1961 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa

1961 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa
Tour captain(s)	Ken Catchpole
Summary	P W D L
Total	06 03 01 02
Test match	02 00 00 02
Opponent	P W D L
South Africa	2 0 0 2

The 1961 Australia rugby union tour of Southern Africa was a series of six rugby union matches played by the Wallabies in July and August 1961. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The test series was won by the Springboks with two wins from two matches. ^[1]

Matches

Scores and results list Wallaibies' points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
South-West Africa	14	14	27 July 1961	Windhoek	Tour Match [1]
Boland	11	3	30 July 1961	Wellington, Western Cape	Tour Match [2]
North Eastern Cape	34	3	2 August 1961	Burgersdorp	Tour Match [3]
South Africa	3	28	5 August 1961	Johannesburg	Test Match [1]
Border	17	9	9 August 1961	East London	Tour Match [4]
South Africa	11	23	12 August 1961	Port Elizabeth	Test Match [1]

Touring party

• Tour Manager: Bjarne Halvorsen (NSW) ^[1]
• Captain/Coach: Ken Catchpole (NSW) ^{[5] [6]}

• Michael Cleary (NSW) ^{[5] [6]}
• John Dowse (NSW) ^{[5] [6]}
• Owen Edwards (QLD) ^[4]
• Beres Ellwood (NSW) ^{[5] [6]}
• Ted Heinrich (NSW) ^[6]
• Rob Heming (NSW) ^{[5] [6]}
• Peter Johnson (NSW) ^{[5] [6]}
• Jim Lenehan (NSW) ^{[5] [6]}
• Jim Lisle (NSW) ^[5]
• Graeme MacDougall (NSW) ^[5]
• Don McDeed (NSW)
• Ted Magrath (NSW) ^[6]
• Tony Miller (NSW) ^[6]
• John O'Gorman (NSW) ^{[5] [6]}
• Rod Phelps (NSW) ^{[5] [6]}
• Terry Reid (NSW) ^[5]
• Harry Roberts (QLD) ^[1]
• John Thornett (NSW) ^{[5] [6]}
• Dick Thornett (NSW) ^{[5] [6]}
• Jon White (NSW) ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "Dowse best points scorer of tour". The Canberra Times. 16 August 1961. p. 32. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
2. "Wallabies in strong win". The Canberra Times. 31 July 1961. p. 14. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
3. "Wallabies hit form". The Canberra Times. 16 August 1961. p. 32. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
4. "Wallabies spirit undampened". The Canberra Times. 8 August 1961. p. 20. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
5. "Surprise in Wallaby Test Team". The Canberra Times. 4 August 1961. p. 24. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
6. "Test Team". The Canberra Times. 10 August 1961. p. 32. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.