1964 Wales rugby union tour of Africa

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The 1964 Wales rugby union tour of Africa was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the Wales national rugby union team to Africa. The tour took in five matches against African regional and invitational teams with one test against South Africa. This was the first official Wales tour to the southern hemisphere; Wales' first match outside Europe (and thus their first match in the Southern Hemisphere) was played against East Africa on Tuesday May 12, 1964.

1964 Wales rugby union tour of Africa
Summary
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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 tour was not a success for Wales. Under the leadership of Clive Rowlands, Wales won the opening two games, but were unconvincing in the second match against Boland. The South African test at Durban saw Wales lose by the largest margin in forty years.

Results

Scores and results list Wales' points tally first.

OpponentForAgainstDateVenueStatus
East Africa26812 May 1964RFUEA Ground, NairobiTour match
Boland17619 May 1964WellingtonTour match
South Africa32423 May 1964Kings Park, DurbanTest Match
Northern Transvaal92227 May 1964PretoriaTour match
Orange Free State14630 May 1964BloemfonteinTour match

Touring party

  • Manager: David J. Phillips

Three-quarters

Half backs

Forwards

Matches

East Africa

12 May 1964
17:00 EAT (UTC+3)
East Africa  8–26  Wales
Try: Andrews
Con: Young
Pen: Young
Try: Bebb
Dawes
Jones (2)
Gale
Con: Bradshaw (4)
Pen: Bradshaw
Ngong Road Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: G. E. Neville (Kenya R.R.S)
FB1 W. Kennedy
RW2 T. Tory
OC3 C. J. C. Irvine
IC4 C. C. Young
LW5 E. Weaver
FH6 B. K. McGuinness
SH7 K. F. O'Byrne
LP8 K. I. Duncan
HK9 F. A. R. Bwye
TP10 B. Shorter
LL11 D. S. Reynolds
RL12 A. Russell
OF13 G. Barbour
BF14 R. B. Laing (c)
N815 Mike Andrews
FB8Grahame Hodgson
RW1Dewi Bebb
OC2Keith Bradshaw
IC5John Dawes
LW10Ken Jones
FH24J. M. Young
SH18Clive Rowlands (c)
LP23Denzil Williams
HK6Norman Gale
TP3Len Cunningham
LL15Brian Price
RL19Brian Thomas
BF16Gareth Prothero
OF12John Mantle
N87David John Hayward

South Africa

23 May 1964
South Africa  24–3  Wales
Try: Hopwood
Marais
Smith
Con: Oxlee (3)
Pen: Oxlee (2)
Drop: Wilson
Pen: Bradshaw
Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: G. K. Engelbrecht (South Africa)
FB15Lionel Wilson
RW14Jannie Engelbrecht
OC13John Gainsford
IC12Dave Stewart
LW11Corra Dirksen
FH10Keith Oxlee
SH9Nelie Smith
N88Doug Hopwood
OF7Tommy Bedford
BF6Frik du Preez
RL5Avril Malan
LL4Gawie Carelse
TP3Hannes Marais
HK2Abie Malan (c)
LP1Mof Myburgh
FB15Grahame Hodgson
RW11Dewi Bebb
OC13John Dawes
IC12Keith Bradshaw
LW14Ken Jones
FH10David Watkins
SH9Clive Rowlands (c)
N88John Mantle
FL7David John Hayward
FL6Alun Pask
LK5Brian Thomas
LK4Brian Price
PR3Denzil Williams
HK2Norman Gale
PR1Len Cunningham

Bibliography

  • 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.