1961 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa
Summary	P W D L
Total	04 03 00 01
Test match	01 00 00 01
Opponent	P W D L
South Africa	1 0 0 1
Tour chronology
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1961 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa. Between1906 and 1960South Africa had playedIreland on five occasions. However all of these games had been played in Ireland. In 1960 South Africa had beaten Ireland 8–3 atLansdowne Road. The following year Ireland embarked on their first tour of South Africa. Among the touring party wasTony O'Reilly who had previously toured South Africa with theBritish Lions in1955. The tour began with a full international atNewlands Stadium which Ireland lost 24–8.Tom Kiernan scored all of Ireland's points with a try, a conversion and a penalty.^[1] Four members of this touring party – Niall Brophy,Tom Kiernan,Syd Millar and Bill Mulcahy – would return to South Africa with the British Lions in1962. Kiernan, Millar andRonnie Dawson, as a coach, would also return with the Lions in1968.

Scores and results list Ireland's points tally first.

• Manager:Noel F. Murphy
• Honorary Assistant Manager:Tony O'Reilly
• Captain:Ronnie Dawson

• Ireland vs South Africa at rugby union

• 1961 rugby union tours
• Ireland national rugby union team tours
• Ireland national rugby union team tours of South Africa
• Rugby union tours of Zimbabwe
• 1961 in South African rugby union
• 1960–61 in Irish rugby union
• 1961–62 in Irish rugby union
• Ireland–Zimbabwe sports relations

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