# 1962 British Lions tour to South Africa

In 1962 the British Lions rugby union team toured Southern and Eastern Africa. Overall the tourists played twenty-five matches, winning sixteen, losing five and drawing four.
The Lions were unsuccessful in the test series against South Africa, losing by three matches to nil with one match drawn. The first three tests were close; the first match was drawn 3–3 and South Africa won the second 3–0 and the third 8–3. The fourth test resulted in a bigger win for South Africa, 34–14.
The tour included games against Rhodesia (which would become Zimbabwe), South West Africa (future Namibia, then part of South Africa) and East Africa in Kenya; winning all three. The Lions won all their non-international matches except for those against Northern Transvaal and Eastern Transvaal.
The touring party was captained by Arthur Smith. The manager was Brian Vaughan and the assistant manager was Harry McKibbin.

## Squad
### Management

* Manager D. B. Vaughan (England)
* Coach H. R. McKibbin (Ireland)

### Backs

* Dewi Bebb (Swansea and Wales)
* Niall Brophy (University College Dublin and Ireland)
* H. J. C Brown (Blackheath and RAF)
* John Dee (Hartlepool Rovers and England)
* Ronnie Cowan (Selkirk and Scotland)
* David Hewitt (Queen's University RFC and Ireland)
* Raymond Hunter (CIYMS and Ireland)
* Dickie Jeeps (Northampton and England)
* Ken Jones (Llanelli and Wales)
* Tom Kiernan (University College Cork R.F.C. and Ireland)
* Tony O'Connor (Aberavon and Wales)
* Richard Sharp (Oxford University and England)
* Arthur Smith (Edinburgh Wanderers and Scotland)
* Gordon Waddell (London Scottish and Scotland)
* Mike Weston (Durham City and England)
* John Willcox (Oxford University and England)

### Forwards

* Mike Campbell-Lamerton (London Scottish, Army and Scotland)
* Glyn Davidge (Newport and Wales)
* John Douglas (Stewart's College FP and Scotland)
* Bert Godwin (Coventry and England)
* Stan Hodgson (Durham City and England)
* Kingsley Jones (Cardiff and Wales)
* Willie John McBride (Ballymena and Ireland)
* Bryn Meredith (Newport and Wales)
* Syd Millar (Ballymena and Ireland)
* Haydn Morgan (Abertillery and Wales)
* Bill Mulcahy (Bohemians and Ireland)
* David Nash (Ebbw Vale and Wales)
* Alun Pask (Abertillery and Wales)
* Budge Rogers (Bedford and England)
* David Rollo (Howe of Fife and Scotland)
* Keith Rowlands (Cardiff and Wales)
* Peter Wright (Blackheath and England)

## Results

Scores and results list British Lions' points tally first.
| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status |
| Rhodesia | 38 | 9 | 26 May 1962 | Hartsfield Ground, Salisbury | Tour match |
| Giqualand West | 8 | 8 | 31 May 1962 | De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley | Tour match |
| Western Transvaal | 11 | 6 | 2 June 1962 | Olen Park, Potchefstroom | Tour match |
| Southern University | 14 | 11 | 6 June 1962 | Newlands, Cape Town | Tour match |
| Boland | 25 | 8 | 9 June 1962 | Boland Stadium, Wellington | Tour match |
| South West Africa | 14 | 6 | 12 June 1962 | South West Stadium, Windhoek | Tour match |
| Northern Transvaal | 6 | 14 | 16 June 1962 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | Tour match |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 23 June 1962 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Test Match |
| Natal | 13 | 3 | 27 June 1962 | Kings Park, Durban | Tour match |
| Eastern Province | 21 | 6 | 30 June 1962 | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth | Tour match |
| Orange Free State | 14 | 14 | 4 July 1962 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | Tour match |
| Junior Springboks | 16 | 11 | 7 July 1962 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | Tour match |
| Combined Services | 20 | 6 | 11 July 1962 | Olen Park, Potchefstroom | Tour match |
| Western Province | 21 | 13 | 14 July 1962 | Newlands, Cape Town | Tour match |
| South West Districts | 11 | 3 | 17 July 1962 | | Tour match |
| South Africa | 0 | 3 | 21 July 1962 | Kings Park, Durban | Test Match |
| Northern Universities | 6 | 6 | 25 July 1962 | PAM Brink, Springs | Tour match |
| Transvaal | 24 | 3 | 28 July 1962 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Tour match |
| South Africa | 3 | 8 | 4 August 1962 | Newlands, Cape Town | Test Match |
| North Eastern Districts | 34 | 8 | 8 August 1962 | Danie Craven St., Stellenbosch | Tour match |
| Border | 5 | 0 | 11 August 1962 | Buffalo City St., East London | Tour match |
| Central University | 14 | 6 | 15 August 1962 | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth | Tour match |
| Eastern Transvaal | 16 | 19 | 18 August 1962 | PAM Brink, Springs | Tour match |
| South Africa | 14 | 34 | 25 August 1962 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | Test Match |
| East Africa | 50 | 0 | 28 August 1962 | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi | Tour match |