1961 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa

1961 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa
1961 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa
Tour captain(s)	Ken Catchpole
Summary
P	W
Total
06	03
Test match
02	00
Opponent
P	W
South Africa
2	0

The 1961 Australia rugby union tour of Southern Africa was a series of six rugby union matches played by the Wallabies in July and August 1961.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The test series was won by the Springboks with two wins from two matches.^[1]

Matches

Scores and results list Wallaibies' points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
South-West Africa	14	14	27 July 1961	Windhoek	Tour Match^[1]
Boland	11	3	30 July 1961	Wellington, Western Cape	Tour Match^[2]
North Eastern Cape	34	3	2 August 1961	Burgersdorp	Tour Match^[3]
South Africa	3	28	5 August 1961	Johannesburg	Test Match^[1]
Border	17	9	9 August 1961	East London	Tour Match^[4]
South Africa	11	23	12 August 1961	Port Elizabeth	Test Match^[1]

Touring party

Tour Manager: Bjarne Halvorsen (NSW) ^[1]
Captain/Coach: Ken Catchpole (NSW)^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Dowse best points scorer of tour". The Canberra Times. 16 August 1961. p. 32. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Wallabies in strong win". The Canberra Times. 31 July 1961. p. 14. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Wallabies hit form". The Canberra Times. 16 August 1961. p. 32. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Wallabies spirit undampened". The Canberra Times. 8 August 1961. p. 20. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Surprise in Wallaby Test Team". The Canberra Times. 4 August 1961. p. 24. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Test Team". The Canberra Times. 10 August 1961. p. 32. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

[tour-pts-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Dowse best points scorer of tour". The Canberra Times. 16 August 1961. p. 32. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

[boland-2] "Wallabies in strong win". The Canberra Times. 31 July 1961. p. 14. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

[North-Eastern-3] "Wallabies hit form". The Canberra Times. 16 August 1961. p. 32. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

[spirit-4] "Wallabies spirit undampened". The Canberra Times. 8 August 1961. p. 20. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

[1st-test-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Surprise in Wallaby Test Team". The Canberra Times. 4 August 1961. p. 24. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

[2nd-test-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Test Team". The Canberra Times. 10 August 1961. p. 32. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

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