1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe | |||||
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Manager | Max Honnet | ||||
Tour captain(s) | William Millar | ||||
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Scotland |
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Ireland |
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England |
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Wales |
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France |
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Tour chronology | |||||
Previous tour | 1906–07 Europe | ||||
Next tour | 1921 Aus & NZ |
The 1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the South Africa side against England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and France. The tour also took in several matches against British and Irish club, county and invitational teams. This was the second South African tour of the Northern Hemisphere, after the very successful 1906 tour.
Although not managing to win all the matches on the tour, the Springboks won all five test matches against international opposition. Billy Millar was the tour captain even though he was the last person chosen for the tour and was not the selectors' choice of captain, but they were over-ruled by the South African Rugby Board.[1] Millar did have the advantage of being one of the few players to have toured Britain in the previous test, but was seen by the hosts as a fiery character and was not as popular with the players or fans as the 1906's tour captain, Paul Roos.[2] The other two members of the squad to have played in the 1906 tour were vice-captain Fred 'Uncle' Dobbin and Doug Morkel.
In the touring party were two sets of brothers; Richard, Freddie and John Luyt and Gerhard and Jack Morkel.[2]
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Match summary
Complete list of matches played by the Springboks in Europe:[3]
Test matches
# | Date | Rival | City | Venue | Score |
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1 | 1912 | Somerset RU | Bath | 24–3 | |
2 | 1912 | Devon RU | Exeter | 8–0 | |
3 | 10 Oct 1912 | Cornwall | Redruth | 15–6 | |
4 | 12 Oct 1912 | Monmouthshire | Pontypool | Recreation Ground | 16–0 |
5 | 17 Oct 1912 | Glamorgan | Cardiff | Cardiff Arms Park | 35–3 |
6 | 19 Oct 1912 | Llanelli RFC | Llanelli | Stradey Park | 8–7 |
7 | 24 Oct 1912 | Newport RFC | Newport | Rodney Parade | 3–9 |
8 | 1912 | London | Blackheath | 12–8 | |
9 | 1912 | United Services | Portsmouth | 18–16 | |
10 | 1912 | East Midlands | Northampton | 14–5 | |
11 | 6 Nov 1912 | Oxford University RFC | Oxford | 6–0 | |
12 | 1912 | Midland Counties | Leicester | 25–3 | |
13 | 1912 | Cambridge University | Cambridge | 24–0 | |
14 | 1912 | London | Blackheath | 8–10 | |
15 | 1912 | North of England | Newcastle | 17–0 | |
16 | 23 Nov 1912 | Scotland | Inverleith | 16–0 | |
17 | 1912 | West of Scotland | Glasgow | 38–3 | |
18 | 30 Nov 1912 | Ireland | Dublin | Lansdowne Road | 38–0 |
19 | 1912 | Ulster | Belfast | 19–0 | |
20 | 1912 | North of England | Birkenhead | Birkenhead Park | 21–8 |
21 | 14 Dec 1912 | Wales | Cardiff | Cardiff Arms Park | 3–0 |
22 | 19 Dec 1912 | Neath RFC | Neath | The Gnoll | 8–3 |
23 | 21 Dec 1912 | Cardiff RFC | Cardiff | Cardiff Arms Park | 7–6 |
24 | 26 Dec 1912 | Swansea RFC | Swansea | St Helen's Ground | 0–3 |
25 | 1912 | Gloucestershire RU | Bristol | 11–0 | |
26 | 4 Jan 1913 | England | London | Twickenham Stadium | 9–3 |
27 | 11 Jan 1913 | France | Bordeaux | Le Bouscat Stadium | 38–5 |
Pl | W | D | L | Ps | Pc |
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27 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 441 | 101 |
Match details
Monmouthshire
12 October |
Monmouthshire | 0–16 | South Africa |
Try: Mills (2) F Luyt van Vuuren Con:Wrentmore (2) |
Recreation Ground, Pontypool Attendance: 12,000 Referee: TD Schofield (Bridgend, Wales) |
- Monmouthshire
- HA James (Abertillery), W Davies (Brynmawr), J Wetter (Newport), R Plummer (Newport), WJ Thomas (Abertillery), E Marsh (Abertillery), R Lloyd (Pontypool), Rees Thomas (Pontypool), F Talbot (Pontypool), E Stephens (Pontypool), T Davies (Pontypool), F Andrews (Pontypool), J Webb (Abertillery), J Hennessy (Rhymney), J Williams (Newport)
- South Africa
- PG Morkel, EE McHardy, WA Krige, FJ Dobbin, MJ Mills, FP Luyt, GM Wrentmore, ET Delaney, EH Shum, SH Ledger, AS Knight, TF van Vuuren, LH Louw, ET Delaney, WA Millar (capt.)
Glamorgan
17 October |
Glamorgan RFC | 3–35 | South Africa |
Try: B Lewis | Try: Stegmann (4) Mills D Luyt F Luyt van Vuuren Con:F Luyt Pen: D Morkel Drop: D Luyt |
Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: AO Jones (Leicester, England) |
- Glamorgan
- P Howells (Penarth), G Heslop(Penarth), T Evans (Cardiff), William Davies (capt.) (Swansea), B Lewis (Swansea), J Rogers (Cardiff), Clem Lewis (Cardiff),W Jenkins (Cardiff), E Mithan (Cardiff), Bob Hayward (Llwynypia), W Hopkins (Aberavon), Harry Hiams (Llanelli), Glyn Stephens (Neath), T Williams (Swansea), T Morgan (Swansea)
- South Africa
- PG Morkel, JA Stegmann, RR Luyt, JWH Morkel, MJ Mills, FP Luyt, JH Immelman, ET Delaney, TF van Vuuren, WH Morkel, AS Knight, JAJ Francis, G Thompson, DF Morkel, WA Millar (capt.)
Llanelli
19 October |
Llanelli RFC | 7–8 | South Africa |
Try: J Evans Drop: Hiams | Try: van der Hoff J Morkel Con: J Morkel |
Stradey Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Gil Evans (Birmingham, England) |
- Llanelli
- F Rees, J Evans, W Watts, J Owen Davies, E Thomas, L Bennett, D Lloyd, S Phillips, G Evans, R Williams, DM Job, AJ Stacey (capt.), J Morgan, H Hiams, T Williams
- South Africa
- JJ Meintjies, EE McHardy, WA Krige, JWH Morkel, FJ Dobbin (capt.), JD McCulloch, EH Shum, SN Cronje, SH Ledger, JAJ Francis, LH Louw, A van der Hoff, JS Braine, JD Luyt, G Thompson
Newport
24 October |
Newport RFC | 9–3 | South Africa |
Try: Birt Con:Birt drop: Birt | Try: D Morkel |
Rodney Parade Attendance: 18,300 Referee: F.C. Potter-Irwin (London, England) |
- Newport
- H Wreford, Billy Geen, Walter Martin capt., J Wetter, Fred Birt, Reg Plummer, Tommy Vile, Jack Beames, J Williams, Harry Wetter, C Anderson, A Bell, R Dibble, Harry Uzzell, AR Williams
- South Africa
- JJ Meintjies, JA Stegmann, RR Luyt, GM Wrentmore, A van der Hoff, FP Luyt, JH Immelman, ET Delaney, JS Braine, JD Luyt, AS Knight, TF van Vuuren, G Thompson, DF Morkel, WA Millar (capt.)
Scotland
23 November |
Scotland | 0–16 | South Africa |
Try: Stegmann (2) McHardy WH Morkel Con: D Morkel G Morkel |
Inverleith Attendance: 26,000 Referee: F.C. Potter-Irwin (London, England) |
- Scotland
- Walter Dickson, Walter Sutherland, Alex Angus, AW Gunn, James Pearson, JL Boyd, Eric Milroy, Patrick Blair, Lewis Robertson, WDCL Purves, David Howie, David Bain, JMB Scott, J Dobson, FH Turner capt.
- South Africa
- PG Morkel, JA Stegmann, RR Luyt, JWH Morkel, EE McHardy, FP Luyt, FJ Dobbin capt., JD Luyt, SH Ledger, G Thompson, TF van Vuuren, JAJ Francis, DFT Morkel, WH Morkel, AS Knight
Ireland
30 November |
Ireland | 0–38 | South Africa |
Try: Stegmann (3) McHardy (3) J Morkel (2) Francis Millar Con: G Morkel (3) JD Luyt |
Landsdowne Road Attendance: 20,000 Referee: F.C. Potter-Irwin (London, England) |
- Ireland
- CP Stuart, R Watson, GW Holmes, JB Minch, M Abraham, RA Lloyd capt., HM Read, G. S. Brown, RB Burgess, SBB Campbell, H Moore, C Adams, R d'A Patterson, FG Schute, JJ Clune
- South Africa
- PG Morkel, JA Stegmann, RR Luyt, JWH Morkel, EE McHardy, FP Luyt, FJ Dobbin, WA Millar capt., SH Ledger, G Thompson, TF van Vuuren, JAJ Francis, DFT Morkel, WH Morkel, AS Knight
Wales
14 December |
Wales | 0–3 | South Africa |
Pen: D Morkel |
Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 30,000 Referee: F.C. Potter-Irwin (London, England) |
- Wales
- Bobbie Williams (Cardiff), Billy Geen (Newport), Fred Birt (Newport), Billy Spiller (Cardiff), Reg Plummer (Newport), Horace Thomas (Swansea), Tommy Vile (Newport) (capt.), F Andrews (Pontypool), Rees Thomas (Pontypool), F Perrett (Neath), Glyn Stephens (Neath), Percy Jones (Newport), Harry Wetter (Newport), Bert Hollingdale (Swansea), Johnnie Morgan (Llanelli)
- South Africa
- PG Morkel, JA Stegmann, RR Luyt, JWH Morkel, EE McHardy, FP Luyt, FJ Dobbin, JAJ Francis, JD Luyt, AS Knight, TF van Vuuren, G Thompson, WH Morkel, DF Morkel, WA Millar (capt.)
Neath
19 December |
Neath RFC | 3–8 | South Africa |
Try: Richards | Try: Van der Hoff W Morkel Con: D Morkel |
The Gnoll Attendance: 15,000 Referee: R.G. Smith (Bristol, England) |
- Neath
- G Gethin, H Richards, G Rees, T Owen Jones, T John, F Rees, S Evans, F David (capt.), T Jenkins, F Perrett, W Hopkins, J Pullman, W Davies, G Stephens, TC Lloyd
- South Africa
- PG Morkel, A van der Hoff, RR Luyt, JWH Morkel, MJ Mills, FP Luyt, JH Immelman, EH Shum, JAJ Francis, ET Delaney, AS Knight, WH Morkel, G Thompson, DF Morkel, WA Millar (capt.)
Cardiff
21 December |
Cardiff RFC | 6–7 | South Africa |
Try: Spiller Pen: Rogers | Pen: D Morkel Drop: J Morkel |
Cardiff Arms Park Referee: J.H. Miles (Leicester, England) |
- Cardiff
- RF Williams, W Bowen, Billy Spiller (capt.), T Evans, WT Grassmore, Clem Lewis, J Rogers, WJ Jenkins, C Palmer, A Barker, JS Michael, J Birch, F Gaccon, T Mithan, A Green
- South Africa
- PG Morkel, JA Stegmann, RR Luyt, JWH Morkel, EE McHardy, FP Luyt, JH Immelman, FJ Dobbin, JAJ Francis, JD Luyt, AS Knight, TF van Vuuren, G Thompson, DF Morkel, WA Millar (capt.)
Swansea
26 December |
Swansea RFC | 3–0 | South Africa |
Try: Thomas |
St Helens Attendance: 35,000 Referee: James Greenlees (Scotland) |
- Swansea
- D Williams, Howell Lewis, WJ Trew (capt.), T Williams, F Williams, O Jenkins, Sidney Jerram, E Morgan, David John Thomas, B Williams, Tom Morgan, B Hollingdale, G Evans, H Moultan, G Hayward
- South Africa
- PG Morkel, JA Stegmann, RR Luyt, JWH Morkel, WJ Mills, FP Luyt, FJ Dobbin, SH Ledger, JAJ Francis, JD Luyt, AS Knight, WH Morkel, G Thompson, DF Morkel, WA Millar (capt.)
England
4 January |
England | 3–9 | South Africa |
Try: Poulton | Try: J Morkel Pen: D Morkel (2) |
Twickenham Attendance: 29,000 Referee: J.T. Tulloch (Scotland) |
- England
- William Johnston, Cyril Lowe, FM Stoop, RW Poulton, VHM Coates, W. J. A. Davies, WI Cheesman, JAS Ritson, Norman Wodehouse, SEJ Smart, JA King, LG Brown, AL Kewney, Jenny Greenwood, CH Pillman
- South Africa
- PG Morkel, JA Stegmann, RR Luyt, JWH Morkel, EE McHardy, FP Luyt, JD McCulloch, SH Ledger, JAJ Francis, EM Shum, AS Knight, WH Morkel, TF van Vuuren, DF Morkel, WA Millar (capt.)
France
11 January |
France | 5–35 | South Africa |
Try: Bruneau Con: André | Try: Francis Ledger R Luyt McHardy (2) D Morkel (2) J Morkel W Morkel Con: D Morkel (2) J Morkel (2) Pen: D Morkel |
Le Bouscat Attendance: 20,000 Referee: W Williams (England) |
- France
- FB J Caujolle, G Andre, M Bruneau, J Sentilles, P Jaureguy, A Chatau, M Hedembaigt, P Mauriat, JR Pascarel, H Tilh, P Mouniq, M Leuvielle capt., M Legrain, F Forgues, M Communeau
- South Africa
- PG Morkel, JA Stegmann, JWH Morkel, RR Luyt, E McHardy, J Immelman, J McCulloch, D Morkel, T van Vuuren, A Knight, W Morkel, SH Ledger, JAJ Francis, WA Millar capt., J Luyt
Bibliography
- Billot, John (1974). Springboks in Wales. Ferndale, Glamorgan: Ron Jones Publications.
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References
- ^ Billot (1974), pg 70.
- ^ a b Billot (1974), pg 71.
- ^ South Africa tour, 1912-13|Match results on ESPN Scrum
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