| South Africa |
| 0 |
| Britain |
| 4 |
| 30 July 1891 | ||||||
| Crusaders (St George's Park), Port Elizabeth | ||||||
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| Captain: H.H. Castens | Referee: Dr. John Griffin (South Africa) | |||||
| Attendance: 6000 | ||||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Forward | Frank Hamilton | EP | 28 | 0 | |
| Forward | George Merry | Natal | 22 | 0 | |
| Forward | Fred Alexander | Griquas | 20 | 0 | |
| Forward | Edward Little | Griquas | 26 | 0 | |
| Forward | Japie Louw | Tvl | 23 | 0 | |
| Forward | Tiger Devenish | Tvl | 24 | 0 | |
| Forward (C) | H.H. Castens | WP | 26 | 0 | |
| Forward | Bill Bisset | WP | 23 | 0 | |
| Halfback | Oupa Versfeld | WP | 31 | 0 | |
| Halfback | Frank Guthrie | WP | 21 | 0 | |
| Left Wing | Mosey van Buuren | WP | 25 | 0 | |
| Inside Centre | Alf Richards | WP | 23 | 0 | |
| Outside Centre | Chubb Vigne | Tvl | 22 | 0 | |
| Right Wing | Harry Boyes | Griquas | 23 | 0 | |
| Full Back | Ben Duff | WP | 23 | 0 |
| Britain: 2 tries, 1 conversion |
 Teamsheet of the first test: Top: Frank Hamilton, Japie Louw Second row: Harry Boyes, Mosey van Buuren, Chubb Vigne Third row: Alf Richards, H.H. Castens (captain), George Merry Fourth row: Bill Bisset, Edward Little, Ben Duff Bottom: Fred Alexander, Tiger Devenish, Oupa Versfeld, Frank Guthrie |