22 August 1953
Ellispark, Johannesburg
	South Africa 25 Australia 3
Captain: Hennie Muller		Referee: Ralph Burmeister (South Africa)
Coach: Danie Craven		Attendance: 72000

Team:
Combined caps: 83 tests (starting 15)

Position	Player	Province	Age	Prev Tests	Scoring
Loose-head Prop	Chris Koch	Boland	25	8
Hooker	Willem Delport	EP	32	5
Tight-head Prop	Jaap Bekker	N-Tvl	28	2
Lock	Ernst Dinkelmann	N-Tvl	26	4
Lock	Salty du Rand	N-Tvl	27	7	1 try
Flank	Basie van Wijk	Tvl	29	5
Flank	Stephen Fry	WP	29	5
Eighthman (C)	Hennie Muller	Tvl	31	9	1 try
Scrumhalf	Hansie Oelofse	Tvl	26	0	1 try
Flyhalf	Hansie Brewis	N-Tvl	33	9
Left Wing	Chum Ochse	WP	28	4
Inside Centre	Tjol Lategan	Boland	27	9	1 try
Outside Centre	Ryk van Schoor	WP	31	8
Right Wing	Buks Marais	Boland	25	3	1 try, 1 conversion, 1 penalty
Full Back	Johnny Buchler	Tvl	23	5	1 conversion, 1 penalty

Australia: 1 penalty

Match pictures:

Team for the first test: Back: Willa Delport, Ernst Dinkelmann, Salty du Rand, Danie Craven (coach), Stephen Fry, Basie van Wyk, Chris Koch Middle: Johnny Buchler, Jaap Bekker, Hennie Muller (captain), JW Wintle (manager), Hansie Brewis (vice-captain), Buks Marais, Ryk van Schoor Front: Hansie Oelofse, Chum Ochse, Tjol Lategan