1984 England rugby union tour of South Africa
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The 1984 England rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of seven matches played by the England national rugby union team in South Africa in May and June 1984. England played seven games, including two test matches against the South Africa national rugby union team. They won four of the seven matches but lost both of the test matches as well as drawing the fixture against Western Province.
In the face of much criticism, and in spite of covert political pressure, the Rugby Football Union decided that the tour of South Africa should go ahead, but probably with hindsight, in the light of results, later wished that they had not. Although only Ralph Knibbs of Bristol made opposition to apartheid his reason,[1] many other top players were also unable to tour,[2] and the squad was relatively inexperienced. 10 of the 26 players were uncapped before the tour and 7 gained their first caps in South Africa.
Matches
- Scores and results list England's points tally first.
Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status |
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Currie Cup "B" Section | 31 | 21 | 19 May 1984 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | Tour Match |
South African Federation | 23 | 21 | 23 May 1984 | Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch | Tour Match |
Western Province | 15 | 15 | 26 May 1984 | Newlands, Cape Town | Tour Match |
South African Rugby Association | 30 | 8 | 29 May 1984 | Border Rugby Union Ground, East London | Tour Match |
South Africa | 15 | 33 | 2 June 1984 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | First Test |
South African Country Districts XV | 33 | 12 | 5 June 1984 | DP de Villers Stadium, Sasolburg | Tour Match |
South Africa | 9 | 35 | 19 June 1984 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Second Test |
Touring party
- Tour Manager : Ron Jacobs
- Team Manager: Derek Morgan
- Coach: Dick Greenwood
- Captain: John Scott (Cardiff) 31 Caps
Full backs
- Dusty Hare (Leicester) 23 Caps
- Nick Stringer (Wasps) 2 Caps
Three-quarters
- Mark Bailey (Cambridge University) No Caps
- Steve Burnhill (Loughborough College) No Caps
- Paul Dodge (Leicester) 25 Caps
- John Palmer (Bath) No Caps
- Tony Swift (Swansea) 5 Caps
- David Trick (Bath) 1 Cap
Half-backs
- Huw Davies (Wasps) 12 Caps
- Richard Hill (Bath) No Caps
- John Horton (Bath) 9 Caps
- Nick Youngs (Leicester) 6 Caps
Replacement
- Bryan Barley (Wakefield) 3 Caps
Forwards
- Phil Blakeway (Gloucester) 14 Caps
- Steve Brain (Coventry) No Caps
- Chris Butcher (Harlequins) No Caps
- David Cusani (Orrel) No Caps
- John Fidler (Gloucester) 2 Caps
- Jon Hall (Bath) 3 Caps
- Steve Mills (Gloucester) 3 Caps
- Gary Pearce (Northampton) 14 Caps
- Malcolm Preedy (Gloucester) No Caps
- Paul Rendall (Wasps) 1 Cap
- Gary Rees (Nottingham) No Caps
- John Scott (Cardiff) 31 Caps
- Mike Teague (Gloucester) No Caps
- Peter Winterbottom (Headingley) 13 Caps
See also
References
- ^ "Where are they now? Bristol Rugby's glorious 1983 John Player Cup final winning side", July 11, 2015, The Bristol Post
- ^ "Anti-Apartheid Movement Annual Report on Activities and Developments", 1984, via Aluka