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1956 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand

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Field	Value
team	South Africa
yearstart	1956
matchplayed	29
matchwon	21
matchdraw	1
matchlost	7
testplayed	6
testwon	3
testdraw	0
testlost	3
opponent1
played1	2
won1	2
draw1	0
lost1	0
opponent2
played2	4
won2	1
draw2	0
lost2	3

The 1956 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand, more commonly known in New Zealand as the 1956 Springboks tour was a series of rugby union matches played by South Africa in Australia and New Zealand. The Springboks won 21 matches of 29, drew 1, and lost 7. They played 6 Test matches, with two victories over Australia and one over New Zealand. The New Zealand leg of their trip was the primary focus of the tour—23 of their 29 matches were in New Zealand, which included a four Test match series against New Zealand.

Matches in Australia

:Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.

Match	Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Score
1	15 May	[[File:Formerly used flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg	22px	link=]] Australian Capital Territory	Canberra	Won	41–6
2	19 May	New South Wales New South Wales	Sydney	Won	29–9
3	22 May	New South Wales New South Wales Country	Tamworth	Won	15–8
4	26 May	Australia Australia	SCG, Sydney	Won	9–0
5	29 May	Queensland Queensland	Brisbane	Won	47–3
6	2 June	Australia Australia	Exhibition Ground, Brisbane	Won	9–0

Matches in New Zealand

:Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.

Match	Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Score
7	9 June		Rugby Park, Hamilton	Lost	10–14
8	13 June		Okara Park, Whangārei	Won	3–0
9	16 June		Eden Park, Auckland	Won	6–3
10	20 June	/
Showgrounds, Palmerston North	Won	14–3
11	23 June		Athletic Park, Wellington	Won	8–6
12	27 June	/
Rugby Park, Gisborne	Won	22–0
13	30 June		McLean Park, Napier	Won	20–8
14	4 July	/
/
Trafalgar Park, Nelson	Won	41–3
15	7 July		Carisbrook, Dunedin	Won	14–9
16	14 July	New Zealand New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Lost	6–10
17	18 July	/
/
Fraser Park, Timaru	Won	20–8
18	21 July		Lancaster Park, Christchurch	Lost	6–9
19	25 July	[[File:West Coast-Buller rugby colours.png	15px]] West Coast-Buller	Victoria Square, Westport	Won	27–6
20	28 July		Rugby Park, Invercargill	Won	23–12
21	31 July	/
Solway Park, Masterton	Won	19–8
22	4 August	New Zealand New Zealand	Athletic Park, Wellington	Won	8–3
23	8 August	/
Spriggins Park, Wanganui	Won	36–16
24	11 August		Rugby Park, New Plymouth	Drew	3–3
25	18 August	New Zealand New Zealand	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	Lost	10–17
26	22 August	New Zealand Universities	Athletic Park, Wellington	Lost	15–22
27	25 August	New Zealand New Zealand Maori	Eden Park, Auckland	Won	37–0
28	28 August	/
A & P Showgrounds, Rotorua	Won	17–6
29	1 September	New Zealand New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Lost	5–11

Test Matches

Australia first Test

(3 – 1t) Nel (3 – 1pg) Viviers

Australia second Test

(3 – 1t) Dryburgh (3 – 1dg) van Vollenhoven

New Zealand first Test

White (3 – 1t) Jarden (4 – 2c) (3 – 1pg) Dryburgh

New Zealand second Test

(3 – 1t) Retief (2 – 1c) Viviers

New Zealand third Test

Jarden (3 – 1t) White (3 – 1t) Clarke (8 – 1c, 2pg) (3 – 1t) Rosenberg (4 – 2c) Viviers

New Zealand fourth Test

Clarke (8 – 1c, 2pg) (2 – 1c) Viviers

Squad

Manager: D.H. Craven
Assistant Manager: D. de Villiers
Captain: S.S. Viviers No Caps (Orange Free State)
Vice-Captain: J. du Rand 15 Caps (Northern Transvaal)

Position	Name	Caps	Club
Full Back	J.U. Buchler	9	Transvaal
Full Back	S.S. Viviers *Captain*	0	Orange Free State
Three-Quarter	K.T. van Vollenhoven	4	Northern Transvaal
Three-Quarter	P.G. Johnstone	5	Transvaal
Three-Quarter	R.G. Dryburgh	3
Three-Quarter	J. du Preez	0	Western Province
Three-Quarter	W. Rosenberg	3	Transvaal
Three-Quarter	P.E. Montini	0	Western Province
Three-Quarter	A.I. Kirkpatrick	1	Griqualand West
Three-Quarter	J.J. Nel	0	Western Province
Half-Back	C.A. Ulyate	3	Transvaal
Half-Back	B.F. Howe	0	Border
Half-Back	B.D. Pfaff	0	Western Province
Half-Back	T.A. Gentles	3	Western Province
Half-Back	C.F. Strydom	1	Orange Free State
Forward	H.P.J. Bekker	9	Northern Transvaal
Forward	A.C. Koch	15	Boland
Forward	P.S. du Toit	0	Western Province
Forward	H.N. Walker	1	Western Transvaal
Forward	A.J. van der Merwe	3	Boland
Forward	M. Hanekom	0	Boland
Forward	J. du Rand *Vice-Captain*	15	Northern Transvaal
Forward	J.T. Claassen	4	Western Transvaal
Forward	C.J. de Nysschen	0
Forward	J.A.J Pickard	2	Western Province
Forward	C.J. van Wyk	10	Transvaal
Forward	D.S.P. Ackermann	3	Western Province
Forward	C.J de Wilzem	0	Orange Free State
Forward	G.P. Lochner	1	Western Province
Forward	D.F. Retief	3	Northern Transvaal

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