1974 TOUR: ITINERARY

DATE

OPPONENTS, VENUE AND REFEREE

RESULT &½TIME

B & IRISH LIONS

OPPONENTS

BRITISH & IRISH LIONS SCORERS

OPPONENTS SCORERS

T

C

P

D

T

C

P

D

1

Wednesday

May

15

WESTERN TRANSVAAL

W 59-13

9

7

3

0

2

1

1

0

Bennett (7C,3P) Edwards (2T) Rees (T) WNF de Bruin (C,P) I Schaap (T)
Olen Park, Potchefstroom

(22-13)

David (2T) Moloney (T) Steele (T) J Stoffberg (T)
Ref: P Robbertse Brown (T) Ripley (T)

2

Saturday

May

18

SOUTH WEST AFRICA

W 23-16

3

1

3

0

2

1

2

0

Irvine (C,2P) Edwards (T) Old (P) DH Karg (C,2P) JH Ellis (T)
South West Stadium, Windhoek

(10-9)

Rees (T) Milliken (T) WAJ Prinsloo (T)
Ref: CJ de Bruyn

3

Wednesday

May

22

BOLAND

W 33-6

5

2

3

0

0

0

2

0

Old (2C,3P) Milliken (2T) Grace (T) JC Theart (2P)
Boland Stadium, Wellington

(10-0)

Edwards (T) McBride (T)
Ref: GP Bezuidenhout

4

Saturday

May

25

EASTERN PROVINCE

W 28-14

3

2

4

0

3

1

0

0

Bennett (2C,4P) Steele (T) Slattery (T) GS Cowley (C) CS Erasmus (T)
Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth

(16-4)

Davies (T) D Campher (T) JFK Marais (T)
Ref: JA van der Vyver

5

Wednesday

May

29

SOUTH WESTERN DISTRICTS

W 97-0

16

15

1

0

0

0

0

0

Old (T,15C,P) JJ Williams (6T) Grace (T)
Van Riebeeck Ground, Mossel Bay

(37-0)

JPR Williams (2T) Evans (3T) Davies (T)

-

Ref: M Baise Moloney (T) Slattery (T)

6

Saturday

June

1

WESTERN PROVINCE

W 17-8

2

0

3

0

2

0

0

0

Bennett (3P) Rees (T) Brown (T) AO Read (2T)
Newlands, Cape Town

(11-4)

Ref: IW Gourlay

7

Tuesday

June

4

SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY FEDERATION XV

W 37-6

5

1

5

0

0

0

1

1

Irvine (C,3P) JJ Williams (T) Old (2P) EG Tobias (P,D)
Goodwood Showground, Goodwood

(13-6)

Bergiers (T) Slattery (T) Brown (T)
Ref: D Katzenellenbogen Milliken (T)

8

Saturday

June

8

SOUTH AFRICA - 1

W 12-3

0

0

3

1

0

0

0

1

Bennett (3P) Edwards (D) DSL Snyman (D)
Newlands, Cape Town

(3-3)

Ref: M Baise (South Africa)

9

Tuesday

June

11

WESTERN PROVINCE UNIVERSITIES

W 26-4

4

2

2

0

1

0

0

0

Irvine (2C,2P) Bergiers (T) Brown (T) DA Macdonald (T)
Newlands, Cape Town

(16-4)

Kennedy (T) Uttley (T)
Ref: J de J Moolman

10

Saturday

June

15

TRANSVAAL

W 23-15

3

1

3

0

0

0

3

2

Bennett (C,3P) JPR Williams (T) GR Bosch (3P,2D)
Ellis Park, Johannesburg

(3-9)

Milliken (T) Neary (T)
Ref: P Robbertse

11

Tuesday

June

18

RHODESIA

W 42-6

6

3

3

1

0

0

2

0

Irvine (T,3C,3P,D) Edwards (T) Grace (2T) IW Robertson (2P)
Police Ground, Salisbury

(25-6)

Slattery (T) Steele (T)
Ref: S Strydom

12

Saturday

June

22

SOUTH AFRICA - 2

W 28-9

5

1

1

1

0

0

2

1

Bennett (T,C,P) JJ Williams (2T) GR Bosch (2P,D)
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

(10-3)

McGeechan (D) Milliken (T) Brown (T)
Ref: CJ de Bruyn (South Africa)

13

Thursday

June

27

QUAGGAS

W 20-16

3

1

2

0

1

0

4

0

Irvine (C,2P) Brown (2T) Ripley (T) PN Kirsten (4P) A Stephenson (T)
Ellis Park, Johannesburg

(13-7)

Ref: IW Gourlay

14

Saturday

June

29

ORANGE FREE STATE

W 11-9

2

0

1

0

0

0

2

1

JJ Williams (T) Davies (T) JCP Snyman (2P,D)
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

(4-3)

McKinney (P)
Ref: GP Bezuidenhout

15

Wednesday

July

3

GRIQUALAND WEST

W 69-16

12

9

1

0

2

1

2

0

Irvine (8C,P) Gibson (C) Grace (4T) D Wiese (2T,C,P) J van Eck (P)
De Beers Stadium, Kimberley

(25-3)

Steele (2T) Evans (T) David (T) Ripley (T)
Ref: CJ de Bruyn Moloney (T) Kennedy (T) Slattery (T)

16

Saturday

July

6

NORTHERN TRANSVAAL

W 16-12

2

1

2

0

0

0

4

0

Irvine (C,2P) Neary (T) Davies (T) CF Luther (4P)
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

(9-6)

Ref: P Robbertse

17

Tuesday

July

9

SOUTH AFRICAN AFRICAN XV

W 56-10

10

5

2

0

1

0

2

0

Irvine (T,5C,2P) Grace (3T) Gibson (2T) C Mgweba (T) N Mbiko (2P)
Sisa Dukashe Stadium, Mdantsane, East London

(17-3)

Morley (T) Edwards (T) David (T)
Ref: S Strydom Ripley (T)

18

Saturday

July

13

SOUTH AFRICA - 3

W 26-9

3

1

2

2

0

0

3

0

Irvine (C,2P) JJ Williams (2T) JCP Snyman (3P)
Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth

(7-3)

Bennett (2D) Brown (T)
Ref: CJ de Bruyn (South Africa)

19

Wednesday

July

17

BORDER

W 26-6

3

1

4

0

0

0

2

0

Irvine (C,4P) Steele (2T) Edwards (T) J Steenekamp (2P)
BRU Ground, East London

(10-3)

Ref: GP Bezuidenhout

20

Saturday

July

20

NATAL

W 34-6

4

3

4

0

0

0

2

0

Irvine (2T) Bennett (3C,4P) KR Hannaford (2P)
King's Park, Durban

(9-0)

Davies (T) Slattery (T)
Ref: P Robbertse

21

Tuesday

July

23

EASTERN TRANSVAAL

W 33-10

5

2

3

0

1

0

2

0

Irvine (2C,3P) Grace (2T) David (T) PD Fourie (T) G Salt (2P)
PAM Brink Stadium, Springs

(16-6)

McGeechan (T) Ripley (T)
Ref: S Strydom

22

Saturday

July

27

SOUTH AFRICA - 4

D 13-13

2

1

1

0

1

0

3

0

Irvine (T,P) Uttley (T) Bennett (C) JCP Snyman (3P) PA Cronje (T)
Ellis Park, Johannesburg

(10-6)

Ref: M Baise (South Africa)

Scoring Values: Try = 4 points; Conversion = 2 points; Penalty goal = 3 points; Drop goal = 3 points

RESULTS

LEADING TRY SCORERS
MOST CAPS
TOP POINT SCORERS
Ugo Monye5
Tommy Bowe4
Thomas Richard Croft3
Lee Byrne2
Danwel Demas2
Keith Earls2
Stephen Ferris2
Michael Phillips2
Jamie Roberts2
Shane Williams2