16 November 1968
Stade Olympique, Colombes, Paris
South Africa
16
France
11
Captain: Dawie de Villiers Referee: Paddy D'Arcy (Ireland)
Coach: Johan Claassen Attendance: 23,890
Team - Combined caps: 183 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Mof Myburgh N-Tvl 328 
Hooker Gys Pitzer N-Tvl 299 
Tight-head Prop Hannes Marais NE Cape 2711 
Lock Frik du Preez N-Tvl 3223 
Lock Gawie Carelse EP 278 
Flank Piet Greyling OFS 266 
Flank Jan Ellis SWA 2613 
Eighthman Tommy Bedford Natal 2714 
Scrumhalf (C) Dawie de Villiers Boland 28151 try
Flyhalf Piet Visagie Griquas 2592 conversions, 1 penalty
Left Wing Syd Nomis Tvl 2761 try
Inside Centre Eben Olivier WP 249 
Outside Centre Mannetjies Roux Griquas 2917 
Right Wing Jannie Engelbrecht WP 30301 try
Full Back HO de Villiers WP 235 
France: 1 try, 1 conversion, 2 dropgoals
Match pictures:
Team for both French tests:
Back: Gys Pitzer, Jan Ellis, Mof Myburgh, Gawie Carelse, Piet Greyling, Hannes Marais, HO de Villiers
Seated: Frik du Preez, Mannetjies Roux, Johan Claassen(coach), Dawie de Villiers, Prof Fritz Eloff (manager), Tommy Bedford, Jannie Engelbrecht
Front: Piet Visagie, Syd Nomis, Eben Olivier
French team:
Back: Charles Durand, André Bosc (touch judge), Jean-Paul Baux, Dominique Bontemps, Jean-Michel Esponda, Michel Lasserre, Bernard Dutin, Walter Spanghero, Elie Cester, Daniel Dauga, P D'Arcy (referee)
Front: Jean Lux, Claude Dourthe, Lucien Paries, Henri Magois, Marcel Puget, André Ruiz, Jean-Marie Bonal