1961 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa

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]

1961 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa
Tour captain(s)	Ken Catchpole
Summary	P W D L
Total	06 03 01 02
Test match	02 00 00 02
Opponent	P W D L
South Africa	2 0 0 2

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]

• Michael Cleary (NSW)^[5][6]
• John Dowse (NSW)^[5][6]
• Owen Edwards (QLD)^[4]
• Beres Ellwood (NSW)^[5][6]
• Ted Heinrich (NSW)^[6]
• Rob Heming (NSW)^[5][6]
• Peter Johnson (NSW)^[5][6]
• Jim Lenehan (NSW)^[5][6]
• Jim Lisle (NSW)^[5]
• Graeme MacDougall (NSW)^[5]
• Don McDeed (NSW)
• Ted Magrath (NSW)^[6]
• Tony Miller (NSW)^[6]
• John O'Gorman (NSW)^[5][6]
• Rod Phelps (NSW)^[5][6]
• Terry Reid (NSW)^[5]
• Harry Roberts (QLD)^[1]
• John Thornett (NSW)^[5][6]
• Dick Thornett (NSW)^[5][6]
• Jon White (NSW)^[5][6]