16 July 1949
Newlands, Cape Town
South Africa
15
New Zealand
11
Captain: Felix du Plessis Referee: Eddie Hofmeyr (South Africa)
Coach: Danie Craven Attendance: 42,000
Team - Combined caps: 0 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Hoppie van Jaarsveld Tvl 320 
Hooker Jorrie Jordaan N-Tvl 290 
Tight-head Prop Okey Geffin Tvl 2805 penalties
Lock Bubbles Koch WP 280 
Lock (C) Felix du Plessis Tvl 290 
Flank Fiks van der Merwe N-Tvl 320 
Flank Ou-Boet Strydom N-Tvl 270 
Eighthman Hennie Muller Tvl 270 
Scrumhalf Ballie Wahl WP 290 
Flyhalf Hansie Brewis N-Tvl 290 
Left Wing Cecil Moss Natal 240 
Inside Centre Tjol Lategan WP 230 
Outside Centre Floors Duvenage Griquas 310 
Right Wing Buks Marais Boland 210 
Full Back Jack van der Schyff Griquas 210 
New Zealand: 1 try, 1 conversion, 1 penalty, 1 dropgoal
Match pictures:
Ou-Boet StrydomBubbles KochOkey GeffinJack van der SchyffHoppie van JaarsveldBuks MaraisTjol LateganHansie BrewisJorrie JordaanBallie WahlHennie MullerFiks van der MerweFelix du PlessisFloors DuvenageDanie CravenFrank MellishBill SchreinerBill ZellerJJ Kipling
Team for the Newlands test:
Back: Louis Strydom, Bubbles Koch, Okey Geffin, Jack van der Schyff, Hoppie van Jaarsveld, Buks Marais
Middle: Tjol Lategan, Hansie Brewis, Jorrie Jordaan, Ballie Wahl, Hennie Muller, Cecil Moss, Fiks van der Merwe
Front: JJ Kipling (selector), WC Zeller (selector), Felix du Plessis (captain), WFR Schreiner (selector), Floors Duvenage (vice-captain), FW Mellish (selector), Dr DH Craven (selector/coach)