1962 British Lions tour to South Africa

March 2014 March 2014 150px 26 May  – 28 August Harry McKibbin SCO Arthur Smith RSA 1928 3–0 ENG John Willcox (5) Australia and New Zealand 1959 Australia and New Zealand 1966 25 16 4 5 4 0 1 3 RSA 1928 4 0 1 3 In 1962 the British Lions rugby union team toured Southern and Eastern Africa. Overall the tourists played twenty-five matches, winning sixteen, losing five and drawing four. The Lions were unsuccessful in the test series against South Africa, losing by three matches to nil with one match drawn. The first three tests were close; the first match was drawn 3–3 and South Africa won the second 3–0 and the third 8–3. The fourth test resulted in a bigger win for South Africa, 34–14. The tour included games against Rhodesia (which would become Zimbabwe), South West Africa (future Namibia, then part of South Africa) and East Africa in Kenya; winning all three. The Lions won all their non-international matches except for those against Northern Transvaal and Eastern Transvaal. The touring party was captained by Arthur Smith. The manager was Brian Vaughan and the assistant manager was Harry McKibbin. Squad Management Manager D. B. Vaughan (England) Coach H. R. McKibbin (Ireland) Backs Dewi Bebb (Swansea and Wales) Niall Brophy (University College Dublin and Ireland) H. J. C Brown (Blackheath and RAF) John Dee (Hartlepool Rovers and England) Ronnie Cowan (Selkirk and Scotland) David Hewitt (Queen's University RFC and Ireland) Raymond Hunter (CIYMS and Ireland) Dickie Jeeps (Northampton and England) Ken Jones (Llanelli and Wales) Tom Kiernan (University College Cork R.F.C. and Ireland) Tony O'Connor (Aberavon and Wales) Richard Sharp (Oxford University and England) Arthur Smith (Edinburgh Wanderers and Scotland) Gordon Waddell (London Scottish and Scotland) Mike Weston (Durham City and England) John Willcox (Oxford University and England) Forwards Mike Campbell-Lamerton (London Scottish, Army and Scotland) Glyn Davidge (Newport and Wales) John Douglas (Stewart's College FP and Scotland) Bert Godwin (Coventry and England) Stan Hodgson (Durham City and England) Kingsley Jones (Cardiff and Wales) Willie John McBride (Ballymena and Ireland) Bryn Meredith (Newport and Wales) Syd Millar (Ballymena and Ireland) Haydn Morgan (Abertillery and Wales) Bill Mulcahy (Bohemians and Ireland) David Nash (Ebbw Vale and Wales) Alun Pask (Abertillery and Wales) Budge Rogers (Bedford and England) David Rollo (Howe of Fife and Scotland) Keith Rowlands (Cardiff and Wales) Peter Wright (Blackheath and England) Results Scores and results list British Lions' points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue StatusRhodesia38926 May 1962Hartsfield Ground, SalisburyTour matchGiqualand West8831 May 1962De Beers Diamond Oval, KimberleyTour matchWestern Transvaal1162 June 1962Olen Park, PotchefstroomTour matchSouthern University14116 June 1962Newlands, Cape TownTour matchBoland2589 June 1962Boland Stadium, WellingtonTour matchSouth West Africa14612 June 1962South West Stadium, WindhoekTour matchNorthern Transvaal61416 June 1962Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaTour matchSouth Africa3323 June 1962Ellis Park, JohannesburgTest MatchNatal13327 June 1962Kings Park, DurbanTour matchEastern Province21630 June 1962Boet Erasmus, Port ElizabethTour matchOrange Free State14144 July 1962Free State Stadium, BloemfonteinTour matchJunior Springboks16117 July 1962Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaTour matchCombined Services20611 July 1962Olen Park, PotchefstroomTour matchWestern Province211314 July 1962Newlands, Cape TownTour matchSouth West Districts11317 July 1962Tour matchSouth Africa0321 July 1962Kings Park, DurbanTest MatchNorthern Universities6625 July 1962PAM Brink, SpringsTour matchTransvaal24328 July 1962Ellis Park, JohannesburgTour matchSouth Africa384 August 1962Newlands, Cape TownTest MatchNorth Eastern Districts3488 August 1962Danie Craven St., StellenboschTour matchBorder5011 August 1962Buffalo City St., East LondonTour matchCentral University14615 August 1962Boet Erasmus, Port ElizabethTour matchEastern Transvaal161918 August 1962PAM Brink, SpringsTour matchSouth Africa143425 August 1962Free State Stadium, BloemfonteinTest MatchEast Africa50028 August 1962RFUEA Ground, NairobiTour match References Thomas Clem Thomas Greg The History of The British and Irish Lions 2001 Mainstream Books 1-84018-498-1 127–133 expanded British Lions tour Category:British & Irish Lions tours of South Africa Category:Rugby union tours of Kenya Category:Rugby union tours of Namibia Category:Rugby union tours of Zimbabwe Category:1961–62 in English rugby union Category:1961–62 in Scottish rugby union Category:1961–62 in Welsh rugby union Category:1961–62 in Irish rugby union Category:1962 in South African rugby union Category:1962 in Kenyan sport Category:1962 in Southern Rhodesia Category:1962 in South West Africa 1962 1962 1962 1962 1962 1962 1962 1962 1962 1962 British Lions British Lions British Lions British Lions