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13 September 1924
Crusaders (St George's Park), Port Elizabeth
South Africa
3
Britain
3
Captain:
PK Albertyn
Referee:
Billy Millar (South Africa)
Attendance: 12,000
Team - Combined caps: 30 (starting 15)
Position
Player
Province
Age
Prev Tests
Scoring
Loose-head Prop
Frank Mellish
WP
27
4
Hooker
Theuns Kruger
Tvl
28
4
Tight-head Prop
Bertram vanderPlank
Natal
30
0
Lock
Nick du Plessis
W-Tvl
29
4
Lock
Alf Walker
Natal
31
4
Flank
Mervyn Ellis
Tvl
31
4
Flank
Paul la Grange
WP
27
0
Eighthman
Jack van Druten
Tvl
26
2
1 try
Scrumhalf
Dauncey Devine
Tvl
20
0
Flyhalf
Bennie Osler
WP
22
2
Left Wing
Kenny Starke
WP
24
2
Inside Centre (C)
PK Albertyn
SWD
27
2
Outside Centre
Sas de Kock
SWD
28
1
Right Wing
Jack Slater
EP
23
0
Full Back
Nico Bosman
Tvl
21
1
Britain: 1 try
Match pictures:
Team for the Port Elizabeth test
:
Back
: S.A. Townsend (
selector
), F.J. Dobbin (
selector
),
Nick du Plessis
, A.F Markötter (
selector
),
Paul la Grange
,
Jack van Druten
, W.A. Miller (
referee
),
Nico Bosman
, W. Schreiner (
selector
),
Frank Mellish
,
Mervyn Ellis
Seated
:
Dauncey Devine
,
Bennie Osler
,
PK Albertyn
(
captain
),
Theuns Kruger
,
Alf Walker
,
Bertram vanderPlank
Front
:
Jack Slater
,
Sas de Kock
,
Kenny Starke