Team: | Wales |
Destination: | Africa |
Yearstart: | 1964 |
Matchplayed: | 5 |
Matchwon: | 3 |
Matchdraw: | 0 |
Matchlost: | 2 |
Testplayed: | 1 |
Testwon: | 0 |
Testdraw: | 0 |
Testlost: | 1 |
Played1: | 1 |
Won1: | 0 |
Draw1: | 0 |
Lost1: | 1 |
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.
Scores and results list Wales' points tally first.
Opponent | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status | ||||
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East Africa | align=center width=40 | 26 | align=center width=40 | 8 | width=140 align=right | 12 May 1964 | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi | Tour match | |
Boland | align=center width=40 | 17 | align=center width=40 | 6 | width=140 align=right | 19 May 1964 | Wellington | Tour match | |
South Africa | align=center width=40 | 3 | align=center width=40 | 24 | width=140 align=right | 23 May 1964 | Kings Park, Durban | Test Match | |
Northern Transvaal | align=center width=40 | 9 | align=center width=40 | 22 | width=140 align=right | 27 May 1964 | Pretoria | Tour match | |
Orange Free State | align=center width=40 | 14 | align=center width=40 | 6 | width=140 align=right | 30 May 1964 | Bloemfontein | Tour match |
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