3 September 1955
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
South Africa
6
Britain
9
Captain: Stephen Fry Referee: Ralph Burmeister (South Africa)
Coach: Danie Craven Attendance: 45,000
Team - Combined caps: 58 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Chris Koch Boland 2713 
Hooker Bertus van der Merwe Boland 261 
Tight-head Prop Jaap Bekker N-Tvl 307 
Lock Salty du Rand N-Tvl 2913 
Lock Johan Claassen W-Tvl 252 
Flank (C) Stephen Fry WP 3111 
Flank Dawie Ackermann WP 251 
Eighthman Butch Lochner WP 240 
Scrumhalf Popeye Strydom OFS 230 
Flyhalf Clive Ulyate Tvl 212 
Left Wing Tom van Vollenhoven N-Tvl 202 
Inside Centre Des Sinclair Tvl 312 
Outside Centre Wilf Rosenberg Tvl 211 
Right Wing Theuns Briers WP 262 
Full Back Roy Dryburgh WP 2512 penalties
Britain: 1 try, 1 penalty, 1 dropgoal
Match pictures:
Team for the Pretoria test
Back: Daan Retief (didn't play), Johan Claassen, Dawie Ackermann
Standing: Clive Ulyate, Theuns Briers, Jaap Bekker, Bertus van der Merwe, Roy Dryburgh, Des Sinclair
Seated: Chris Koch, Joe Nykamp (manager), Stephen Fry (captain), dr Danie Craven (coach), Salty du Rand (vice captain)
Front: Tom van Vollenhoven, Popeye Strydom, Wilf Rosenberg
Inset: Butch Lochner (replaced Daan Retief)