1961 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa

March 2014 April 2026 Ireland 1961 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 ZAF 1928 1 0 0 1 Chile & Argentina 1952 Australia 1967 1961 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa. Between 1906 and 1960 South Africa had played Ireland on five occasions. However all of these games had been played in Ireland. In 1960 South Africa had beaten Ireland 8–3 at Lansdowne Road. The following year Ireland embarked on their first tour of South Africa. Among the touring party was Tony O'Reilly who had previously toured South Africa with the 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.http://www.irishrugby.ie/history/css/arch_history.htm www.irishrugby.ie 10 October 2008 27 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181227235812/http://www.irishrugby.ie/history/css/arch_history.htm dead 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 StatusSouth Africa82413 May 1961Newlands Park, Cape TownTest MatchSouth West District XV11617 May 1961Kings Park, Mossel BayTour matchWestern Transvaal16620 May 1961De Beers Stadium, PotchefstroomTour matchRhodesia24024 May 1961SalisburyTour matchBoland16011 June 1961Boland Stadium, WellingtonTour match Touring party Manager: Noel F. Murphy Honorary Assistant Manager: Tony O'Reilly Captain: Ronnie Dawson Backs Niall Brophy (University College Dublin) T.J. Cleary (Bohemians) Johnny Dooley (Galwegians) Dion Glass (Collegians) W. J. Hewitt Hewitt (Instonians) Kenneth Houston (London Irish/Oxford University) Tom Kiernan (University College Cork) Andy Mulligan (Cambridge University) Tony O'Reilly (Leicester/Old Belvedere) W.G. Tormey (University College Dublin) Jerry Walsh (University College Cork) Forwards Gerry Culliton (Wanderers) Ronnie Dawson (Wanderers) Ian Dick (Ballymena) Jimmy Dick (Queen's University) Ronnie Kavanagh (Wanderers) Timothy McGrath (Garryowen) Syd Millar (Ballymena) Bill Mulcahy (University College Dublin) Noel A. A. Murphy (Cork Constitution) Dennis Scott (Malone) J.N. Thomas (Blackrock College) Gordon Wood (Garryowen) See also Ireland vs South Africa at rugby union References Category:Ireland national rugby union team tours Category:Ireland national rugby union team tours of South Africa Ireland tour Category:Rugby union tours of Zimbabwe Category:1961 in South African rugby union Category:1960–61 in Irish rugby union Category:1961–62 in Irish rugby union Category:Ireland–Zimbabwe sports relations