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1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe

Field	Value
team	South Africa
yearstart	1912
yearfinish	1913
manager	Max Honnet
captain	Billy Millar
matchplayed	27
matchwon	24
matchdraw	0
matchlost	3
testplayed	5
testwon	5
testdraw	0
testlost	0
opponent1
played1	1
won1	1
draw1	0
lost1	0
opponent2
played2	1
won2	1
draw2	0
lost2	0
opponent3
played3	1
won3	1
draw3	0
lost3	0
opponent4
played4	1
won4	1
draw4	0
lost4	0
opponent5
played5	1
won5	1
draw5	0
lost5	0
previous	1906–07 Europe
next	1921 Aus & NZ

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In 1912-13 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 first Grand Slam by winning all four tests against the Home Nations sides, and also won the test match against France. This was the second South African tour of the Northern Hemisphere, after the very successful 1906 tour.

Although not managing to win all the matches on the tour, the Springboks won all five test matches against international opposition. Billy Millar was the tour captain even though he was the last person chosen for the tour and was not the selectors' choice of captain, but they were over-ruled by the South African Rugby Board. Millar did have the advantage of being one of the few players to have toured Britain in the previous test, but was seen by the hosts as a fiery character and was not as popular with the players or fans as the 1906's tour captain, Paul Roos. The other two members of the squad to have played in the 1906 tour were vice-captain Fred 'Uncle' Dobbin and Doug Morkel.

In the touring party were two sets of brothers; Richard, Freddie and John Luyt and Gerhard and Jack Morkel.

Touring party

Manager: Max Honnet
Captain: Billy Millar
Vice-captain Frederick Dobbin

Full back

J. J. Meintjies (Griqualand West)
Gerhard Morkel (Western Province)

Three-quarters

Otto van der Hoff (Transvaal)
William Krige (Western Province)
Richard Luyt (Western Province)
Boetie McHardy (Orange Free State)
Wally Mills (Western Province)
Jacky Morkel (Western Province)
Johan Stegmann (Transvaal)
Bai Wrentmore (Western Province)

Half-backs

Uncle Dobbin (Griqualand West)
J. H. Immelman (Western Province)
Freddie Luyt (Western Province)
J. D. McCulloch (Griqualand West)

Forwards

J. S. Braine (Griqualand West)
S. N. Cronje (Transvaal)
E. T. Delaney (Griqualand West)
J. A. J. Francis (Transvaal)
Saturday Knight (Transvaal)
Septimus Ledger (Griqualand West)
L. H. Louw (Western Province)
John Luyt (Eastern Province)
Billy Millar (Western Province)
Dougie Morkel (Transvaal)
Boy Morkel (Western Province)
E. H. Shum (Transvaal)
Tommy Thompson (Western Province)
T. F. van Vuuren (Eastern Province)

Match summary

Complete list of matches played by the Springboks in Europe:

Test matches

Captain Douglas Morkel holding the ball, besides him, G. Thompson (left) and S.N. Cronje, entering the pitch to play Cornwall in Redruth

#	Date	Opponents	City	Venue	Score
1	3 Oct 1912	Somerset RU	Bath		24–3
2	5 Oct 1912	Devon RU	Exeter		8–0
3	10 Oct 1912	Cornwall	Redruth		15–6
4	12 Oct 1912	Monmouthshire	Pontypool	Recreation Ground	16–0
5	17 Oct 1912	Glamorgan	Cardiff	Cardiff Arms Park	35–3
6	19 Oct 1912	Llanelli RFC	Llanelli	Stradey Park	8–7
7	24 Oct 1912	Newport RFC	Newport	Rodney Parade	3–9
8	26 Oct 1912	London Counties	Blackheath		12–8
9	30 Oct 1912	Combined Services	Portsmouth		18–16
10	2 Nov 1912	East Midlands	Northampton		14–5
11	6 Nov 1912	Oxford University RFC	Oxford		6–0
12	9 Nov 1912	Midland Counties	Leicester		25–3
13	14 Nov 1912	Cambridge University	Cambridge		24–0
14	16 Nov 1912	London Counties	London	Twickenham Stadium	8–10
15	20 Nov 1912	Northern Counties	Newcastle		17–0
16	23 Nov 1912		Inverleith		16–0
17	27 Nov 1912	Combined Scottish Districts	Glasgow	New Anniesland	38–3
18	30 Nov 1912		Dublin	Lansdowne Road	38–0
19	4 Dec 1912	Ulster	Belfast		19–0
20	7 Dec 1912	Northern Counties	Birkenhead	Birkenhead Park	21–8
21	14 Dec 1912		Cardiff	Cardiff Arms Park	3–0
22	19 Dec 1912	Neath RFC	Neath	The Gnoll	8–3
23	21 Dec 1912	Cardiff RFC	Cardiff	Cardiff Arms Park	7–6
24	26 Dec 1912	Swansea RFC	Swansea	St Helen's Ground	0–3
25	28 Dec 1912	Gloucestershire RU	Bristol		11–0
26	4 Jan 1913		London	Twickenham Stadium	9–3
27	11 Jan 1913		Le Bouscat	Stade Sainte-Germaine	38–5

Pl	W	D	L	Ps	Pc
27	24	0	3	441	101

Match details

Monmouthshire

F Luyt van Vuuren **Con:**Wrentmore (2)

Team details

Glamorgan

F Luyt, van Vuuren

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Llanelli

Drop: Hiams Con: J Morkel

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Newport

**Con:**Birt drop: Birt

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Scotland

Team details

Ireland

Francis, Millar Fred Gardiner (2nd half) F.C. Potter-Irwin (London, England) [sick]

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;Ireland: CP Stuart, R Watson, GW Holmes, JB Minch, M Abraham, RA Lloyd capt., HM Read, G. S. Brown, RB Burgess, SBB Campbell, H Moore, C Adams, R d'A Patterson, FG Schute, JJ Clune ;South Africa: PG Morkel, JA Stegmann, RR Luyt, JWH Morkel, EE McHardy, FP Luyt, FJ Dobbin, WA Millar capt., SH Ledger, G Thompson, TF van Vuuren, JAJ Francis, DFT Morkel, WH Morkel, AS Knight |}

Wales

Team details

Neath

W Morkel Con: D Morkel

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Cardiff

Pen: Rogers Drop: J Morkel

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Swansea

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England

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;England: William Johnston, Cyril Lowe, FM Stoop, RW Poulton, VHM Coates, W. J. A. Davies, WI Cheesman, JAS Ritson, Norman Wodehouse, SEJ Smart, JA King, LG Brown, AL Kewney, Jenny Greenwood, CH Pillman ;South Africa: PG Morkel, JA Stegmann, RR Luyt, JWH Morkel, EE McHardy, FP Luyt, JD McCulloch, SH Ledger, JAJ Francis, EM Shum, AS Knight, WH Morkel, TF van Vuuren, DF Morkel, WA Millar (capt.) |}

France

McHardy (2), D Morkel (2), J Morkel, W Morkel

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;France: FB J Caujolle, G Andre, M Bruneau, J Sentilles, P Jaureguy, A Chatau, M Hedembaigt, P Mauriat, JR Pascarel, H Tilh, P Mouniq, M Leuvielle capt., M Legrain, F Forgues, M Communeau ;South Africa: PG Morkel, JA Stegmann, JWH Morkel, RR Luyt, EE McHardy, J Immelman, J McCulloch, D Morkel, T van Vuuren, A Knight, W Morkel, SH Ledger, JAJ Francis, WA Millar capt., J Luyt |}

Bibliography

References

Billot (1974), p. 70.
Billot (1974), p. 71.
Match results] on ESPN Scrum
(28 May 2018). "Who was the first substitute referee?".

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