The 1961 Australia rugby union tour of Southern Africa was a series of six rugby union matches played by the Wallabies in July and August 1961.[1][2][3][4]
| 1961 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa | |||||
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| Tour captain(s) | Ken Catchpole | ||||
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| Total |
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| Test match |
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| Opponent |
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 South Africa |
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The test series was won by the Springboks with two wins from two matches.[1]
Matches
editScores and results list Wallaibies' points tally first.
| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status |
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| South-West Africa | 14 | 14 | 27 July 1961 | Windhoek | Tour Match[1] |
| Boland | 11 | 3 | 30 July 1961 | Wellington, Western Cape | Tour Match[2] |
| North Eastern Cape | 34 | 3 | 2 August 1961 | Burgersdorp | Tour Match[3] |
| South Africa | 3 | 28 | 5 August 1961 | Johannesburg | Test Match[1] |
| Border | 17 | 9 | 9 August 1961 | East London | Tour Match[4] |
| South Africa | 11 | 23 | 12 August 1961 | Port Elizabeth | Test Match[1] |
Touring party
edit- Tour Manager: Bjarne Halvorsen (NSW) [1]
- Captain/Coach: Ken Catchpole (NSW)[5][6]
- Michael Cleary (NSW)[5][6]
- John Dowse (NSW)[5][6]
- Owen Edwards (QLD)[4]
- Beres Ellwood (NSW)[5][6]
- Ted Heinrich (NSW)[6]
- Rob Heming (NSW)[5][6]
- Peter Johnson (NSW)[5][6]
- Jim Lenehan (NSW)[5][6]
- Jim Lisle (NSW)[5]
- Graeme MacDougall (NSW)[5]
- Don McDeed (NSW)
- Ted Magrath (NSW)[6]
- Tony Miller (NSW)[6]
- John O'Gorman (NSW)[5][6]
- Rod Phelps (NSW)[5][6]
- Terry Reid (NSW)[5]
- Harry Roberts (QLD)[1]
- John Thornett (NSW)[5][6]
- Dick Thornett (NSW)[5][6]
- Jon White (NSW)[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Dowse best points scorer of tour". The Canberra Times. 16 August 1961. p. 32. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Wallabies in strong win". The Canberra Times. 31 July 1961. p. 14. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Wallabies hit form". The Canberra Times. 16 August 1961. p. 32. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "Wallabies spirit undampened". The Canberra Times. 8 August 1961. p. 20. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Surprise in Wallaby Test Team". The Canberra Times. 4 August 1961. p. 24. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Test Team". The Canberra Times. 10 August 1961. p. 32. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.