2) 9' Kolbe (1/1) 40+2'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)


FB	15	Hugo Keenan
RW	14	Robert Baloucoune
OC	13	Garry Ringrose
IC	12	Stuart McCloskey	27'
LW	11	Mack Hansen
FH	10	Johnny Sexton (c)	78'
SH	9	Conor Murray	35'
N8	8	Caelan Doris
OF	7	Josh van der Flier
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony	69'
RL	5	James Ryan
LL	4	Tadhg Beirne	64'
TP	3	Tadhg Furlong	40'
HK	2	Dan Sheehan	64'
LP	1	Andrew Porter	69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Rob Herring	64'
PR	17	Cian Healy	69'
PR	18	Finlay Bealham	40'
LK	19	Kieran Treadwell	64'
N8	20	Jack Conan	69'
SH	21	Jamison Gibson-Park	35'
FH	22	Joey Carbery	78'
WG	23	Jimmy O'Brien	27'
Coach:
Andy Farrell


FB	15	Cheslin Kolbe	17' to 27'
RW	14	Kurt-Lee Arendse		53'	65'
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi			65'
FH	10	Damian Willemse
SH	9	Jaden Hendrikse		52'
N8	8	Jasper Wiese		52'
BF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit		64'
OF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)
RL	5	Lood de Jager		35'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Frans Malherbe		45'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx		57'
LP	1	Steven Kitshoff		57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Bongi Mbonambi		57'
PR	17	Ox Nché		57'
PR	18	Vincent Koch		45'
LK	19	Franco Mostert		34'
FL	20	Kwagga Smith		52'
FL	21	Deon Fourie		64'
SH	22	Faf de Klerk		52'
FB	23	Willie le Roux		53'
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber

Assistant referees:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Television match official:
Stuart Terheege (England)

Notes:

Robbie Henshaw (Ireland) had originally been named to start, but withdrew the day before the match due to injury. He was replaced by Stuart McCloskey, whose place on the bench was taken by Jimmy O'Brien.
Jimmy O'Brien (Ireland) made his international debut.
Conor Murray (Ireland) became the eighth Irishman to earn his 100th test cap for Ireland.^[6]

12 November 2022
21:00 CET (UTC+1)

France	30–26	South Africa
Try: Baille 21' c Falatea 75' m Con: Ramos (1/2) 22' Pen: Ramos (6/6) 3', 17', 40+1', 46', 59', 79'	Report	Try: Kolisi 30' c Arendse 51' c Con: Kolbe (1/1) 31' De Klerk (1/1) 52' Pen: Kolbe (2/2) 26', 43' De Klerk (1/1) 55' Willemse (1/1) 64'

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 62,500
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)


FB	15	Thomas Ramos
RW	14	Damian Penaud
OC	13	Gaël Fickou
IC	12	Jonathan Danty		12'
LW	11	Yoram Moefana
FH	10	Romain Ntamack		71'
SH	9	Antoine Dupont (c)	48'
N8	8	Grégory Alldritt		53'
OF	7	Charles Ollivon
BF	6	Anthony Jelonch
RL	5	Thibaud Flament		31'
LL	4	Cameron Woki		77'
TP	3	Uini Atonio		60'
HK	2	Julien Marchand		60'
LP	1	Cyril Baille		40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Peato Mauvaka		60'
PR	17	Reda Wardi		40'
PR	18	Sipili Falatea		60'
LK	19	Romain Taofifénua		31'
LK	20	Bastien Chalureau		77'
FL	21	Sekou Macalou		12'
SH	22	Maxime Lucu		53'
FH	23	Matthieu Jalibert		71'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié


FB	15	Willie le Roux
RW	14	Cheslin Kolbe		48'
OC	13	Jesse Kriel		76'
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Kurt-Lee Arendse
FH	10	Damian Willemse
SH	9	Faf de Klerk		60'
N8	8	Kwagga Smith		60'
BF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit	12'
OF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)		72'
RL	5	Franco Mostert
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Frans Malherbe		51'
HK	2	Bongi Mbonambi		29'	40'	51'
LP	1	Ox Nché		51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Malcolm Marx		29'	40'	51'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff		51'
PR	18	Vincent Koch		51'
LK	19	Marvin Orie		72'
FL	20	Deon Fourie	70' to 80'	60'
SH	21	Cobus Reinach		60'
FH	22	Manie Libbok		76'
WG	23	Makazole Mapimpi		48'
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber

Assistant referees:

Karl Dickson (England)

Christophe Ridley (England)

Television match official:

Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Notes:

Jasper Wiese (South Africa) had originally been named to start, but withdrew prior to the match due to injury. He was replaced by Kwagga Smith, whose place on the bench was taken by Deon Fourie.
Bastien Chalureau, Reda Wardi (both France) and Manie Libbok (South Africa) made their international debuts.

19 November 2022
14:00 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	21–63	South Africa
Try: Capuozzo 11' c L. Cannone 66' m Con: Allan (1/2) 13' Pen: Allan (3/3) 8', 21', 45'	Report	Try: Arendse (2) 2' m, 47' c Mbonambi 30' c Kolbe 45' m Smith 55' c Marx 62' c Kitshoff 68' c Willemse 73' c Reinach 79' c Con: Kolbe (1/2) 31' Libbok (5/6) 50', 56', 70', 74', 80+1' Pen: Kolbe (2/2) 10', 26'

Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa^[7]^[8]
Attendance: 26,457
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)


FB	15	Ange Capuozzo
RW	14	Pierre Bruno	71'
OC	13	Ignacio Brex
IC	12	Luca Morisi	51'
LW	11	Monty Ioane
FH	10	Tommaso Allan
SH	9	Stephen Varney	61'
N8	8	Lorenzo Cannone
OF	7	Michele Lamaro (c)
BF	6	Sebastian Negri	51'
RL	5	Federico Ruzza	68'
LL	4	Niccolò Cannone
TP	3	Pietro Ceccarelli	40'
HK	2	Giacomo Nicotera	40'
LP	1	Danilo Fischetti	51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Gianmarco Lucchesi	40'
PR	17	Ivan Nemer	51'
PR	18	Simone Ferrari	40'
LK	19	David Sisi	68'
FL	20	Manuel Zuliani	51'
SH	21	Alessandro Garbisi	61'
FB	22	Edoardo Padovani	71'
CE	23	Tommaso Menoncello	51'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley


FB	15	Willie le Roux
RW	14	Cheslin Kolbe	47'
OC	13	Damian de Allende
IC	12	André Esterhuizen
LW	11	Kurt-Lee Arendse
FH	10	Damian Willemse
SH	9	Faf de Klerk	69'
N8	8	Jasper Wiese	61'
BF	7	Franco Mostert
OF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)
RL	5	Marvin Orie	51'
LL	4	Salmaan Moerat	43'
TP	3	Frans Malherbe	50'
HK	2	Bongi Mbonambi	50'
LP	1	Ox Nché	50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Malcolm Marx	50'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff	50'
PR	18	Vincent Koch	50'
LK	19	Eben Etzebeth	43'
FL	20	Kwagga Smith	51'
FL	21	Evan Roos	61'
SH	22	Cobus Reinach	69'
FH	23	Manie Libbok	47'
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber

Player of the Match:
Kurt-Lee Arendse (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

South Africa recorded their biggest ever away victory over Italy (excluding their meeting in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which took place in a neutral venue).

26 November 2022
17:30 GMT (UTC+0)

England	13–27	South Africa
Try: Slade 72' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 73' Pen: Farrell (2/3) 14', 46'	Report	Try: Arendse 33' m Etzebeth 50' c Con: de Klerk (1/2) 50' Pen: de Klerk (3/4) 19', 40', 58' Drop: Willemse (2/2) 32', 42'

Twickenham Stadium, London^[9]^[8]
Attendance: 81,268
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)


FB	15	Freddie Steward
RW	14	Tommy Freeman		40'
OC	13	Manu Tuilagi
IC	12	Owen Farrell (c)
LW	11	Jonny May
FH	10	Marcus Smith		61'
SH	9	Jack van Poortvliet		67'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola		57'
OF	7	Tom Curry	49' to 59'
BF	6	Alex Coles		47'
RL	5	Jonny Hill
LL	4	Maro Itoje
TP	3	Kyle Sinckler		40'	76'
HK	2	Jamie George		40'
LP	1	Mako Vunipola		40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Luke Cowan-Dickie		40'
PR	17	Ellis Genge		40'
PR	18	Will Stuart		40'	76'
LK	19	David Ribbans		47'
N8	20	Sam Simmonds		57'
SH	21	Ben Youngs		67'
CE	22	Henry Slade		61'
WG	23	Jack Nowell		40'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Willie le Roux		61'
RW	14	Kurt-Lee Arendse		79'
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi			63'
FH	10	Damian Willemse
SH	9	Faf de Klerk		73'
N8	8	Evan Roos		52'	73'
BF	7	Franco Mostert
OF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)			73'
RL	5	Marvin Orie		46'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Frans Malherbe		60'	63'
HK	2	Bongi Mbonambi		47'
LP	1	Ox Nché		47'
Replacements:
HK	16	Malcolm Marx		47'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff		47'
PR	18	Thomas du Toit	61'	60'
FL	19	Marco van Staden		54'
FL	20	Kwagga Smith		46'
SH	21	Jaden Hendrikse		73'
FH	22	Manie Libbok		61'
WG	23	Canan Moodie		79'
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber

Player of the Match:
Franco Mostert (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Pierre Brousset (France)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

Manu Tuilagi (England) earned his 50th test cap.

Mid-week matches

10 November 2022
19:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Munster	28–14	South Africa A
Try: Daly 2' c Zebo 29' c Barron 38' c Haley 42' c Con: Healy (4/4) 4', 30', 39', 43'	Report	Try: Fassi 14' c Notshe 62' c Con: Goosen (1/1) 15' Lombard (1/1) 63'

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Attendance: 41,400
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)


FB	15	Mike Haley
RW	14	Shane Daly
OC	13	Antoine Frisch		63'
IC	12	Rory Scannell
LW	11	Simon Zebo		53'
FH	10	Ben Healy
SH	9	Paddy Patterson		72'
N8	8	Gavin Coombes		57'
OF	7	John Hodnett		61'	72'
BF	6	Jack O'Donoghue (c)
RL	5	Kiran McDonald
LL	4	Edwin Edogbo		63'
TP	3	Roman Salanoa		55'
HK	2	Diarmuid Barron		55'
LP	1	Josh Wycherley		55'	61'	72'
Replacements:
HK	16	Niall Scannell		55'
PR	17	Liam O'Connor	61' to 71'	55'
PR	18	Keynan Knox		55'
LK	19	Cian Hurley		63'
N8	20	Alex Kendellen		57'
SH	21	Neil Cronin		72'
FH	22	Patrick Campbell		53'
WG	23	Malakai Fekitoa		63'
Coach:
Graham Rowntree


FB	15	Aphelele Fassi
RW	14	Suleiman Hartzenberg
OC	13	Henco van Wyk
IC	12	Cornal Hendricks
LW	11	Leolin Zas
FH	10	Johan Goosen
SH	9	Herschel Jantjies
N8	8	Jean-Luc du Preez
BF	7	Elrigh Louw
OF	6	Phepsi Buthelezi
RL	5	Ruan Nortjé
LL	4	Jason Jenkins
TP	3	Thomas du Toit (c)
HK	2	Joseph Dweba
LP	1	Ntuthuko Mchunu
Replacements:
HK	16	Andre-Hugo Venter
PR	17	Simphiwe Matanzima
PR	18	Sazi Sandi
LK	19	Dan du Preez
FL	20	Sikhumbuzo Notshe
SH	21	Grant Williams
FH	22	Sanele Nohamba
CE	23	Gianni Lombard
Coach:
Mzwandile Stick

Player of the match:
Paddy Patterson (Munster)

17 November 2022
19:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Bristol Bears	26–18	South Africa A
Try: Ibitoye 32' c Thomas 59' c Con: Sheedy (2/2) 33', 59' Pen: Sheedy (4/4) 16', 25', 51', 67'	Report	Try: Mchunu 48' m Notshe 77' c Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (0/1) Goosen (1/1) 77' Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2/2) 3', 19'

Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 26,387


FB	15	Luke Morahan
RW	14	Deago Bailey
OC	13	Piers O'Conor
IC	12	Sam Bedlow	68'
LW	11	Gabriel Ibitoye
FH	10	Callum Sheedy
SH	9	Will Porter	65'
N8	8	Fitz Harding
OF	7	Jake Heenan	60'
BF	6	Magnus Bradbury
RL	5	Joe Batley
LL	4	Joe Joyce (c)	12'
TP	3	Max Lahiff	65'
HK	2	Bryan Byrne	54'
LP	1	Yann Thomas	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Harry Thacker	54'
PR	17	Jake Woolmore	60'
PR	18	Jonathan Benz-Salomon	65'
LK	19	John Hawkin	12'
N8	20	Sam Lewis	60'
SH	21	Andy Uren	65'
FH	22	Joe Jenkins	68'
WG	23	Rich Lane
Coach:
Pat Lam


FB	15	Gianni Lombard
RW	14	Suleiman Hartzenberg
OC	13	Henco van Wyk
IC	12	Cornal Hendricks
LW	11	Leolin Zas
FH	10	Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
SH	9	Grant Williams
N8	8	Jean-Luc du Preez
BF	7	Elrigh Louw
OF	6	Marco van Staden
RL	5	Ruan Nortjé
LL	4	Jason Jenkins	15' to 25'
TP	3	Thomas du Toit (c)
HK	2	Andre-Hugo Venter
LP	1	Ntuthuko Mchunu
Replacements:
HK	16	JJ Kotze
PR	17	Simphiwe Matanzima
PR	18	Mornay Smith
LK	19	Dan du Preez
FL	20	Sikhumbuzo Notshe
SH	21	Phepsi Buthelezi
FH	22	Sanele Nohamba
CE	23	Johan Goosen
Coach:
Mzwandile Stick

Player of the match:
Joe Batley (Bristol Bears)

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