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2004 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe
Summary
P W D L
Total
05 03 00 02
Test match
05 03 00 00
Opponent
P W D L
 Wales
1 1 0 0
 Ireland
1 0 0 1
 England
1 0 0 1
 Scotland
1 1 0 0
 Argentina
1 1 0 0

The 2004 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe was a series of matches played by the Springboks during November and December 2004 in Great Britain, Ireland, and Argentina.

Their goal of obtaining a Grand Slam failed due to losses against Ireland and England. While the Springboks were in the British Isles, the South Africa A team made a three match tour of Argentina.

The Springboks tour

Wales

In the first match, South Africa obtained a narrow victory over Wales thanks to a great performance from their goal kicker Percy Montgomery.[1]

6 November 2004
Wales 36–38 South Africa
Try: Henson 2, Peel
Con: S.Jones 3
Pen: S.Jones 5		Try: de Villiers, Montgomery
van der Westhuyzen, van Niekerk
Con: Montgomery 3
Pen: Montgomery 4
Millennium, Cardiff
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: PaddyO'Brien Republic of Ireland

Ireland

The dream of obtaining the Grand Slam vanished in the second match. Ronan O' Gara on one side, and Percy Montgomery on the other, were the only scorers for their respective teams. Ireland obtained their first victory against the Springboks in 39 years.[2]

13 November 2004
Ireland 17–12 South Africa
Try: O'Gara
Pen: O'Gara 3
Drop: O'Gara		Pen: Montogmery 4
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Paul Honiss New Zealand

England

England, led by fly-half Charlie Hodgson, beat South Africa for a sixth consecutive time, in the match which featured the debut of Brian Habana[3]

20 November 2004
England 32–16 South Africa
Try: Cueto, Hodgson
Con: Hodgson 2
Pen: Hodgson 5
Drop: Hodgson		Try: Habana
Con: Montgomery
Pen: Montgomery 3
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: A. Rolland Republic of Ireland

Scotland

The Springboks defeated Scotland easily in the fourth match of the tour.[4]

27 November 2004
Scotland 10–45 South Africa
Try: penalty try
Con: Paterson
Pen: Paterson		Try: Fourie, Habana 2,
Tyibilika, van der Westhuyzen
Con: Montgomery 4
Pen: Montgomery
Drop: van der Westhuyzen 3
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 44,237
Referee: Nigel Williams Wales

Argentina

The last match against the "Pumas" was won by South Africa, with many of Argentina's best players remaining in Europe to play for their clubs.[5]

4 December 2004
Argentina 7–39 South Africa
Try: Artese
Con: J. Fernandez Miranda		Try: Cronje, du Preez
du Toit 2, Joubert
Con: du Toit 4
Pen: du Toit 2
Estadio J.Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Chris White England

South Africa "A" tour

South Africa "A" won all three of their tour matches in Argentina.

6 November 2004
Argentina "A" Argentina29–33South Africa South Africa A
Try: Leonelli, Vernet Basualdo,
Avramovic, Guiñazu
Con: JC Fernández Miranda
Pen: JC Fernández Miranda 3		Try: Seconds, Jantjes
Brits, Jacobs
Pretorius
Con: Pretorius 4
Stadium of B.A. C & R, Buenos Aires
Referee: Daniel Jabase Argentina
9 November 2004
Buenos Aires28–47South Africa South Africa A
Buenos Aires


13 November 2004
Provincias Argentinas Argentina7–40South Africa South Africa A
Try: Scarpatti
Con: G.Bustos.		Try: Seconds (2), O. Ndungane
A. Ettienne, E.Botha
Wannenbur
Con: A. Pretorius 4 W. De Waal 2
la Tablada, Córdoba
Referee: Marcelo Toscano Argentina

See also

References

  1. ^ "Monty is ruthless but Wales rally at death". The Observer. 7 November 2004. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. ^ * "O'Gara inspires historic win". irishrugby.ie. 15 November 2004. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ * "England break free from burden of past glories". The Guardian. 22 November 2004. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  4. ^ * "Van der Westhuyzen and Habana overwhelm bedraggled Scotland". The Observer. 28 November 2004. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  5. ^ *Union Argentina de Rugby (December 2004). "MEMORIA Temporada año 2004" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (.pdf) on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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