1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe

Series of rugby union matches

1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe

Summary| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Total| | 34|  31|  02|  01

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Test match| | 05|  04|  01|  00

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Opponent| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Wales| | 1|  1|  0|  0

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Ireland| | 1|  1|  0|  0

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England| | 1|  1|  0|  0

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Scotland| | 1|  1|  0|  0

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France| | 1|  0|  1|  0

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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

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Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.

Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status

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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
London Counties | 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 | Musgrave Park, 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

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* 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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Romania|

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Tonga|

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Pacific Islanders|

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* 2005
* 2006
* 2008
* 2009
* 2013

Canada |

* 1979 (no test)
* 1999
* 2002
* 2008

Fiji |

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* 1995
* 2002
* 2005

Japan |

* 1973 (no test)
* 1976 (no test)
* 1983 (no test)
* 1993
* 2004

New Zealand |

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