1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe

In 1960-61 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 won a Grand Slam by winning their test matches against all four Home Nations sides, as well as the test against France. This was the fifth Springboks tour of the Northern Hemisphere.

1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe
Summary	P W D L
Total	34 31 02 01
Test match	05 04 01 00
Opponent	P W D L
Wales	1 1 0 0
Ireland	1 1 0 0
England	1 1 0 0
Scotland	1 1 0 0
France	1 0 1 0

Results

Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Southern Counties	29	9	22 October 1960	Brighton	Tour match
Oxford University	24	5	26 October 1960	Oxford	Tour match
Cardiff	13	6	29 October 1960	Cardiff	Tour match
Pontypool & Cross Keys	30	3	2 November 1960	Pontypool Park, Pontypool	Tour match
Midland Counties	3	3	5 November 1960	Leicester	Tour match
Cambridge University	12	0	9 November 1960	Cambridge	Tour match
London Counties	20	3	12 November 1960	Twickenham, London	Tour match
Glasgow - Edinburgh	16	11	16 November 1960	Glasgow	Tour match
South of Scotland	19	3	19 November 1960	Hawick	Tour match
North West Counties	11	0	23 November 1960	Maine Road, Manchester	Tour match
Swansea	19	3	26 November 1960	Swansea	Tour match
Ebbw Vale & Abertillery	3	0	29 November 1960	Ebbw Vale	Tour match
Wales	3	0	3 December 1960	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Test match
South Western Counties	21	9	7 December 1960	Camborne	Tour match
Western Counties	42	0	10 December 1960	Gloucester	Tour match
Llanelli RFC	21	0	13 December 1960	Llanelli	Tour match
Ireland	8	3	17 December 1960	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Test match
Munster	9	3	21 December 1960	Musgrave Park, Cork	Tour match
Combined Services	14	5	26 December 1960	Twickenham, London	Tour match
Midland Counties	16	5	28 December 1960	Birmingham	Tour match
North Eastern Counties	21	9	31 December 1960	Gosforth	Tour match
South Eastern Counties	24	0	3 January 1961	Bournemouth	Tour match
England	5	0	7 January 1961	Twickenham, London	Test match
Newport	3	0	11 January 1961	Newport	Tour match
Neath and Aberavon	25	5	14 January 1961	The Gnoll, Neath	Tour match
Scotland	12	5	21 January 1961	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Test match
North of Scotland	22	9	25 January 1961		Tour match
Ulster	19	6	28 January 1961	Belfast	Tour match
Leinster	12	5	1 February 1961	Dublin	Tour match
Barbarians	0	6	4 February 1961	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Tour match
South West France	29	3	8 February 1961		Tour match
France B	26	10	11 February 1961		Tour match
Cote Basque	36	9	14 February 1961		Tour match
France	0	0	18 February 1961	Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes	Test match

Bibliography

• Billot, John (1974). Springboks in Wales. Ferndale: Ron Jones Publications.
• Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.