1969 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa

The 1969 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa was a series played by the Australia national rugby union team between June and September 1969. The "Wallabies" lost the series with Springboks by four tests to nil. == Squad == === Full-backs === Arthur Neil McGill Brian Anthony Weir === Wings === Terence Robert Forman John Walter Cole Peter Douglas Moore Roderick Paul Batterham === Centres === Stephen Oliver Knight Barry David Honan Geoffrey Arnold Shaw Philip Vivers Smith === Fly-halves === John Patrick Ballesty Rupert George Rosenblum === Scrum-halves === John Noel Brian Hipwell Michael Joseph Barry === Props === Roydon Barnett Prosser James Russel Roxburgh John Leslie Howard Shane Stephen Sullivan === Hookers === Paul Darveniza Bruce Stanton Taafe === Locks === Owen Frederick Butler Stuart Carlton Gregory Peter Norman Reilly Anthony Morris Abrahams Alan James Skinner === Loose forwards === Gregory Victor Davis (captain) Hugh Alexander Rose Roderick Kelleher Barry Stuart McDonald Michael Richard Cocks Robert Neil Wood == Management == Charles Colbran Eastes (Manager) Desmond Michael Connor (Assistant Manager) == Squad leadership == The Wallaby squad was captained by Greg Davis described by Howell as "a leader of men who believed a leader should lead....a single minded flanker who gave no quarter and asked for none". Davis was making his fifth overseas tour with the Wallabies but his first as captain.The former Wallaby and All Black Des Connor was the coach with the traditional title of "Assistant Manager". == Matches == Scores and results list Australia's points tally first. == References ==