16 July 1949
Newlands, Cape Town
	South Africa 15 New Zealand 11
Captain: Felix du Plessis		Referee: Eddie Hofmeyr (South Africa)
Coach: Danie Craven		Attendance: 42000

Team:
Combined caps: 0 tests (starting 15)

Position	Player	Province	Age	Prev Tests	Scoring
Loose-head Prop	Hoppie van Jaarsveld	Tvl	32	0
Hooker	Jorrie Jordaan	N-Tvl	29	0
Tight-head Prop	Okey Geffin	Tvl	28	0	5 penalties
Lock	Bubbles Koch	WP	28	0
Lock (C)	Felix du Plessis	Tvl	29	0
Flank	Fiks van der Merwe	N-Tvl	32	0
Flank	Ou-Boet Strydom	N-Tvl	27	0
Eighthman	Hennie Muller	Tvl	27	0
Scrumhalf	Ballie Wahl	WP	29	0
Flyhalf	Hansie Brewis	N-Tvl	29	0
Left Wing	Cecil Moss	Natal	24	0
Inside Centre	Tjol Lategan	WP	23	0
Outside Centre	Floors Duvenage	Griquas	31	0
Right Wing	Buks Marais	Boland	21	0
Full Back	Jack van der Schyff	Griquas	21	0

New Zealand: 1 try, 1 conversion, 1 penalty, 1 dropgoal

Match pictures:

Team for the Newlands test: Back: Louis Strydom, Bubbles Koch, Okey Geffin, Jack van der Schyff, Hoppie van Jaarsveld, Buks Marais Middle: Tjol Lategan, Hansie Brewis, Jorrie Jordaan, Ballie Wahl, Hennie Muller, Cecil Moss, Fiks van der Merwe Front: JJ Kipling (selector), WC Zeller (selector), Felix du Plessis (captain), WFR Schreiner (selector), Floors Duvenage (vice-captain), FW Mellish (selector), Dr DH Craven (selector/coach)