24 September 1955
Crusaders (St George's Park), Port Elizabeth
South Africa
22
Britain
8
Captain: Stephen Fry Referee: Chris Ackermann (South Africa)
Coach: Danie Craven Attendance: 37,000
Team - Combined caps: 75 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Chris Koch Boland 2814 
Hooker Bertus van der Merwe Boland 262 
Tight-head Prop Jaap Bekker N-Tvl 308 
Lock Salty du Rand N-Tvl 2914 
Lock Johan Claassen W-Tvl 263 
Flank (C) Stephen Fry WP 3112 
Flank Dawie Ackermann WP 252 
Eighthman Daan Retief N-Tvl 3021 try
Scrumhalf Tommy Gentles WP 212 
Flyhalf Clive Ulyate Tvl 2131 try, 1 dropgoal
Left Wing Tom van Vollenhoven N-Tvl 2031 try
Inside Centre Des Sinclair Tvl 313 
Outside Centre Wilf Rosenberg Tvl 212 
Right Wing Theuns Briers WP 2632 tries
Full Back Roy Dryburgh WP 2522 conversions
Britain: 2 tries, 1 conversion
Match pictures:
Team for the test in Port Elizabeth
Back: Tom van Vollenhoven, Bertus van der Merwe, Theuns Briers, Dawie Ackermann, Johan Claassen, Daan Retief, Roy Dryburgh, Wilf Rosenberg
Seated: Jaap Bekker, Salty du Rand (vice captain), Lawton Fourie (manager), Stephen Fry (captain), Danie Craven (coach), Chris Koch, Des Sinclair
Front: Tommy Gentles, Clive Ulyate