| South Africa |
| 6 |
| New Zealand |
| 10 |
| 14 July 1956 | ||||||
| Carisbrook, Dunedin | ||||||
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| Captain: Salty du Rand | Referee: Francis Parkinson (New Zealand) | |||||
| Coach: Danie Craven | Attendance: 39300 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Harry Walker | W-Tvl | 28 | 2 | |
| Hooker | Bertus van der Merwe | Boland | 27 | 5 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Jaap Bekker | N-Tvl | 31 | 11 | |
| Lock (C) | Salty du Rand | N-Tvl | 30 | 17 | |
| Lock | Johan Claassen | W-Tvl | 26 | 6 | |
| Flank | Dawie Ackermann | WP | 26 | 5 | |
| Flank | Daan Retief | N-Tvl | 31 | 5 | |
| Eighthman | Butch Lochner | WP | 25 | 3 | |
| Scrumhalf | Popeye Strydom | OFS | 24 | 3 | |
| Flyhalf | Clive Ulyate | Tvl | 22 | 4 | |
| Left Wing | Jan du Preez | WP | 25 | 0 | |
| Inside Centre | Peewee Howe | Border | 23 | 0 | 1 try |
| Outside Centre | Jeremy Nel | WP | 21 | 2 | |
| Right Wing | Paul Johnstone | Tvl | 26 | 6 | |
| Full Back | Roy Dryburgh | Natal | 26 | 4 | 1 penalty |
| New Zealand: 2 tries, 2 conversions |
 Team for the Dunedin test: Back: Clive Ulyate, Jeremy Nel, Daan Retief, Johan Claassen, Roy Dryburgh, Butch Lochner, Paul Johnstone Seated: Dawie Ackermann, Bertus van der Merwe, Salty du Rand (captain), Jaap Bekker, Harry Newton Walker Front: Jan du Preez, Popeye Strydom, Peewee Howe |