Series of rugby union matches
1962 British Lions tour to South Africa Summary
Total Test match Opponent
South Africa
In 1962 the British Lions rugby union team toured Southern and Eastern Africa. Overall the tourists played twenty-five matches, winning sixteen, losing five and drawing four.
The Lions were unsuccessful in the test series against South Africa , losing by three matches to nil with one match drawn. The first three tests were close; the first match was drawn 3–3 and South Africa won the second 3–0 and the third 8–3. The fourth test resulted in a bigger win for South Africa, 34–14.
The tour included games against Rhodesia (which would become Zimbabwe ), South West Africa (future Namibia , then part of South Africa) and East Africa in Kenya; winning all three. The Lions won all their non-international matches except for those against Northern Transvaal and Eastern Transvaal .
The touring party was captained by Arthur Smith . The manager was Brian Vaughan and the assistant manager was Harry McKibbin .
Squad
Management
Backs
Forwards
Results
Scores and results list British Lions' points tally first.
Opposing Team
For
Against
Date
Venue
Status
Rhodesia 38
9
26 May 1962
Hartsfield Ground, Salisbury
Tour match
Giqualand West 8
8
31 May 1962
De Beers Diamond Oval , KimberleyTour match
Western Transvaal 11
6
2 June 1962
Olen Park , PotchefstroomTour match
Southern University
14
11
6 June 1962
Newlands , Cape TownTour match
Boland 25
8
9 June 1962
Boland Stadium , WellingtonTour match
South West Africa 14
6
12 June 1962
South West Stadium , Windhoek Tour match
Northern Transvaal 6
14
16 June 1962
Loftus Versfeld , PretoriaTour match
South Africa 3 3 23 June 1962 Ellis Park , Johannesburg Test Match
Natal 13
3
27 June 1962
Kings Park , DurbanTour match
Eastern Province 21
6
30 June 1962
Boet Erasmus , Port ElizabethTour match
Orange Free State 14
14
4 July 1962
Free State Stadium , BloemfonteinTour match
Junior Springboks 16
11
7 July 1962
Loftus Versfeld , PretoriaTour match
Combined Services
20
6
11 July 1962
Olen Park , PotchefstroomTour match
Western Province 21
13
14 July 1962
Newlands , Cape TownTour match
South West Districts 11
3
17 July 1962
Tour match
South Africa 0 3 21 July 1962 Kings Park , Durban Test Match
Northern Universities
6
6
25 July 1962
PAM Brink , SpringsTour match
Transvaal 24
3
28 July 1962
Ellis Park , JohannesburgTour match
South Africa 3 8 4 August 1962 Newlands , Cape Town Test Match
North Eastern Districts
34
8
8 August 1962
Danie Craven St. , StellenboschTour match
Border 5
0
11 August 1962
Buffalo City St. , East LondonTour match
Central University
14
6
15 August 1962
Boet Erasmus , Port ElizabethTour match
Eastern Transvaal 16
19
18 August 1962
PAM Brink , SpringsTour match
South Africa 14 34 25 August 1962 Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein Test Match
East Africa 50
0
28 August 1962
RFUEA Ground , NairobiTour match
References
Thomas, Clem; Thomas, Greg (2001). The History of The British and Irish Lions . Mainstream Books. pp. 127–133. ISBN 1-84018-498-1
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