1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe

none March 2014 April 2026 thumb|The Springboks match against a combined Newbridge and Pontypool team at Pontypool Park on 18th October 1951 South Africa 1951 1952 31 30 0 1 5 5 0 0 SCO 1 1 0 0 IRE 1 1 0 0 WAL 1 1 0 0 ENG 1 1 0 0 FRA 1 1 0 0 In 1951–52 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 accomplished their third Grand Slam by winning all four tests against the Home Nations sides, and also won the test match against France. This was the sixth South Africa tour and the fourth tour of the Northern Hemisphere. It was also the first time the South Africans played the invitational British Barbarian team. The tour was the most successful the South African team had undertaken; the team only lost a single match. In the tests played the team beat all four Home Nations, France and the Barbarians. The only team to beat the Springboks was the invitational London Counties team. The final tour record saw 31 matches played, with South Africa winning 30 and losing just the one game. Touring party Management Managers: F.W. Mellish, Danie Craven Captain: Basil Kenyon Full backs Johnny Buchler (Transvaal) Jakkals Keevy (Eastern Transavaal) Three-quarters Paul Johnstone (Western Province) Tjol Lategan (Western Province) Buks Marais (Boland) Chum Ochse (Western Province) Cowboy Saunders (Border) Ryk van Schoor (Rhodesia) Des Sinclair (Transvaal) Basie Vivier (Orange Free State) thumb|Llanelli versus Springbok match at Stradey Park Half backs Hannes Brewis (Northern Transvaal) Dennis Fry (Western Province) Hansie Oelofse (Transvaal) Fonnie du Toit (Northern Transvaal) Forwards Willem Barnard (Griqualand West) Jaap Bekker (Northern Transvaal) G. Dannhauser (Transvaal) Willem Delport (Eastern Province) Ernst Dinkelmann (Northern Transvaal) Stephen Fry (Western Province) Okey Geffin (Transvaal) Basil Kenyon (Border) capt. A.C. Koch (Boland) Hennie Muller (Transvaal) B. Myburgh (Eastern Transvaal) Jan Pickard (Western Province) Salty du Rand (Rhodesia) F.E.B. van der Ryst (Transvaal) P.W. Wessels (Orange Free State) Basie van Wyk (Transvaal) Results DateOpponentLocationResultScoreMatch 110 October 1951South East CountiesBournemouthWon31–6Match 213 OctoberSouth West CountiesPlymouthWon17–8Match 318 OctoberPontypool and NewbridgePontypoolWon15–6Match 420 OctoberCardiffPontypool Park, PontypoolWon11–9Match 523 OctoberLlanelliStradey Park, LlanelliWon20–11Match 627 October North West CountiesBirkenhead ParkWon16–9Match 731 October Glasgow - EdinburghOld Anniesland, GlasgowWon43–11Match 83 November North East CountiesGosforthWon19–8Match 98 NovemberCambridge UniversityCambridgeWon30–0Match 1010 November London CountiesTwickenham, LondonLost9–11Match 1215 NovemberOxford UniversityOxfordWon24–3Match 1217 NovemberAberavon and NeathAberavonWon22–0Match 1324 NovemberSCOTLANDMurrayfield, EdinburghWon44–0Match 1428 NovemberNorth of ScotlandAberdeenWon14–3Match 151 DecemberUlsterRavenhill, BelfastWon27–5Match 168 DecemberIRELANDDublinWon17–5Match 1711 DecemberMunsterLimerickWon11–6Match 1815 DecemberSwanseaSt Helens, SwanseaWon11–3Match 1922 DecemberWALESCardiff Arms Park, CardiffWon6–3Match 2026 DecemberCombined ServicesTwickenham, LondonWon24–8Match 2129 DecemberEast MidlandsLeicesterWon3–0Match 225 January 1952ENGLANDTwickenham, LondonWon8–3Match 2310 JanuaryNewportRodney Parade, NewportWon12–6Match 2412 January Western CountiesBristolWon16–5Match 2516 January Midlands CountiesCoventryWon19–8Match 2619 JanuarySouth of ScotlandHawickWon13–3Match 2726 January BarbariansCardiff Arms Park, CardiffWon17–3Match 282 February South East FranceLyonsWon9–3Match 297 February South West FranceBordeauxWon20–12Match 309 February France BToulouseWon9–6Match 3116 FebruaryFRANCE ParisWon25–3 The matches Cardiff 20 October 1951 Cardiff 9–11 RSA 1928 Try: WilliamsPen: Tamplin (2) Try: Ochse (2)OelofseCon: Brewis Cardiff Arms Park 53,000 C Joynson (Wales) Cardiff: Frank Trott, Haydn Morris, Bleddyn Williams, Jack Matthews (capt.), Alun Thomas, Cliff Morgan, Rex Willis, Arthur Hull, Geoff Beckingham, Cliff Davies, Bill Tamplin, Malcolm Collins, Sid Judd, Des O'Brien, CD Williams South Africa: JU Buchler, MJ Saunders, MT Lategan, RA van Schoor, JK Ochse, JD Brewis, JS Oelofse, HJ Bekker, PW Wessels, AC Kosh, SP Fry, WHM Barnard, E Dinkelmann, CJ van Wyk, HSV Muller Scotland 24 November 1951http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/match/19716.html South Africa tour – Murrayfield, 24 November 1951 Scotland (0) 0 – 44 (19) South Africa Scrum.com 30 May 2011 SCO 0–44 RSA 1928 Try: DelportDinkelmanndu RandKoch (2) LateganMuller van Schoor van Wyk Con: Geffin (7)Drop: Brewis Murrayfield 65,000 MJ Dowling IRE Scotland: Dod Burrell, John Hart, Donald Scott, Oliver Turnbull, David Rose, Angus Cameron (capt), Arthur Dorward, Hamish Dawson, John Macphail, Bob Wilson, James Johnston, Hamish Inglis, Doug Elliot, Bob Taylor, Peter Kininmonth South Africa: Johnny Buchler, Buks Marais, Tjol Lategan, Ryk van Schoor, Paul Johnstone, Hannes Brewis, Fonnie du Toit, Chris Koch, Willa Delport, Okey Geffin, Salty du Rand, Ernst Dinkelmann, Basie van Wyk, Stephen Fry, Hennie Muller (capt) Ireland 8 December 1951http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/match/19717.html South Africa tour – Lansdowne Road, 8 December 1951: Ireland (5) 5 – 17 (3) South Africa Scrum.com 31 May 2011 IRE 5–17 RSA 1928 Try: BrowneCon: Murphy Try: OchseVan Schoorvan Wyk (2) Con: GeffinDrop: Brewis Lansdowne Road 47,000 W.C.W. Murdoch (Scotland) Ireland: Gerry Murphy, William McKee, Noel Henderson, Antony Browne, Mick Lane, Jackie Kyle, John O'Meara, Tom Clifford, Karl Mullen, John Hartley Smith, Patrick Lawlor, Robin Thompson, Bill McKay, Jim McCarthy, Des O'Brien (capt) South Africa: JU Buchler, PG Johnstone, RA van Schoor, MT Lategan, JK Ochse, JD Brewis, E Dinkelmann, A Geffin, WH Delport, AC Kosh, SP Fry, WHM Barnard, JD du Rand, CJ van Wyk, HSV Muller Wales 22 December 1951http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/match/19718.html South Africa tour – Cardiff, 22 December 1951: Wales (3) 3 – 6 (0) South Africa Scrum.com 30 May 2011 WAL 3–6 RSA 1928 Try: Williams Try: OchseDrop: Brewis Cardiff Arms Park 55,000 NH Lambert IRE Wales: Gerwyn Williams (Llanelli), Ken Jones (Newport), Malcolm Thomas (Newport), Bleddyn Williams (Cardiff), Lewis Jones (Llanelli), Cliff Morgan (Cardiff), Rex Willis (Cardiff), Billy Williams (Swansea), Dai Davies (Somerset Police), Don Hayward (Newbridge), Rees Stephens (Neath), Roy John (Neath), Len Blyth (Swansea), John Gwilliam (Edinburgh Wanderers) (capt.), Allen Forward (Pontypool) South Africa: JU Buchler, PG Johnstone, RA van Schoor, MT Lategan, JK Ochse, JD Brewis, PA du Toit, A Geffin, WH Delport, AC Kosh, SP Fry, WHM Barnard, JD du Rand, CJ van Wyk, HSV Muller England 5 January 1952http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/match/19722.html South Africa tour – Twickenham, 5 January 1952: England (3) 3 – 8 (5) South Africa Scrum.com 30 May 2011 ENG 3–8 RSA 1928 Try: Winn Try: du ToitCon: MullerPen: Muller Twickenham Stadium 65,000 W.C.W. Murdoch (Scotland) England: Bill Hook, Ted Woodward, Albert Agar, Lewis Cannell, Chris Winn, Nim Hall (capt), Gordon Rimmer, Wally Holmes, Eric Evans, Bob Stirling, John Matthews, Squire Wilkins, Don White, Alec Lewis, John Kendall-Carpenter South Africa: Johnny Buchler, Paul Johnstone, Tjol Lategan, Ryk van Schoor, Chum Ochse, Hannes Brewis, Fonnie du Toit, Chris Koch, Willa Delport, Jaap Bekker, Salty du Rand, Ernst Dinkelmann, Basie van Wyk, Stephen Fry, Hennie Muller (capt) Barbarians 26 January 1952 Barbarian F.C. 3–17 RSA 1928 Try: Elliot Try: Ochsevan WykCon: KeevyPen: Keevy (2)Johnstone Cardiff Arms Park 55,000 MJ Dowling IRE Barbarians: Gerwyn Williams (Llanelli), Ken Jones (Newport), Bleddyn Williams (Cardiff), LB Cannell (St. Mary's Hospital), Ted Woodward (Wasps), Cliff Morgan (Cardiff), Rex Willis (Cardiff), John Kendall-Carpenter (Penzance), Dai Davies (Somerset Police), RV Stirling (RAF), Rees Stephens (Neath), Roy John (Neath), Doug Elliot (Edinburgh Academicals), JE Nelson (Malone) (capt.), VG Roberts(Harlequins) South Africa: AC Keevy, PG Johnstone, RA van Schoor, FP Marais, JK Ochse, MT Lategan, PA du Toit, HJ Bekker, WH Delport, FEB van der Ryst, SP Fry, E Dinkelmann, JM du Rand, CJ van Wyk, HSV Muller France 16 February 1952http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/match/19727.html South Africa tour – Colombes, 16 February 1952: France (3) 3 – 25 (6) South Africa Scrum.com 31 May 2011 FRA 3–25 RSA 1928 Drop: Carabignac Try: DelportDinkelmannJohnstone (2)Mullervan WykCon: JohnstoneMullerPen: Johnstone Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir 35,000 MJ Dowling (Ireland) France: Pierre Guilleux, Georges Brun, Jacques Mauran, Maurice Prat, Jean Colombier, Georges Carabignac, Gerard Dufau, René Biénès, Paul Labadie, René Brejassou, Lucien Mias, Bernard Chevallier, Jean Prat, Jean-Roger Bourdeu, Guy Basquet (capt) South Africa: 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 Stent R.K. 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