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27 August 1960
Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
South Africa
8
New Zealand
3
Captain:
Avril Malan
Referee:
Ralph Burmeister (South Africa)
Coach:
Hennie Muller
Attendance: 53,000
Team - Combined caps: 47 (starting 15)
Position
Player
Province
Age
Prev Tests
Scoring
Loose-head Prop
Fanie Kuhn
Tvl
25
1
Hooker
Abie Malan
WP
24
3
Tight-head Prop
Piet du Toit
Boland
24
5
Lock (C)
Avril Malan
Tvl
23
3
Lock
Stompie van der Merwe
N-Tvl
24
0
Flank
Hugo van Zyl
WP
28
5
Flank
Martin Pelser
Tvl
26
4
1 try
Eighthman
Doug Hopwood
WP
26
2
Scrumhalf
Dick Lockyear
Griquas
29
3
1 conversion, 1 penalty
Flyhalf
Keith Oxlee
Natal
25
3
Left Wing
Hennie van Zyl
Tvl
24
3
Inside Centre
Ian Kirkpatrick
OFS
30
7
Outside Centre
John Gainsford
WP
22
4
Right Wing
Mike Antelme
Natal
26
3
Full Back
Lionel Wilson
WP
27
1
New Zealand: 1 penalty
Match pictures:
Team for the Port Elizabeth test
:
Back
:
Mike Antelme
,
John Gainsford
,
Piet du Toit
,
Lionel Wilson
Middle
:
Keith Oxlee
,
Martin Pelser
,
Doug Hopwood
,
Hennie van Zyl
,
Hugo van Zyl
,
Abie Malan
,
Fanie Kuhn
Front
:
Johan Claassen
,
Avril Malan
(
captain
),
Hennie Muller
(
coach
),
Dick Lockyear
,
Ian Kirkpatrick
Inset
:
Stompie van der Merwe
(
replacement for Johan Claassen
)