1971 France rugby union tour of South Africa

The 1971 France rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played by the France national rugby union team in South Africa in June 1971. The French team drew one and lost one of their international matches against the South Africa national rugby union team.

Results

Scores and results list France's points tally first.

	Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Score
Match 1	22 May	Eastern Transvaal	Springs	Won	22–13
Match 2	26 May	Western Transvaal	Potchefstroom	Won	50–0
Match 3	29 May	Transvaal	Johannesburg	Won	20–14
Match 4	31 May	Border	East London	Won	30–6
Match 5	5 June	Western Province	Cape Town	Won	21–6
Match 6	8 June	South West Africa	South West Stadium, Windhoek	Won	35–6^[1]
Match 7	12 June	SOUTH AFRICA	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Lost	9–22
Match 8	15 June	North East Cape	Cradock	Won	33–17
Match 9	19 June	SOUTH AFRICA	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	Drew	8–8

History

Players

Home stadiums

Competitions

Related teams

Matches

World Cup finals	1987 1999 2011
By opponent	Argentina Australia England Ireland Italy New Zealand Scotland South Africa Wales
See also	British Lions (1989)

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British & Irish Lions	1891 1896 1903 1910 1924 1938 1955 1962 1968 1974 1980 1997 2009 2021
New Zealand	1928 1949 1960 1970 1976 1992 1996
Australia	1933 1953 1961 1963 1969 1992
Argentina	1965 (no test) 1971 (no test) 1994 2002 2003
England	1972 1984 1994 1998 2000 2007 2012 2018
France	1958 1964 1967 1971 1975 1980 1993 2001 2005 2006 2017
Ireland	1961 1981 1998 2004 2016
Italy	1973 (no test) 1999 2001 2008
Russia	2008 (no test) 2010 (no test)
Scotland	1960 (one test) 1999 (no test) 2003 2006
Wales	1964 1995 1998 2002 2004 2008 2014 2022
Fiji	1996
Western Samoa	2003 (no test) 2007
Tonga	1997
Various selections	1978 (American Cougars) 1980 (S.A.Jaguars) 1982 (S.A.Jaguars) 1985 (Cavaliers) 1987 (South Sea Barbarians) 1989 (World XV)

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