1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe Summary
Total Test match Opponent
Wales Ireland England Scotland France
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 [ ]
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
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
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
South Africa national rugby union team
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Argentina Australia New Zealand South Africa Romania Japan Fiji
1982 (no test)
1985 (no test)
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Samoa Tonga Pacific Islanders Canada United States Maori All Blacks
Rugby union tours of France
Argentina Australia Canada Fiji
1964
1989 no test
1990
2001
Ireland Japan Maori All Blacks New Zealand Pacific Islanders Samoa South Africa Tonga USA
Rugby union tours of Scotland
Argentina Australia New South Wales New Zealand South Africa Romania Fiji Samoa Tonga Pacific Islanders Japan United States Canada