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 , 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 () Coach H. R. McKibbin ()
Backs Dewi Bebb (Swansea and ) Niall Brophy (University College Dublin and ) H. J. C Brown (Blackheath and RAF) John Dee (Hartlepool Rovers and ) Ronnie Cowan (Selkirk and ) David Hewitt (Queen's University RFC and ) Raymond Hunter (CIYMS and ) Dickie Jeeps (Northampton and ) Ken Jones (Llanelli and ) Tom Kiernan (University College Cork R.F.C. and ) Tony O'Connor (Aberavon and ) Richard Sharp (Oxford University and ) Arthur Smith (Edinburgh Wanderers and ) Gordon Waddell (London Scottish and ) Mike Weston (Durham City and ) John Willcox (Oxford University and )
Forwards Mike Campbell-Lamerton (London Scottish, Army and ) Glyn Davidge (Newport and ) John Douglas (Stewart's College FP and ) Bert Godwin (Coventry and ) Stan Hodgson (Durham City and ) Kingsley Jones (Cardiff and ) Willie John McBride (Ballymena and ) Bryn Meredith (Newport and ) Syd Millar (Ballymena and ) Haydn Morgan (Abertillery and ) Bill Mulcahy (Bohemians and ) David Nash (Ebbw Vale and ) Alun Pask (Abertillery and ) Budge Rogers (Bedford and ) David Rollo (Howe of Fife and ) Keith Rowlands (Cardiff and ) Peter Wright (Blackheath and )
Results Scores and results list British Lions' points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue StatusRhodesia38926 May 1962Hartsfield Ground, SalisburyTour matchGiqualand West8831 May 1962De Beers Diamond Oval, KimberleyTour matchWestern Transvaal1162 June 1962Olen Park, PotchefstroomTour matchSouthern University14116 June 1962Newlands, Cape TownTour matchBoland2589 June 1962Boland Stadium, WellingtonTour matchSouth West Africa14612 June 1962South West Stadium, WindhoekTour matchNorthern Transvaal61416 June 1962Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaTour matchSouth Africa3323 June 1962Ellis Park, JohannesburgTest Match13327 June 1962Kings Park, DurbanTour matchEastern Province21630 June 1962Boet Erasmus, Port ElizabethTour matchOrange Free State14144 July 1962Free State Stadium, BloemfonteinTour matchJunior Springboks16117 July 1962Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaTour matchCombined Services20611 July 1962Olen Park, PotchefstroomTour matchWestern Province211314 July 1962Newlands, Cape TownTour matchSouth West Districts11317 July 1962Tour matchSouth Africa0321 July 1962Kings Park, DurbanTest MatchNorthern Universities6625 July 1962PAM Brink, SpringsTour matchTransvaal24328 July 1962Ellis Park, JohannesburgTour matchSouth Africa384 August 1962Newlands, Cape TownTest MatchNorth Eastern Districts3488 August 1962Danie Craven St., StellenboschTour matchBorder5011 August 1962Buffalo City St., East LondonTour matchCentral University14615 August 1962Boet Erasmus, Port ElizabethTour matchEastern Transvaal161918 August 1962PAM Brink, SpringsTour matchSouth Africa143425 August 1962Free State Stadium, BloemfonteinTest MatchEast Africa50028 August 1962RFUEA Ground, NairobiTour match
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