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
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in
Australia
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and
New Zealand
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. The ''Springboks'' won 21 matches of 29, drew 1, and lost 7. They played 6
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...
, with two victories over
Australia
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and one over
New Zealand
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. 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.''
Matches in New Zealand
:''Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.''
Test Matches
Australia first Test
Australia second Test
New Zealand first Test
New Zealand second Test
New Zealand third Test
New Zealand fourth Test
Squad
*Manager:
D.H. Craven
*Assistant Manager:
D. de Villiers
*Captain:
S.S. Viviers No Caps (
Orange Free State
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)
*Vice-Captain:
J. du Rand 15 Caps (
Northern Transvaal
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)
External links
Tour in detailNew Zealand Rugby Museum Information
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