1957 Barbarians tour of Canada

July 2013 July 2025 Barbarians 1957 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 The 1957 Barbarians tour of Canada was a series of rugby matches played in April and May 1957 in Canada by Barbarian F.C. and local teams. The tour was announced in October 1956 by the tours committee of the home Rugby union, with selection and management of the team to be carried out by Barbarians. They were to depart following a tour of Wales. The amateur all-star squad of top players from UK clubs arrived in Toronto on 25 April for a 2 1 2-week tour. It was an historic tour, the first outside Great Britain for the invitational club. Following a party on their last night, Barbarians member Tom Reid missed the return flight to Britain and stayed in Montreal for two decades. Results 27 April 1957 Ontario Ontario 3–47 Barbarians Toronto 30 April 1957 Ontario Ontario 0–52 Barbarians Toronto 4 May 1957 British Columbia British Columbia 6–19 Barbarians Vancouver 8 May 1957 British Columbia British Columbia 8–51 Barbarians Victoria 11 May 1957 British Columbia British Columbia 3–17 Barbarians Empire Stadium, Vancouver 14 May 1957 Quebec Quebec 3–41 Barbarians Montreal References British Rugby Tour of Canada 26 October 1956 Glasgow Herald https://books.google.ca/books?id=7GpAAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=1957+Barbarians+tour+of+Canada&article_id=4649,6591710&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiI8cul1ouTAxVxFDQIHTowNtoQ6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q=1957%20Barbarians%20tour%20of%20Canada&f=false British Rugby Team in Front 28 April 1957 New York Times S4 The Canadian Press 114004110 Rugby Tourists Triumph 12 May 1957 New York Times S2 The Canadian Press 113936863 Tim Burke 'Lost Barbarian' gets reacquainted 15 June 1976 The Montreal Gazette https://books.google.ca/books?id=m5cuAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA13&dq=1957+Barbarians+tour+of+Canada&article_id=1488,3554541&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiI8cul1ouTAxVxFDQIHTowNtoQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q=1957%20Barbarians%20tour%20of%20Canada&f=false Briefly In Sport Star Phoenix Saskatoon, Sasketchewan The Canadian Press 27 April 1957 https://books.google.ca/books?id=h1ZjAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA19&dq=1957+Barbarians+tour+of+Canada&article_id=4598,3888755&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiI8cul1ouTAxVxFDQIHTowNtoQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=1957%20Barbarians%20tour%20of%20Canada&f=false Category:1957 rugby union tours Category:1957 in Canadian rugby union Category:1956–57 in British rugby union 1957 1957