1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe

1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
Summary
P	W
Total
34	31
Test match
05	04
Opponent
P	W
Wales
1	1
Ireland
1	1
England
1	1
Scotland
1	1
France
1	0

In 1960-61 the South Africa national rugby union team toured England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, playing a series of test matches, as well as games against club, regional, and representative teams. South Africa won a Grand Slam by winning their test matches against all four Home Nations sides, as well as the test against France. This was the fifth Springboks tour of the Northern Hemisphere.

Results[edit]

Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Southern Counties	29	9	22 October 1960	Brighton	Tour match
Oxford University	24	5	26 October 1960	Oxford	Tour match
Cardiff	13	6	29 October 1960	Cardiff	Tour match
Pontypool & Cross Keys	30	3	2 November 1960	Pontypool Park, Pontypool	Tour match
Midland Counties	3	3	5 November 1960	Leicester	Tour match
Cambridge University	12	0	9 November 1960	Cambridge	Tour match
London Counties	20	3	12 November 1960	Twickenham, London	Tour match
Glasgow - Edinburgh	16	11	16 November 1960	Glasgow	Tour match
South of Scotland	19	3	19 November 1960	Hawick	Tour match
North West Counties	11	0	23 November 1960	Maine Road, Manchester	Tour match
Swansea	19	3	26 November 1960	Swansea	Tour match
Ebbw Vale & Abertillery	3	0	29 November 1960	Ebbw Vale	Tour match
Wales	3	0	3 December 1960	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Test match
South Western Counties	21	9	7 December 1960	Camborne	Tour match
Western Counties	42	0	10 December 1960	Gloucester	Tour match
Llanelli RFC	21	0	13 December 1960	Llanelli	Tour match
Ireland	8	3	17 December 1960	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Test match
Munster	9	3	21 December 1960	Musgrave Park, Cork	Tour match
Combined Services	14	5	26 December 1960	Twickenham, London	Tour match
Midland Counties	16	5	28 December 1960	Birmingham	Tour match
North Eastern Counties	21	9	31 December 1960	Gosforth	Tour match
South Eastern Counties	24	0	3 January 1961	Bournemouth	Tour match
England	5	0	7 January 1961	Twickenham, London	Test match
Newport	3	0	11 January 1961	Newport	Tour match
Neath and Aberavon	25	5	14 January 1961	The Gnoll, Neath	Tour match
Scotland	12	5	21 January 1961	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Test match
North of Scotland	22	9	25 January 1961		Tour match
Ulster	19	6	28 January 1961	Belfast	Tour match
Leinster	12	5	1 February 1961	Dublin	Tour match
Barbarians	0	6	4 February 1961	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Tour match
South West France	29	3	8 February 1961		Tour match
France B	26	10	11 February 1961		Tour match
Cote Basque	36	9	14 February 1961		Tour match
France	0	0	18 February 1961	Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes	Test match

Bibliography[edit]

Billot, John (1974). Springboks in Wales. Ferndale: Ron Jones Publications.
Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.

References[edit]

v t e Grand Slam tours
Australia	1927–28 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1975–76 1981–82 1984 2009 2013
New Zealand	1905-06 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1972–73 1978 2005 2008 2010
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1998 2004 2010

v t e Rugby union tours of England
Argentina	1978 1990 1999 2000 2006 2022
Australia	1908–09 1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2008 2009 2013
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1979 1983 1993 1997 2002 2005 2006 2008
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1992 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008
Romania	1984–85
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1986
Fiji	1982 (no test) 1985 (no test) 1989
Samoa	1989 (no test) 1995 1996 (no test) 2005
Tonga	1997 (no test)
Pacific Islanders	2008
Canada	1979 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1994 1999 2004
United States	1924 (no test) 1977 (no test) 1999
Maori All Blacks	1888–89 1926–27

v t e Rugby union tours of France
Argentina	1975 1982 1988 1992 1998 2004 2006 2008 2021
Australia	1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1971 1976 1983 1989 1993 1998 2000 2001 2004 2005 2008
Canada	1979 1994 2002 2005
Fiji	1964 1989 no test 1990 2001
Ireland	1988
Japan	1973 2000
Maori All Blacks	1926–27
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1953–54 1963–64 1972–73 1977 1986 1981 1990 1995 2000 2002 2004 2006
Pacific Islanders	2008
Samoa	1989 (no test)
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1951–52 1960–61 1992 1996 1997 2001 2002 2005
Tonga	2005
USA	1924 Olympic Games

v t e Rugby union tours of Ireland
Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2002 2004 2008 2021
Australia	1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1992 1996 2002 2004 2005 2006 2009 2013
Canada	2008
Fiji	1985 1995 2002
Italy	1988-89
Japan	2000
New Zealand	1888–89 (Māori) 1905 1924–25 1926–27 (Māori) 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1972–73 1978 1989 1997 2001 2005 2008
Pacific Islanders	2006
Romania	1980 2002
Samoa	1988 1996 2001
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1965 1969–70 1994 (no test) 1996 ("A" team) 1998 2000 2004 2006

v t e Rugby union tours of Scotland
Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2001 2005 2022
Australia	1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1996 1997 2000 2006 2009 2013
New South Wales	1927–28
New Zealand	1888–89 (NZ Natives) 1905 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1978 1979 1983 1993 2001 2005 2008
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1965 1969–70 1994 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2002 2004 2008
Romania	1981 2002
Fiji	1982 (no test) 1989 2002
Samoa	1995 2000 2005
Tonga	1997 (no test) 2001
Pacific Islanders	2006
Japan	1976 (no test) 1986 2004
United States	2000
Canada	2008