184:
1596:
1540:
1647:
1931:
2062:
2096:
1975:
1699:
2036:
1760:
1887:
1836:
1033:
2216:
1068:
1574:
1559:
1063:
1053:
878:
873:
1723:
2146:
2134:
1804:
1656:
1610:
1605:
1028:
1023:
1435:
1058:
806:
2045:
1809:
1677:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1038:
2004:
1309:
1043:
1896:
1814:
1340:
1120:
1073:
1048:
1330:
1161:
1523:
1518:
1579:
1569:
1564:
1554:
1549:
851:
2211:
846:
1682:
1672:
1664:
1630:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1428:
799:
2241:
1958:
1953:
1945:
1304:
1289:
1279:
224:
1870:
1865:
1860:
1855:
1850:
1743:
1738:
1733:
1728:
1718:
1713:
1708:
1294:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1222:
1819:
1799:
1794:
1789:
1784:
1779:
1774:
1769:
1201:
1196:
1176:
1166:
867:
2019:
2014:
2009:
1999:
1989:
1904:
1007:
2226:
1421:
1314:
1299:
1284:
1145:
1140:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1002:
792:
234:
2236:
2231:
1227:
762:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1274:
1258:
1083:
941:
298:
290:
270:
2221:
1366:
1361:
1356:
742:
340:
250:
189:
2105:
2071:
1994:
1984:
1533:
246:
697:
484:
281:
scored all of
Ireland's points with a try, a conversion and a penalty. Four members of this touring party – Niall Brophy,
1640:
1589:
257:
on five occasions. However all of these games had been played in
Ireland. In 1960 South Africa had beaten Ireland 8–3 at
1924:
977:
424:
1829:
1692:
815:
254:
1753:
691:
600:
513:
2206:
2089:
2055:
1968:
1880:
2029:
997:
921:
610:
569:
1401:
1335:
1171:
663:
642:
632:
2079:
1914:
1909:
638:
579:
575:
496:
294:
992:
931:
828:
261:. The following year Ireland embarked on their first tour of South Africa. Among the touring party was
721:
656:
1450:
936:
926:
725:
670:
266:
2163:
1387:
715:
555:
413:
399:
534:
8:
766:
982:
388:
1394:
961:
946:
701:
1413:
784:
2127:
987:
951:
589:
585:
520:
490:
448:
274:
262:
2151:
2139:
547:
900:
527:
462:
258:
2200:
956:
895:
684:
649:
593:
551:
289:
and Bill
Mulcahy – would return to South Africa with the British Lions in
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565:
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278:
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708:
680:
541:
286:
362:
2183:
438:
2217:
Ireland national rugby union team tours of South Africa
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814:
311:
Scores and results list
Ireland's points tally first.
297:, as a coach, would also return with the Lions in
2198:
265:who had previously toured South Africa with the
273:. The tour began with a full international at
1429:
800:
243:1961 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa
24:1961 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa
1436:
1422:
807:
793:
2212:Ireland national rugby union team tours
942:Ireland national rugby union team tours
458:
455:
452:
434:
431:
428:
409:
406:
403:
384:
381:
378:
355:
350:
345:
2199:
743:Ireland vs South Africa at rugby union
1417:
788:
13:
14:
2253:
2242:Ireland–Zimbabwe sports relations
2227:1961 in South African rugby union
1444:Rugby union tours of South Africa
817:Ireland national rugby union team
2094:
2060:
2034:
1973:
1929:
1885:
1834:
1758:
1697:
1645:
1594:
1538:
477:
182:
446:
422:
397:
374:
755:
1:
2222:Rugby union tours of Zimbabwe
748:
18:Series of rugby union matches
2237:1961–62 in Irish rugby union
2232:1960–61 in Irish rugby union
489:Honorary Assistant Manager:
337:
7:
736:
621:
10:
2258:
830:Irish Rugby Football Union
662:J.R. ("Ronnie") Kavanagh (
304:
225:Chile & Argentina 1952
2114:
2088:
2054:
2028:
1967:
1923:
1879:
1828:
1752:
1691:
1639:
1588:
1532:
1451:British & Irish Lions
1449:
1379:
1349:
1323:
1267:
1251:
1210:
1154:
1093:
1082:
1016:
970:
915:Competitions and trophies
914:
888:
860:
839:
824:
692:University College Dublin
601:University College Dublin
514:University College Dublin
277:which Ireland lost 24–8.
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220:
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180:
176:
152:
145:
141:
111:
104:
74:
67:
63:
39:
32:
28:
23:
1211:South Africa and Namibia
927:Six Nations Championship
502:
611:University College Cork
570:University College Cork
2207:1961 rugby union tours
2174:(South Sea Barbarians)
376:South West District XV
293:. Kiernan, Millar and
1388:The Fields of Athenry
580:Cambridge University
1017:Matches by opponent
769:on 27 December 2018
763:"www.irishrugby.ie"
2115:Various selections
1310:North America 2013
1305:North America 2009
1290:North America 1989
1280:South America 1952
983:Ireland Wolfhounds
872:Brian O'Driscoll (
657:Queen's University
2194:
2193:
2076:
1411:
1410:
1375:
1374:
1252:France and Europe
962:Millennium Trophy
947:Admiral Brown Cup
734:
733:
716:Blackrock College
702:Cork Constitution
698:Noel A. A. Murphy
669:Timothy McGrath (
619:
618:
556:Oxford University
472:
471:
400:Western Transvaal
240:
239:
211:
210:
172:
171:
137:
136:
100:
99:
59:
58:
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2180:
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2155:
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2131:
2128:American Cougars
2123:
2099:
2098:
2097:
2074:
2065:
2064:
2063:
2039:
2038:
2037:
1978:
1977:
1976:
1950:
1942:
1934:
1933:
1932:
1901:
1890:
1889:
1888:
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1838:
1837:
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1702:
1701:
1700:
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1543:
1542:
1541:
1438:
1431:
1424:
1415:
1414:
1091:
1090:
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988:Emerging Ireland
952:Centenary Quaich
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818:
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802:
795:
786:
785:
779:
778:
776:
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765:. Archived from
759:
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626:
625:
540:William Hewitt (
507:
506:
414:De Beers Stadium
316:
315:
275:Newlands Stadium
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194:
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150:
149:
132:
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120:
114:
109:
108:
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89:
83:
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71:
37:
36:
21:
20:
2257:
2256:
2252:
2251:
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2248:
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2110:
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2092:
2084:
2061:
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1940:
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1919:
1899:
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1883:
1875:
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1824:
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1592:
1584:
1539:
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1407:
1371:
1345:
1319:
1263:
1247:
1206:
1150:
1084:
1078:
1012:
966:
922:Rugby World Cup
910:
884:
856:
835:
829:
820:
816:
813:
783:
782:
772:
770:
761:
760:
756:
751:
739:
624:
548:Kenneth Houston
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474:
416:, Potchefstroom
307:
216:Tour chronology
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5:
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1395:Ireland's Call
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1315:Argentina 2014
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1302:
1300:Argentina 2007
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1285:Argentina 1970
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738:
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690:Bill Mulcahy (
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531:
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512:Niall Brophy (
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499:
493:
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485:Noel F. Murphy
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2177:
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2152:Sudamérica XV
2148:
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2140:Sudamérica XV
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1069:United States
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971:Related teams
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998:Universities
993:Irish Exiles
932:Triple Crown
771:. Retrieved
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552:London Irish
533:Dion Glass (
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465:, Wellington
459:11 June 1961
391:, Mossel Bay
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1534:New Zealand
1275:Canada 1899
1155:New Zealand
1054:New Zealand
868:All Players
722:Gordon Wood
655:J.S. Dick (
648:C.J. Dick (
607:Jerry Walsh
566:Tom Kiernan
468:Tour match
443:Tour match
435:24 May 1961
419:Tour match
410:20 May 1961
394:Tour match
385:17 May 1961
365:, Cape Town
357:13 May 1961
283:Tom Kiernan
279:Tom Kiernan
253:had played
2201:Categories
2075:(no test)
1034:Barbarians
1008:Schoolboys
937:Grand Slam
906:Croke Park
773:10 October
749:References
681:Syd Millar
542:Instonians
535:Collegians
528:Galwegians
389:Kings Park
370:Test Match
287:Syd Millar
245:. Between
105:Test match
2164:Cavaliers
1949:(no test)
1900:(no test)
1668:(no test)
1660:(no test)
1641:Argentina
1590:Australia
1094:Australia
1029:Australia
1024:Argentina
726:Garryowen
685:Ballymena
671:Garryowen
664:Wanderers
650:Ballymena
643:Wanderers
633:Wanderers
590:Leicester
521:Bohemians
495:Captain:
483:Manager:
439:Salisbury
363:Olen Park
249:and 1960
231:Next tour
2184:World XV
1925:Scotland
1380:See also
1268:Americas
1059:Scotland
737:See also
622:Forwards
425:Rhodesia
146:Opponent
1830:Ireland
1693:England
1324:Oceania
1039:England
861:Players
852:Records
847:History
840:History
334:Status
325:Against
305:Matches
255:Ireland
33:Summary
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709:Malone
449:Boland
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2090:Tonga
2056:Samoa
1969:Wales
1881:Italy
1350:Japan
1085:Tours
1074:Wales
1049:Italy
874:tries
503:Backs
331:Venue
68:Total
2179:1989
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2159:1985
2147:1982
2135:1980
2122:1978
2106:1997
2080:2007
2072:2003
2046:1996
2030:Fiji
2020:2022
2015:2014
2010:2008
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1995:1998
1990:1995
1985:1964
1959:2006
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1915:2008
1910:2001
1905:1999
1897:1973
1871:2024
1866:2016
1861:2004
1856:1998
1851:1981
1846:1961
1820:2017
1815:2006
1810:2005
1805:2001
1800:1993
1795:1980
1790:1975
1785:1971
1780:1967
1775:1964
1770:1958
1744:2018
1739:2012
1734:2007
1729:2000
1724:1998
1719:1994
1714:1984
1709:1972
1683:2003
1678:2002
1673:1994
1665:1971
1657:1965
1631:1992
1626:1969
1621:1963
1616:1961
1611:1953
1606:1933
1580:1996
1575:1992
1570:1976
1565:1970
1560:1960
1555:1949
1550:1928
1524:2021
1519:2009
1514:1997
1509:1980
1504:1974
1499:1968
1494:1962
1489:1955
1484:1938
1479:1924
1474:1910
1469:1903
1464:1896
1459:1891
1367:2017
1362:2005
1357:1985
1341:2003
1336:1997
1331:1976
1295:2000
1259:1988
1243:2016
1238:2004
1233:1998
1228:1991
1223:1981
1218:1961
1202:2022
1197:2012
1192:2010
1187:2008
1182:2006
1177:2002
1172:1997
1167:1992
1162:1976
1146:2020
1141:2018
1136:2010
1131:2008
1126:2006
1121:2003
1116:1999
1111:1994
1106:1979
1101:1967
1003:U20s
879:caps
775:2008
328:Date
299:1968
291:1962
271:1955
247:1906
322:For
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