2002 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa
| 2002 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa | |||||
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| Coach(es) | Steve Hansen | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Colin Charvis | ||||
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| South Africa | 
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| Previous tour | 2001 Japan | ||||
| Next tour | 2003 Australia/New Zealand | ||||
The Wales national rugby union team toured South Africa in June 2002 for a two-match test series against the South Africa national team. Wales lost the series 2–0, going down 34–19 in the first test and 19–8 in the second. They also played a pre-tour match against the Barbarians, losing 40–25 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
It was Steve Hansen's first tour as Wales coach, having taken over in a caretaker capacity after Graham Henry resigned during the 2002 Six Nations Championship. Six Wales players made their test debuts on the tour, including Michael Owen, who became his country's 1,000th test player when he started the first test.