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1938 South Africa

Captain: Sam Walker
Coach: B.C Hartley

As the last Lions side to tour before the impending war, the tour in 1938 looked shorn of a number of its star players before the tour even kicked off.

The party lead from the front by Sam Walker were staring down the barrel of defeat by a very much fancied Springbok side and it was proved to be the case when the home side ran out victors by two tests to one.

The first test heroics by the Springboks saw them take the first test comfortably even though the Lions lead on three occasions, but in the heat of the second test the Lions wilted and lost 19-3.

Even with the series lost the Lions did manage to put on a spirited display in the final test reversing a 13-3 deficit at half time to win 21-16.

Match Date
Opposition
Location
Result
Score
11/06/1938
Border
East London
W
9-8
15/06/1938
Griqualand West
Kimberley
W
22-9
18/06/1938
WP Town & Country
Cape Town
L
8-11
22/06/1938
South Western Districts
Oudtshoorn
W
19-10
25/06/1938
Western Province
Cape Town
L
11-21
29/06/1938
Western Transvaal
Potchefst’m
W
26-9
02/07/1938
Orange Free State
B’mfontein
W
21-6
06/07/1938
Orange Free State Country
Kroonstad
W
18-3
09/07/1938
Transvaal
Jo’burg
L
9-16
13/07/1938
Northern Transvaal
Pretoria
W
20-12
16/07/1938
Cape Province
Kimberley
W
10-3
20/07/1938
Rhodesia
Salisbury
W
25-11
23/07/1938
Rhodesia
Bulawayo
W
45-11
30/07/1938
Transvaal
Jo’burg
W
17-9
06/08/1938
South Africa
Jo’burg
L
12-26
13/08/1938
Northern Provinces
Durban
L
8-26
17/08/1938
Natal
Pieter-maritzburg
W
15-11
20/08/1938
Border
East London
W
19-11
24/08/1938
North Eastern Districts
Burgersdorp
W
42-3
27/08/1938
Eastern Province
Port Elizabeth
W
6-5
03/09/1938
South Africa
Port Elizabeth
L
3-19
10/09/1938
South Africa
Cape Town
L
0-16
17/09/1938
WP Universities
Cape Town
W
19-16
21/09/1938
WP Country
Cape Town
L
7-12

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