30 July 1896
Crusaders (St George's Park), Port Elizabeth
South Africa
0
Britain
8
Captain: Francis Myburgh Referee: Henry Kemsley (South Africa)
Attendance: 7,500
Team - Combined caps: 5 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Forward Frank Douglass EP 210 
Forward Mike Bredenkamp Griquas 230 
Forward PJ Meyer Griquas 230 
Forward Henry Gorton Tvl 240 
Forward Charlie van Renen WP 271 
Forward Fairy Heatlie WP 242 
Forward Scraps Wessels WP 210 
Forward Paul Scott Tvl 230 
Halfback Frank Guthrie EP 262 
Halfback (C) Francis Myburgh WP 250 
Left Wing Ernest Olver EP 220 
Inside Centre Biddy Anderson WP 220 
Outside Centre Ferdie Aston Tvl 240 
Right Wing Percy Jones WP 190 
Full Back Dykie Lyons EP 220 
Britain: 2 tries, 1 conversion
Match pictures:
Henry KemsleyCharlie van RenenFrank GuthrieScraps WesselsPJ MeyerFairy HeatlieFrank DouglassMike BredenkampErnest OlverHenry GortonDykie LyonsFerdie AstonPaul ScottBiddy AndersonPercy JonesFrancis Myburgh
Team for the Crusaders Test:
Back: Charlie van Renen, Frank Guthrie, Scraps Wessels, PJ Meyer, Fairy Heatlie, Frank Douglass, Mike Bredenkamp
Middle: Ernest Olver, Henry Gorton, Dykie Lyons, Ferdie Aston, Paul Scott, Biddy Anderson, Henry Kemsley (referee)
Front: Percy Jones, Francis Myburg (captain)