# 1964 Wales rugby union tour of Africa

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.
| Opponent | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status |
| East Africa | 26 | 8 | 12 May 1964 | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi | Tour match |
| Boland | 17 | 6 | 19 May 1964 | Wellington | Tour match |
| South Africa | 3 | 24 | 23 May 1964 | Kings Park, Durban | Test Match |
| Northern Transvaal | 9 | 22 | 27 May 1964 | Pretoria | Tour match |
| Orange Free State | 14 | 6 | 30 May 1964 | Bloemfontein | Tour match |

## Touring party

* Manager: David J. Phillips

### 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

* 12 May 1964 17:00 EAT (UTC+3)
| East Africa | 8–26 | Wales |
| Try: Andrews Con: Young Pen: Young | | Try: Bebb Dawes Jones (2) Gale Con: Bradshaw (4) Pen: Bradshaw |
* Ngong Road Ground, Nairobi, Kenya Attendance: 6,000 Referee: G. E. Neville (Kenya R.R.S)
| FB | 1 | W. Kennedy |
| RW | 2 | T. Tory |
| OC | 3 | C. J. C. Irvine |
| IC | 4 | C. C. Young |
| LW | 5 | E. Weaver |
| FH | 6 | B. K. McGuinness |
| SH | 7 | K. F. O'Byrne |
| LP | 8 | K. I. Duncan |
| HK | 9 | F. A. R. Bwye |
| TP | 10 | B. Shorter |
| LL | 11 | D. S. Reynolds |
| RL | 12 | A. Russell |
| OF | 13 | G. Barbour |
| BF | 14 | R. B. Laing (c) |
| N8 | 15 | Mike Andrews |
| FB | 8 | Grahame Hodgson |
| RW | 1 | Dewi Bebb |
| OC | 2 | Keith Bradshaw |
| IC | 5 | John Dawes |
| LW | 10 | Ken Jones |
| FH | 24 | J. M. Young |
| SH | 18 | Clive Rowlands (c) |
| LP | 23 | Denzil Williams |
| HK | 6 | Norman Gale |
| TP | 3 | Len Cunningham |
| LL | 15 | Brian Price |
| RL | 19 | Brian Thomas |
| BF | 16 | Gareth Prothero |
| OF | 12 | John Mantle |
| N8 | 7 | David John Hayward |

### South Africa

* 23 May 1964
| South Africa | 24–3 | Wales |
| Try: Hopwood Marais Smith Con: Oxlee (3) Pen: Oxlee (2) Drop: Wilson | | Pen: Bradshaw |
* Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa Attendance: 35,000 Referee: G. K. Engelbrecht (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Lionel Wilson |
| RW | 14 | Jannie Engelbrecht |
| OC | 13 | John Gainsford |
| IC | 12 | Dave Stewart |
| LW | 11 | Corra Dirksen |
| FH | 10 | Keith Oxlee |
| SH | 9 | Nelie Smith |
| N8 | 8 | Doug Hopwood |
| OF | 7 | Tommy Bedford |
| BF | 6 | Frik du Preez |
| RL | 5 | Avril Malan |
| LL | 4 | Gawie Carelse |
| TP | 3 | Hannes Marais |
| HK | 2 | Abie Malan (c) |
| LP | 1 | Mof Myburgh |
| FB | 15 | Grahame Hodgson |
| RW | 11 | Dewi Bebb |
| OC | 13 | John Dawes |
| IC | 12 | Keith Bradshaw |
| LW | 14 | Ken Jones |
| FH | 10 | David Watkins |
| SH | 9 | Clive Rowlands (c) |
| N8 | 8 | John Mantle |
| FL | 7 | David John Hayward |
| FL | 6 | Alun Pask |
| LK | 5 | Brian Thomas |
| LK | 4 | Brian Price |
| PR | 3 | Denzil Williams |
| HK | 2 | Norman Gale |
| PR | 1 | Len Cunningham |