28 June 1975
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
South Africa
33
France
18
Captain: Morné du Plessis Referee: Norman Sanson (Scotland)
Coach: Ian Kirkpatrick Attendance: 63,000
Team - Combined caps: 64 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Niek Bezuidenhout N-Tvl 247 
Hooker Robert Cockrell WP 253 
Tight-head Prop Derek van den Berg Natal 291 
Lock Moaner van Heerden N-Tvl 235 
Lock Kevin de Klerk Tvl 254 
Flank Klippies Kritzinger OFS 275 
Flank Kleintjie Grobler OFS 302 
Eighthman (C) Morné du Plessis WP 2581 try
Scrumhalf Paul Bayvel Tvl 265 
Flyhalf Gerald Bosch Tvl 2642 conversions, 6 penalties
Left Wing Carel Fourie EP 2431 try, 1 penalty
Inside Centre Jan Schlebusch OFS 262 
Outside Centre Johan Oosthuizen WP 234 
Right Wing Chris Pope WP 225 
Full Back Dawie Snyman WP 256 
Reserve Boland Coetzee WP 301 
France: 1 try, 1 conversion, 3 penalties, 1 dropgoal
Match pictures:
Team for the Pretoria test:
Inset: Jan-Boland Coetzee (reserve)
Back: Gerald Bosch, Carel Fourie, Chris Pope, Derek van den Berg, Kevin de Klerk, Kleintjie Grobler, Klippies Kritzinger, Robert Cockrell, Jan Schlebusch, Johan Oosthuizen
Front: Paul Bayvel, Moaner van Heerden, Johan Claassen (asst coach), Morné du Plessis (captain), Floors Aucamp (manager), Dawie Snyman, Ian Kirkpatrick (coach), Niek Bezuidenhout
French team:
Back: Robert Paparemborde, Patrice Peron, Francis Hogot, Michel Palmio, Alain Guilbert, Gerard Cholley, Jean-Claude Skrela, Michel Yachvili
Middle: Dominique Horize, Ferdnand Cazenave (coach), Michel Droitecourt, Marcel Batigne (manager), Richard Astre (captain), Michel Celaya (coach), Jean-Luc Averous
Front: Roland Bertranne, Jean-Pierre Romeu, Francis Sangalli