1961 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa

Tour captain(s)

Summary

P	W	D	L

Total

6	3	1	2

Test match

2	0	0	2

Opponent

P	W	D	L

South Africa

2	0	0	2

The 1961 Australia rugby union tour of Southern Africa was a series of six rugby union matches played by the Wallabies in July and August 1961.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The test series was won by the Springboks with two wins from two matches.^[1]

Matches

Scores and results list Wallaibies' points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
South-West Africa	14	14	27 July 1961	Windhoek	Tour Match^[1]
Boland	11	3	30 July 1961	Wellington, Western Cape	Tour Match^[2]
North Eastern Cape	34	3	2 August 1961	Burgersdorp	Tour Match^[3]
South Africa	3	28	5 August 1961	Johannesburg	Test Match^[1]
Border	17	9	9 August 1961	East London	Tour Match^[4]
South Africa	11	23	12 August 1961	Port Elizabeth	Test Match^[1]

Touring party

Tour Manager: Bjarne Halvorsen (NSW) ^[1]
Captain/Coach: Ken Catchpole (NSW)^[5]^[6]
Michael Cleary (NSW)^[5]^[6]
John Dowse (NSW)^[5]^[6]
Owen Edwards (QLD)^[4]
Beres Elwood (NSW)^[5]^[6]
Ted Heinrich (NSW)^[6]
Rob Heming (NSW)^[5]^[6]
Peter Johnson (NSW)^[5]^[6]
Jim Lenehan (NSW)^[5]^[6]
Jim Lisle (NSW)^[5]
Graeme MacDougall (NSW)^[5]
Don McDeed (NSW)
Ted Magrath (NSW)^[6]
Tony Miller (NSW)^[6]
John O'Gorman (NSW)^[5]^[6]
Rod Phelps (NSW)^[5]^[6]
Terry Reid (NSW)^[5]
Harry Roberts (QLD)^[1]
John Thornett (NSW)^[5]^[6]
Dick Thornett (NSW)^[5]^[6]
Jon White (NSW)^[5]^[6]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Dowse best points scorer of tour". The Canberra Times. 16 August 1961. p. 32. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
1 2 "Wallabies in strong win". The Canberra Times. 31 July 1961. p. 14. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
1 2 "Wallabies hit form". The Canberra Times. 16 August 1961. p. 32. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
1 2 3 "Wallabies spirit undampened". The Canberra Times. 8 August 1961. p. 20. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Surprise in Wallaby Test Team". The Canberra Times. 4 August 1961. p. 24. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Test Team". The Canberra Times. 10 August 1961. p. 32. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

Australia rugby union tours

Argentina	1979 1987 1997 2002

New Zealand	1905 1913 1921 1923 1925 1928 1931 1936 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1962 1964 1967 1972 1978 1982 1986 1990 1991

South Africa	1933 1953 1961 1963 1969 1992

British Isles	1908–09 1927–28 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1992 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2013

France	1928 1948 1958 1967 1971 1976 1983 1989 1993 1998 2000 2001 2004 2005 2008

Italy	1973 1976 1983 1988 1996 2002 2006 2008 2009 2013

Spain	2001

North America	1909 1912 1928 1948 1958 1967 1976 1989 1993

Fiji	1972 1980 1984

Hong Kong	2008 2010

Rugby union tours of South Africa

British and Irish Lions	1891 1896 1903 1910 1924 1938 1955 1962 1968 1974 1980 1997 2009

New Zealand	1928 1949 1960 1970 1976 1992 1996

Australia	1933 1953 1961 1963 1969 1992

Argentina	1965 (no test) 1971 (no test) 1994 2002 2003

England	1972 1984 1994 1998 2000 2007 2012

France	1958 1964 1967 1971 1975 1980 1993 2001 2005 2006

Ireland	1961 1981 1998 2004 2016

Italy	1973 (no test) 1999 2001 2008

Scotland	1999 (no test) 2003 2006

Wales	1964 1995 1998 2002 2004 2008 2014

Fiji	1996

Samoa	2003 (no test) 2007

Tonga	1997

Various selections	1978 (American Cougars) 1980 (S.A.Jaguars) 1982 (S.A.Jaguars) 1985 (Cavaliers) 1987 (South Sea Barbarians) 1989 (World XV)

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