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 also 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.
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.
Video 1964 Wales rugby union tour of Africa
Results
Scores and results list Wales' points tally first.
Maps 1964 Wales rugby union tour of Africa
Touring party
- Manager: David.J. Phillips (Died of a heart attack only a few weeks after returning home from the tour).
(1907-1964)
Full backs
- Grahame Hodgson (Neath)
(1936- )
- Haydn Davies (London Welsh)
Three-quarters
- Dewi Bebb (Swansea)
(1938-1996)
- Keith Bradshaw (Bridgend)
(1939-2014)
- John Dawes (London Welsh)
(1940- )
- Ken Jones (Llanelli)
(1941- )
- Stuart Watkins (Newport)
1941- )
Half backs
- Clive Rowlands (Pontypool) (captain) (Went on to become manager of the Lion's Team in 1989).
(1938- )
- Allan Lewis (Abertillery)
(1942- )
- David Watkins (Newport)
(1942- )
- M. Young (Bridgend RFC)
Forwards
- Len Cunningham (Aberavon)
- Norman Gale (Llanelli)
(1939-2005)
- David Hayward (Cardiff)
(1934-2003)
- J. Isaacs (Swansea)
- John Mantle (Newport)
(1942- )
- Haydn Morgan (Abertillery)
(1936- )
- Alun Pask (Abertillery)
(1937-1995)
- Brian Price (Newport)
(1937- )
- Gareth Prothero (Bridgend)
(1941- )
- Brian Thomas (Neath)
(1940-2012)
- Ron Waldron (Neath)
(1933- )
- Denzil Williams (Ebbw Vale)
(1938- )
Matches
East Africa
South Africa
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
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