1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe

March 2014 April 2026 South Africa 1960 1961 34 31 2 1 5 4 1 0 WAL 1 1 0 0 IRE 1 1 0 0 ENG 1 1 0 0 SCO 1 1 0 0 FRA 1 0 1 0 In 1960-61 the South Africa national rugby union team toured England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, playing a series of test matches, as well as games against club, regional, and representative teams. South Africa won a Grand Slam by winning their test matches against all four Home Nations sides, as well as the test against France. This was the fifth Springboks tour of the Northern Hemisphere. Results Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue StatusSouthern Counties29922 October 1960BrightonTour matchOxford University24526 October 1960OxfordTour matchCardiff13629 October 1960CardiffTour matchPontypool & Cross Keys3032 November 1960Pontypool Park, PontypoolTour matchMidland Counties335 November 1960LeicesterTour matchCambridge University1209 November 1960CambridgeTour matchLondon Counties20312 November 1960Twickenham, LondonTour matchGlasgow - Edinburgh161116 November 1960GlasgowTour matchSouth of Scotland19319 November 1960HawickTour matchNorth West Counties11023 November 1960Maine Road, ManchesterTour matchSwansea19326 November 1960SwanseaTour matchEbbw Vale & Abertillery3029 November 1960Ebbw ValeTour matchWales303 December 1960Cardiff Arms Park, CardiffTest matchSouth Western Counties2197 December 1960CamborneTour matchWestern Counties42010 December 1960GloucesterTour matchLlanelli RFC21013 December 1960LlanelliTour matchIreland8317 December 1960Lansdowne Road, DublinTest matchMunster9321 December 1960 Musgrave Park, CorkTour matchCombined Services14526 December 1960Twickenham, LondonTour matchMidland Counties16528 December 1960BirminghamTour matchNorth Eastern Counties21931 December 1960GosforthTour matchSouth Eastern Counties2403 January 1961BournemouthTour matchEngland507 January 1961Twickenham, LondonTest matchNewport3011 January 1961NewportTour matchNeath and Aberavon25514 January 1961The Gnoll, NeathTour matchScotland12521 January 1961Murrayfield, EdinburghTest matchNorth of Scotland22925 January 1961Tour matchUlster19628 January 1961BelfastTour matchLeinster1251 February 1961DublinTour matchBarbarians 064 February 1961Cardiff Arms Park, CardiffTour matchSouth West France2938 February 1961Tour matchFrance B261011 February 1961Tour matchCote Basque36914 February 1961Tour matchFrance0018 February 1961Yves-du-Manoir, ColombesTest match Bibliography Billot John Springboks in Wales 1974 Ron Jones Publications Ferndale Smith David Williams, Gareth Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union 1980 University of Wales Press Cardiff 0-7083-0766-3 References expanded collapsed collapsedcollapsed collapsed collapsed collapsed Category:1960 rugby union tours Category:1961 rugby union tours 1960 1960 1960 1960 1960 1960 Category:1960 in South African rugby union Category:1961 in South African rugby union Category:1960–61 in French rugby union Category:1960–61 in English rugby union Category:1960–61 in Welsh rugby union Category:1960–61 in Scottish rugby union Category:1960–61 in Irish rugby union