1962 British Lions tour to South Africa
In 1962 the British Lions rugby union team toured Southern and Eastern Africa. Overall the tourists played twenty-five matches, winning sixteen, losing five and drawing four.
The Lions were unsuccessful in the test series against South Africa, losing by three matches to nil with one match drawn. The first three tests were close; the first match was drawn 3-3 and South Africa won the second 3-0 and the third 8-3. The fourth test resulted in a bigger win for South Africa, 34-14.
The tour included games against Rhodesia (which would become Zimbabwe), South West Africa (future Namibia, then part of South Africa) and East Africa in Kenya; winning all three. The Lions won all their non-international matches except for those against Northern Transvaal and Eastern Transvaal.
The touring party was captained by Arthur Smith. The manager was Brian Vaughan and the assistant manager was Harry McKibbin.
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[edit] Squad
[edit] Management
- Manager D. B. Vaughan (England)
- Coach H. R. McKibbin (Ireland)
[edit] Backs
- Dewi Bebb (Swansea and Wales})
- Niall Brophy (University College Dublin and Ireland)
- H. J. C Brown (Blackheath and RAF)
- J. M. Dee (Hartlepool Rovers and England)
- Ronnie Cowan (Selkirk and Scotland)
- David Hewitt (Queen's University RFC and Ireland)
- Raymond Hunter (CIYMS and Ireland)
- Dickie Jeeps (Northampton and England)
- Ken Jones (Llanelli and Wales)
- Tom Kiernan (University College Cork R.F.C. and Ireland)
- A. O'Connor (Aberavon and Wales)
- Richard Sharp (Oxford University and England)
- Arthur Smith (Edinburgh Wanderers and Scotland)
- Gordon Waddell (London Scottish and Scotland)
- Mike Weston (Durham City and England)
- John Willcox (Oxford University and England)
[edit] Forwards
- Mike Campbell-Lamerton (Halifax, Army and Scotland)
- Glyn Davidge (Newport and Wales)
- John Douglas (Stewart’s College FP and Scotland)
- H. O. Godwin (Coventry and England)
- S. A. M. Hogdson (Durham City and England)
- Kingsley Jones (Cardiff and Wales)
- Willie John McBride (Ballymena and Ireland)
- Bryn Meredith (Newport and Wales)
- Syd Millar (Ballymena and Ireland)
- Haydn Morgan (Abertillery and Wales)
- Bill Mulcahy (Bohemians and Ireland)
- David Nash (Ebbw Vale and Wales)
- Alun Pask (Abertillery and Wales)
- Budge Rogers (Bedford and England)
- David Rollo (Howe of Fife and Scotland)
- Keith Rowlands (Cardiff and Wales)
- T. P. Wright (Blackheath and England)
[edit] Results
| Score | Opposition | |
|---|---|---|
| Lions | 38-9 | Rhodesia |
| Lions | 8-8 | Griqualand West |
| Lions | 11-6 | Western Transvaal |
| Lions | 14-11 | Southern Universities |
| Lions | 25-8 | Boland |
| Lions | 14-6 | South West Africa |
| Lions | 6-14 | Northern Transvaal |
| Lions | 3-3 | South Africa (Johannesburg) |
| Lions | 13-3 | Natal |
| Lions | 21-6 | Eastern Province |
| Lions | 14-14 | Orange Free State |
| Lions | 16-11 | Junior Springboks |
| Lions | 20-6 | Combined Services |
| Lions | 21-13 | Western Province |
| Lions | 11-3 | South Western Districts |
| Lions | 0-3 | South Africa (Durban) |
| Lions | 6-6 | Northern Universities |
| Lions | 24-3 | Transvaal |
| Lions | 3-8 | South Africa (Cape Town) |
| Lions | 34-8 | North Eastern Districts |
| Lions | 5-0 | Border |
| Lions | 14-6 | Central Universities |
| Lions | 16-19 | Eastern Transvaal |
| Lions | 14-34 | South Africa (Bloemfontein) |
| Lions | 50-0 | East Africa (Nairobi, Kenya) |
[edit] References
- Thomas, Clem; updated by Thomas, Greg (2001). The History of The British and Irish Lions. Mainstream Books. pp. pp127–133. ISBN 1-84018-498-1.
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