9 November 1968
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
South Africa
12
France
9
Captain: Dawie de Villiers Referee: Larry Lamb (England)
Coach: Johan Claassen Attendance: 12,516
Team - Combined caps: 168 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Mof Myburgh N-Tvl 327 
Hooker Gys Pitzer N-Tvl 298 
Tight-head Prop Hannes Marais NE Cape 2710 
Lock Frik du Preez N-Tvl 3222 
Lock Gawie Carelse EP 277 
Flank Piet Greyling OFS 265 
Flank Jan Ellis SWA 2612 
Eighthman Tommy Bedford Natal 2713 
Scrumhalf (C) Dawie de Villiers Boland 2814 
Flyhalf Piet Visagie Griquas 2584 penalties
Left Wing Syd Nomis Tvl 265 
Inside Centre Eben Olivier WP 248 
Outside Centre Mannetjies Roux Griquas 2916 
Right Wing Jannie Engelbrecht WP 2929 
Full Back HO de Villiers WP 234 
France: 3 tries
Match pictures:

Touring team to France in 1968:
Back: Piet Uys, Piet Visagie, Rodney Gould, Don Walton, Tonie Roux, HO de Villiers, Syd Nomis, Eben Olivier
Middle: Gys Pitzer, Thys Lourens, Gertjie Brynard, Jan Ellis, Gawie Carelse, Mof Myburgh, Piet Greyling, Tiny Neethling, Hannes Marais
Front: Mannetjies Roux, Frik du Preez, Johan Claassen (coach), Tommy Bedford, Dawie de Villiers (captain), Fritz Eloff (manager), Tiny Naudé, Jannie Engelbrecht