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1964 Wales rugby union tour of Africa

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teamWales
yearstart1964
matchplayed5
matchwon3
matchdraw0
matchlost2
testplayed1
testwon0
testdraw0
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opponent1
played11
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draw10
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next1968 Argentina

The 1964 Wales rugby union tour of Africa was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the Wales national rugby union team to Africa. The tour took in five matches against African regional and invitational teams with one test against South Africa. This was the first official Wales tour to the southern hemisphere; Wales' first match outside Europe (and thus their first match in the Southern Hemisphere) was played against East Africa on Tuesday May 12, 1964.

The tour was not a success for Wales. Under the leadership of Clive Rowlands, Wales won the opening two games, but were unconvincing in the second match against Boland. The South African test at Durban saw Wales lose by the largest margin in forty years.

Results

Scores and results list Wales' points tally first.

OpponentForAgainstDateVenueStatus
East Africa26812 May 1964RFUEA Ground, NairobiTour match
Boland17619 May 1964WellingtonTour match
South Africa32423 May 1964Kings Park, DurbanTest Match
Northern Transvaal92227 May 1964PretoriaTour match
Orange Free State14630 May 1964BloemfonteinTour match

Touring party

  • Manager: David J. Phillips

[[Rugby union positions#15. Full-back|Full backs]]

  • Grahame Hodgson (Neath)
  • Haydn Davies (London Welsh)

Three-quarters

  • Dewi Bebb (Swansea)
  • Keith Bradshaw (Bridgend)
  • John Dawes (London Welsh)
  • Ken Jones (Llanelli)
  • Stuart Watkins (Newport)

Half backs

  • Clive Rowlands (Pontypool) (captain)
  • Allan Lewis (Abertillery)
  • David Watkins (Newport)
  • M. Young (Bridgend RFC)

Forwards

  • Len Cunningham (Aberavon)
  • Norman Gale (Llanelli)
  • David Hayward (Cardiff)
  • J. Isaacs (Swansea)
  • John Mantle (Newport)
  • Haydn Morgan (Abertillery)
  • Alun Pask (Abertillery)
  • Brian Price (Newport)
  • Gareth Prothero (Bridgend)
  • Brian Thomas (Neath)
  • Ron Waldron (Neath)
  • Denzil Williams (Ebbw Vale)

Matches

East Africa

Dawes Jones (2) Gale

N815KEN Mike Andrews
N87David John Hayward

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South Africa

Marais Smith

LP1Mof Myburgh
PR1Len Cunningham

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Bibliography

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