1964 Wales rugby union tour of Africa

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
P W D L
Total
05 03 00 02
Test match
01 00 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 South Africa
1 0 0 1

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.

Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenueStatus
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 (Died of a heart attack only a few weeks after returning home from the tour).

(1907-1964)

Full backs

(1936- )

Three-quarters

(1938-1996)

(1939-2014)

(1940- )

(1941- )

1941- )

Half backs

(1938- )

(1942- )

(1942- )

Forwards

(1939-2005)

(1934-2003)

(1942- )

(1936- )

(1937-1995)

(1937- )

(1941- )

(1940-2012)

(1933- )

(1938- )

Matches

East Africa
12 May 1964
17:00 EAT (UTC+3)
 East Africa 8–26 Wales 
Try: Andrews(1)
Con: Young (1)
Pen: Young (1)
 Try: Bebb (1)
Dawes (1)
Jones (2)
Gale (1)
Con: Bradshaw (4)
Pen: Bradshaw (1)
Ngong Road Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
Attendance: 6000
Referee: G.E. Neville (Kenya R.R.S)
Touch Judge M.I. Parker

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 African Rugby Union)

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.
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