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1955 TOUR: TOURING TEAM
TOUR MANAGEMENT
Manager
JAE Siggins
Assistant Manager
DE Davies
Captain
RH Thompson
Vice-captain
A Cameron
SQUAD
POSITION
NAME
COUNTRY
CLUB
Fullbacks
A Cameron
Scotland
Glasgow HS Former Pupils
AG Thomas
Wales
Llanelli
Wings
HT Morris
Wales
Cardiff
AC Pedlow
Ireland
Queen's University Belfast
AR Smith
Scotland
Cambridge University
FD Sykes
England
Northampton
Centres
J Butterfield
England
Northampton
WPC Davies
England
Harlequins
AJF O'Reilly
Ireland
Old Belvedere
JP Quinn
England
New Brighton
Utility back
GM Griffiths*
Wales
Cardiff
Flyhalves
DGS Baker
England
Old Merchant Taylors
CI Morgan
Wales
Cardiff
Scrumhalves
REG Jeeps
England
Northampton
T Lloyd
Wales
Maesteg
JE Williams
England
Old Millhillians
Props
T Elliot
Scotland
Gala
HF McLeod
Scotland
Hawick
CC Meredith
Wales
Neath
WOG Williams
Wales
Swansea
Hookers
BV Meredith
Wales
Newport
R Roe
Ireland
Lansdowne
Locks
EJS Michie
Scotland
Aberdeen University
RJ Robins
Wales
Pontypridd
RH Thompson (C)
Ireland
Instonians
RH Williams
Wales
Llanelli
Flanks
R Higgins
England
Liverpool
RCC Thomas
Wales
Swansea
DS Wilson
England
Metropolitan Police
Eighthmen
JT Greenwood
Scotland
Dunfermline
TE Reid
Ireland
Garryowen
*Replacement during the tour
RESULTS
4 July South Africa 9 - 28 Lions
27 June South Africa 28 - 25 Lions
23 June Emerging Springboks 13 - 13 Lions
20 June South Africa 26 - 21 Lions
16 June Southern Kings 8 - 20 Lions
13 June Western Province 23 - 26 Lions
10 June Sharks 3 - 39 Lions
6 June Cheetahs 24 - 26 Lions
no result
LEADING TRY SCORERS
MOST CAPS
TOP POINT SCORERS
Ugo Monye
5
Tommy Bowe
4
Thomas Richard Croft
3
Lee Byrne
2
Danwel Demas
2
Keith Earls
2
Stephen Ferris
2
Michael Phillips
2
Jamie Roberts
2
Shane Williams
2
Ugo Monye
5
Tommy Bowe
4
Thomas Richard Croft
3
Lee Byrne
2
Danwel Demas
2
Keith Earls
2
Stephen Ferris
2
Michael Phillips
2
Jamie Roberts
2
Shane Williams
2
Percy Montgomery
102
John Smit
102
Victor Matfield
101
Joost van der Westhuizen
89
Os du Randt
80
Mark Andrews
77
Bakkies Botha
68
Andre Venter
66
Bryan Habana
66
CJ van der Linde
65
T
C
P
D
T
Stephen Jones
0
13
12
1
65
Ronan O`Gara
1
10
8
0
49
James Hook
1
6
6
0
35
Ugo Monye
5
0
0
0
25
Tommy Bowe
4
0
0
0
20
Morné Steyn
0
2
5
0
19
Willem de Waal
0
1
4
1
17
Thomas Richard Croft
3
0
0
0
15
Ruan Pienaar
0
2
3
0
13
Lee Byrne
2
0
0
0
10