1955 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

June

22

WESTERN TRANSVAAL

L 6-9

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

Pedlow (T) Morgan (T) JH van der Schyff (P,D)
Potchefstroom

(6-3)

P Pieters (D)
Ref: P van der Walt

2

Saturday

June

25

GRIQUALAND WEST

W 24-14

6

3

0

0

1

1

3

0

Morris (3T) AG Thomas (3C) Davies (T) B Cartwright (C,3P) B Mitton (T)
De Beers Stadium, Kimberley

(6-8)

Jeeps (T) Roe (T)
Ref: L Louw

3

Wednesday

June

29

TRANSVAAL UNIVERSITIES

W 32-6

6

4

2

0

1

0

1

0

Pedlow (4C,2P) O'Reilly (2T) Morris (2T) K van Vuuren (T) J Steenkamp (P)
Ellis Park, Johannesburg

(16-0)

Baker (T) JE Williams (T)
Ref: D de Villiers

4

Saturday

July

2

ORANGE FREE STATE

W 31-3

7

5

0

0

0

0

1

0

Cameron (5C) Butterfield (3T) Davies (2T) B Klopper (P)
Loubser Park, Kroonstad

(8-0)

O'Reilly (T) Thompson (T)
Ref: KB Weyer

5

Tuesday

July

5

SOUTH WEST AFRICA

W 9-0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sykes (T) O'Reilly (T) Morris (T)
Windhoek

(6-0)

-

Ref: HP Gous

6

Saturday

July

9

WESTERN PROVINCE

W 11-3

3

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

BV Meredith (2T) Davies (T) Baker (C) RG Dryburgh (P)
Newlands, Cape Town

(0-3)

Ref: RD Burmeister

7

Wednesday

July

13

SOUTH WESTERN DISTRICTS

W 22-3

5

2

1

0

0

0

1

0

Sykes (3T) Quinn (C,P) Baker (C) L Martin (P)
Oudtshoorn

(8-3)

Morris (T) Reid (T)
Ref: JPJ Schoeman

8

Saturday

July

16

EASTERN PROVINCE

L 0-20

0

0

0

0

1

1

5

0

F Griffiths (3P) T Mills (C,2P)
Crusader Ground, Port Elizabeth

(0-9)

-

N Singleton (T)
Ref: AA Gordon

9

Wednesday

July

20

NORTH EASTERN DISTRICTS

W 34-6

8

5

0

0

2

0

0

0

O'Reilly (3T) Lloyd (4C) Morgan (2T) W van Rensburg (T) N Cloete (T)
Aliwal North

(16-0)

Pedlow (2T) BV Meredith (T) Quinn (C)
Ref: GF Montgomery

10

Saturday

July

23

TRANSVAAL

W 36-13

7

6

1

0

2

2

1

0

Cameron (6C,P) O'Reilly (3T) Higgins (T) F Herbst (2C,P) DJ Sinclair (T)
Ellis Park, Johannesburg

(18-5)

Butterfield (2T) Griffiths (T) F Roux (T)
Ref: MJ Slabber

11

Wednesday

July

27

RHODESIA - 1

W 27-14

6

3

1

0

1

1

2

1

Sykes (3T) Baker (C,P) Davies (T) Jeeps (T) R Rogers (C,2P) V Baartman (D)
Rhokana Ground, Kitwe

(8-9)

Griffiths (T) Pedlow (C) Morgan (C) J Jutronich (T)
Ref: AE Denovan

12

Saturday

July

30

RHODESIA - 2

W 16-12

2

2

2

0

0

0

4

0

Baker (2P) Morgan (2C) O'Reilly (T) V Baartman (4P)
Police Ground, Salisbury

(13-6)

JE Williams (T)
Ref: A de Villiers

13

Saturday

August

6

SOUTH AFRICA - 1

W 23-22

5

4

0

0

4

2

2

0

Cameron (4C) O'Reilly (T) Pedlow (T) JH van der Schyff (2P,2C)
Ellis Park, Johannesburg

(8-11)

Greenwood (T) Butterfield (T) JJN Swart (T) TPD Briers (2T)
Ref: RD Burmeister (South Africa) Morgan (T) AC Koch (T)

14

Wednesday

August

10

CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES

W 21-14

5

3

0

0

3

1

1

0

Cameron (3C) Morris (2T) CJ de Wilzem (2T) B Laing (C)
Kingsmead, Durban

(10-8)

JE Williams (2T) BV Meredith (T) N Smith (P) S van Zyl (T)
Ref: B Coombe

15

Saturday

August

13

BOLAND

W 11-0

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cameron (C) O'Reilly (T) Davies (T)
Wellington

(8-0)

Wilson (T)

-

Ref: CJ Ackermann

16

Tuesday

August

16

WESTERN PROVINCE UNIVERSITIES

W 20-17

4

1

2

0

4

1

1

0

Pedlow (C,2P) Smith (T) Quinn (T) RJ Lockyear (C,P) JJ Nel (T) L McKay (T)
Newlands, Cape Town

(12-9)

Wilson (T) Reid (T) JGH du Preez (T) BD Pfaff (T)
Ref: FJ Corin

17

Saturday

August

20

SOUTH AFRICA - 2

L 9-25

2

0

1

0

7

2

0

0

Cameron (P) Butterfield (T) KT van Vollenhoven (3T)
Newlands, Cape Town

(3-3)

BV Meredith (T) RG Dryburgh (T,2C) W Rosenberg (T)
Ref: MJ Slabber (South Africa) DSP Ackermann (T) TPD Briers (T)

18

Wednesday

August

24

EASTERN TRANSVAAL

D 17-17

4

1

1

0

2

1

2

1

Smith (2T) Quinn (C,P) Pedlow (T) D Holton (C,P) C Forman (P,D)
PAM Brink Stadium, Springs

(12-0)

JE Williams (T) W Wessels (T) L Badenhorst (T)
Ref: TH Woolley

19

Saturday

August

27

NORTHERN TRANSVAAL

W 14-11

4

1

0

0

2

1

1

0

Greenwood (T) Butterfield (T) PA du Toit (C,P) MJ Bekker (T)
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

(8-0)

O'Reilly (T) Davies (T) Pedlow (C) KT van Vollenhoven (T)
Ref: C Basson

20

Saturday

September

3

SOUTH AFRICA - 3

W 9-6

1

0

1

1

0

0

2

0

Butterfield (T,D) Baker (P) RG Dryburgh (2P)
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

(3-0)

Ref: RD Burmeister (South Africa)

21

Saturday

September

10

NATAL

W 11-8

3

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

Smith (T,C) Pedlow (T) Wilson (T) F Marshall (C,P)
Kingsmead, Durban

(5-5)

JGM Antelme (T)
Ref: C Lombard

22

Wednesday

September

14

JUNIOR SPRINGBOKS

W 15-12

3

3

0

0

2

0

1

1

AG Thomas (3C) Sykes (T) Quinn (T) DC van Jaarsveldt (T) L Nel (D)
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

(5-6)

O'Reilly (T) D Holton (P) F Roux (T)
Ref: AK Volsteedt

23

Saturday

September

17

BORDER

L 12-14

3

0

1

0

1

1

3

0

AG Thomas (P) BV Meredith (T) FP Marais (C,3P) D Bahlmann (T)
BRU Ground, East London

(6-5)

Sykes (T) Davies (T)
Ref: KRV Carlson

24

Saturday

September

24

SOUTH AFRICA - 4

L 8-22

2

1

0

0

5

2

0

1

O'Reilly (T) Greenwood (T) Pedlow (C) KT van Vollenhoven (T)
Crusader Ground, Port Elizabeth

(5-3)

RG Dryburgh (2C) TPD Briers (2T)
Ref: CJ Ackermann (South Africa) CA Ulyate (T,D) DF Retief (T)

Scoring Values: Try = 3 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