2022 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe

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2022 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
ManagerJacques Nienaber
Tour captain(s)Siya Kolisi
Summary
P W D L
Total
6 2 0 4
Test match
4 2 0 2
Opponent
P W D L
 Ireland
1 0 0 1
 France
1 0 0 1
 Italy
1 1 0 0
 England
1 1 0 0

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 52 Sharks
Deon Fourie Hooker (1986-09-25) 25 September 1986 4 Stormers
Malcolm Marx Hooker (1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 56 Kubota Spears
Thomas du Toit Prop (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 14 Sharks
Steven Kitshoff Prop (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 68 Stormers
Vincent Koch Prop (1990-03-13) 13 March 1990 39 Stade Français
Frans Malherbe Prop (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 55 Stormers
Ox Nché Prop (1995-07-23) 23 July 1995 16 Sharks
Trevor Nyakane Prop (1989-05-04) 4 May 1989 59 Racing 92
Lood de Jager Lock (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 65 Saitama Wild Knights
Eben Etzebeth Lock (1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 107 Sharks
Jason Jenkins Lock (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 1 Leinster
Franco Mostert Lock (1990-11-27) 27 November 1990 60 Mie Honda Heat
Salmaan Moerat Lock (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 2 Stormers
Marvin Orie Lock (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 8 Stormers
Pieter-Steph du Toit Loose forward (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 65 Toyota Verblitz
Siya Kolisi (c) Loose forward (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 72 Sharks
Evan Roos Loose forward (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 1 Stormers
Kwagga Smith Loose forward (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 28 Shizuoka Blue Revs
1Marco van Staden Loose forward (1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 9 Bulls
Jasper Wiese Loose forward (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 18 Leicester Tigers
Faf de Klerk Scrum-half (1991-10-19) 19 October 1991 43 Yokohama Canon Eagles
Jaden Hendrikse Scrum-half (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 11 Sharks
Cobus Reinach Scrum-half (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 22 Montpellier
Manie Libbok Fly-half (1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 0 Stormers
Damian Willemse Fly-half (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 24 Stormers
Damian de Allende Centre (1991-11-25) 25 November 1991 67 Saitama Wild Knights
André Esterhuizen Centre (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 10 Harlequins
Jesse Kriel Centre (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 57 Yokohama Canon Eagles
Kurt-Lee Arendse Wing (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 4 Bulls
Cheslin Kolbe Wing (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 21 Toulon
Makazole Mapimpi Wing (1990-07-26) 26 July 1990 34 Sharks
Sbu Nkosi Wing (1996-01-21) 21 January 1996 16 Bulls
Willie le Roux Fullback (1989-08-18) 18 August 1989 80 Toyota Verblitz
Sacha Mngomezulu Fullback (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 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 4 Stormers
1JJ Kotze Hooker (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 0 Stormers
Andre-Hugo Venter Hooker (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 0 Stormers
1Jan-Hendrik Wessels Hooker (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 0 Bulls
Simphiwe Matanzima Prop (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 0 Bulls
Ntuthuko Mchunu Prop (1999-04-05) 5 April 1999 1 Sharks
Sazi Sandi Prop (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 0 Stormers
Mornay Smith Prop (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 0 Bulls
Ruan Nortjé Lock (1998-07-25) 25 July 1998 1 Bulls
Phepsi Buthelezi Loose forward (1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 0 Sharks
2Dan du Preez Loose forward (1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 6 Sale Sharks
2Jean-Luc du Preez Loose forward (1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 13 Sale Sharks
1Elrigh Louw Loose forward (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 2 Bulls
Sikhumbuzo Notshe Loose forward (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 6 Sharks
Herschel Jantjies Scrum-half (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 22 Stormers
Sanele Nohamba Scrum-half (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 0 Lions
Grant Williams Scrum-half (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 1 Sharks
Johan Goosen Fly-half (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 13 Bulls
Gianni Lombard Fly-half (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 0 Lions
Cornal Hendricks Centre (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 12 Bulls
Henco van Wyk Centre (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 0 Lions
Suleiman Hartzenberg Centre (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 0 Stormers
1Leolin Zas Wing (1995-10-20) 20 October 1995 0 Stormers
Aphelele Fassi Fullback (1998-01-23) 23 January 1998 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'		ReportTry: 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:

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'		ReportTry: 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:

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'		ReportTry: 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:

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'		ReportTry: 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:

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'		ReportTry: 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'		ReportTry: 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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