24 September 1955
Crusaders (St George's Park), Port Elizabeth
	South Africa 22 Britain 8
Captain: Stephen Fry		Referee: Chris Ackermann (South Africa)
Coach: Danie Craven		Attendance: 37000

Team:
Combined caps: 75 tests (starting 15)

Position	Player	Province	Age	Prev Tests	Scoring
Loose-head Prop	Chris Koch	Boland	28	14
Hooker	Bertus van der Merwe	Boland	26	2
Tight-head Prop	Jaap Bekker	N-Tvl	30	8
Lock	Salty du Rand	N-Tvl	29	14
Lock	Johan Claassen	W-Tvl	26	3
Flank (C)	Stephen Fry	WP	31	12
Flank	Dawie Ackermann	WP	25	2
Eighthman	Daan Retief	N-Tvl	30	2	1 try
Scrumhalf	Tommy Gentles	WP	21	2
Flyhalf	Clive Ulyate	Tvl	21	3	1 try, 1 dropgoal
Left Wing	Tom van Vollenhoven	N-Tvl	20	3	1 try
Inside Centre	Des Sinclair	Tvl	31	3
Outside Centre	Wilf Rosenberg	Tvl	21	2
Right Wing	Theuns Briers	WP	26	3	2 tries
Full Back	Roy Dryburgh	WP	25	2	2 conversions

Britain: 2 tries, 1 conversion

Match pictures:

Team for the test in Port Elizabeth Back: Tom van Vollenhoven, Bertus van der Merwe, Theuns Briers, Dawie Ackermann, Johan Claassen, Daan Retief, Roy Dryburgh, Wilf Rosenberg Seated: Jaap Bekker, Salty du Rand (vice captain), Lawton Fourie (manager), Stephen Fry (captain), Danie Craven (coach), Chris Koch, Des Sinclair Front: Tommy Gentles, Clive Ulyate