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18 August 1956
Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch
South Africa
10
New Zealand
17
Captain:
Basie Vivier
Referee:
Bill Fright (New Zealand)
Coach:
Danie Craven
Attendance: 51,000
Team - Combined caps: 113 (starting 15)
Position
Player
Province
Age
Prev Tests
Scoring
Loose-head Prop
Chris Koch
Boland
28
17
Hooker
Bertus van der Merwe
Boland
27
7
Tight-head Prop
Jaap Bekker
N-Tvl
31
13
Lock
Salty du Rand
N-Tvl
30
19
Lock
Johan Claassen
W-Tvl
26
8
Flank
Dawie Ackermann
WP
26
6
Flank
Butch Lochner
WP
25
5
1 try
Eighthman
Daan Retief
N-Tvl
31
7
Scrumhalf
Tommy Gentles
WP
22
4
Flyhalf
Clive Ulyate
Tvl
22
6
Left Wing
Tom van Vollenhoven
N-Tvl
21
6
Inside Centre
Wilf Rosenberg
Tvl
22
3
1 try
Outside Centre
Jeremy Nel
WP
21
4
Right Wing
Theuns Briers
WP
27
5
Full Back (C)
Basie Vivier
OFS
29
3
2 conversions
New Zealand: 3 tries, 1 conversion, 2 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Christchurch test
:
Back
:
Theuns Briers
,
Butch Lochner
,
Daan Retief
,
Johan Claassen
,
Dawie Ackermann
,
Jeremy Nel
,
James Starke
,
Roy Dryburgh
Seated
:
Clive Ulyate
,
Chris Koch
,
Basie Vivier
(
captain
),
Danie Craven
(
coach
),
Salty du Rand
,
Bertus van der Merwe
,
Jaap Bekker
Front
:
Tom van Vollenhoven
,
Peewee Howe
,
Tommy Gentles
,
Wilf Rosenberg