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1984 England rugby union tour of South Africa

Field	Value
team	England
yearstart	1984
matchplayed	7
matchwon	4
matchdraw	1
matchlost	2
testplayed	2
testwon	0
testdraw	0
testlost	2
opponent1
played1	2
won1	0
draw1	0
lost1	2

The 1984 England rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of seven matches played by the England national rugby union team in South Africa in May and June 1984. England played seven games, including two test matches against the South Africa national rugby union team. They won four of the seven matches but lost both of the test matches as well as drawing the fixture against Western Province.

England's decision to take part in the tour drew public criticism, and was the subject of covert political pressure, partly due to the prevailing apartheid system in South Africa. The Council of the Rugby Football Union voted in favour of the tour proceeding by 44 votes to 6. Although only Ralph Knibbs of Bristol made opposition to apartheid his reason, many other top players were also unable to tour, and the squad was relatively inexperienced. 10 of the 26 players were uncapped before the tour and 7 gained their first caps in South Africa.

Matches

:Scores and results list England's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Currie Cup "B" Section	31	21	19 May 1984	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	Tour Match
South African Federation	23	21	23 May 1984	Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch	Tour Match
Western Province	15	15	26 May 1984	Newlands, Cape Town	Tour Match
South African Rugby Association	30	8	29 May 1984	Border Rugby Union Ground, East London	Tour Match
South Africa	15	33	2 June 1984	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth	First Test
South African Country Districts XV	33	12	5 June 1984	DP de Villers Stadium, Sasolburg	Tour Match
South Africa	9	35	9 June 1984	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Second Test

Test matches

First test

Gerber, Louw |try2=

Cecil Moss ZAF				ENG Dick Greenwood

Second test

Stofberg, Sonnekus, Tobias |try2= Tobias |con2=

Cecil Moss ZAF				ENG Dick Greenwood

Touring party

Tour manager : Ron Jacobs
Team manager: Derek Morgan
Coach: Dick Greenwood
Captain: John Scott (Cardiff) 31 caps

Backs

Dusty Hare (Leicester) 23 caps
Nick Stringer (Wasps) 2 caps
Mark Bailey (Cambridge University) No caps
Steve Burnhill (Loughborough Coll) No caps
Paul Dodge (Leicester) 25 caps
John Palmer (Bath) No caps
Tony Swift (Swansea) 5 caps
David Trick (Bath) 1 cap
Huw Davies (Wasps) 12 caps
Richard Hill (Bath) No caps
John Horton (Bath) 11 caps
Nick Youngs (Leicester) 6 caps
Bryan Barley (Wakefield) 3 caps

Forwards

Phil Blakeway (Gloucester) 14 caps
Steve Brain (Coventry) No caps
Chris Butcher (Harlequins) No caps
David Cusani (Orrell) No caps
John Fidler (Gloucester) 2 caps
Jon Hall (Bath) 3 caps
Steve Mills (Gloucester) 3 caps
Gary Pearce (Northampton) 14 caps
Malcolm Preedy (Gloucester) No caps
Paul Rendall (Wasps) 1 cap
Gary Rees (Nottingham) No caps
John Scott (Cardiff) 31 caps
Mike Teague (Gloucester) No caps
Peter Winterbottom (Headingley) 13 caps

References

[http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/14th-april-1984/10/a-little-help-from-hitler "A little help from Hitler"], April 14, 194, The Spectator
[http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-Rugby-s-glorious-1983-John-Player-Cup/story-26849492-detail/story.html "Where are they now? Bristol Rugby's glorious 1983 John Player Cup final winning side"]{{Dead link. (August 2018)
[http://psimg.jstor.org/fsi/img/pdf/t0/10.5555/al.sff.document.aam00062_final.pdf "Anti-Apartheid Movement Annual Report on Activities and Developments"] {{Webarchive. link. (5 March 2016 , 1984, via [[Aluka]])
Van Rooyen, Quintus. (1985). "S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1985". SA Rugby Writers' Society.

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