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)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Chris Koch Boland 2817 
Hooker Bertus van der Merwe Boland 277 
Tight-head Prop Jaap Bekker N-Tvl 3113 
Lock Salty du Rand N-Tvl 3019 
Lock Johan Claassen W-Tvl 268 
Flank Dawie Ackermann WP 266 
Flank Butch Lochner WP 2551 try
Eighthman Daan Retief N-Tvl 317 
Scrumhalf Tommy Gentles WP 224 
Flyhalf Clive Ulyate Tvl 226 
Left Wing Tom van Vollenhoven N-Tvl 216 
Inside Centre Wilf Rosenberg Tvl 2231 try
Outside Centre Jeremy Nel WP 214 
Right Wing Theuns Briers WP 275 
Full Back (C) Basie Vivier OFS 2932 conversions
New Zealand: 3 tries, 1 conversion, 2 penalties
Match pictures:
Theuns BriersButch LochnerDaan RetiefJohan ClaassenDawie AckermannJeremy NelJames StarkeRoy DryburghClive UlyateChris KochBasie VivierDanie CravenSalty du RandBertus van der MerweJaap BekkerTom van VollenhovenPeewee HoweTommy GentlesWilf Rosenberg
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