1961 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa

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1961 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa
Summary
P W D L
Total
04 03 00 01
Test match
01 00 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 South Africa
1 0 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tourChile & Argentina 1952
Next tourAustralia 1967

1961 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa. Between

British Lions in 1955. The tour began with a full international at Newlands Stadium which Ireland lost 24–8. Tom Kiernan scored all of Ireland's points with a try, a conversion and a penalty.[1] Four members of this touring party – Niall Brophy, Tom Kiernan, Syd Millar and Bill Mulcahy – would return to South Africa with the British Lions in 1962. Kiernan, Millar and Ronnie Dawson, as a coach, would also return with the Lions in 1968
.

Matches

Scores and results list Ireland's points tally first.
Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
South Africa 8 24 13 May 1961
Olen Park
, Cape Town
Test Match
South West District XV 11 6 17 May 1961 Kings Park, Mossel Bay Tour match
Western Transvaal
16 6 20 May 1961 De Beers Stadium, Potchefstroom Tour match
Rhodesia
24 0 24 May 1961 Salisbury Tour match
Boland 16 0 11 June 1961 Boland Stadium, Wellington Tour match


Touring party

Backs

Forwards

See also

  • Ireland vs South Africa at rugby union

References

  1. ^ "www.irishrugby.ie". Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2008.