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26 May 1956
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
South Africa
9
Australia
0
Captain:
Basie Vivier
Referee:
Dr. Roger Vanderfield (Australia)
Coach:
Danie Craven
Attendance: 36,000
Team - Combined caps: 63 (starting 15)
Position
Player
Province
Age
Prev Tests
Scoring
Loose-head Prop
Chris Koch
Boland
28
15
Hooker
Bertus van der Merwe
Boland
26
3
Tight-head Prop
Jaap Bekker
N-Tvl
31
9
Lock
Salty du Rand
N-Tvl
30
15
Lock
Johan Claassen
W-Tvl
26
4
Flank
Dawie Ackermann
WP
25
3
Flank
Daan Retief
N-Tvl
30
3
1 try
Eighthman
Butch Lochner
WP
25
1
Scrumhalf
Popeye Strydom
OFS
24
1
Flyhalf
Brian Pfaff
WP
26
0
Left Wing
Tom van Vollenhoven
N-Tvl
21
4
Inside Centre
Pat Montini
WP
26
0
Outside Centre
Jeremy Nel
WP
21
0
1 try
Right Wing
Paul Johnstone
Tvl
25
5
Full Back (C)
Basie Vivier
OFS
29
0
1 penalty
Australia:
Match pictures:
Team for the Sydney test
:
Back
:
Butch Lochner
,
Daan Retief
,
Johan Claassen
,
Dawie Ackermann
,
Chris Koch
,
Jeremy Nel
Seated
:
Paul Johnstone
,
Bertus van der Merwe
,
Jaap Bekker
,
Basie Vivier
(
captain
),
Salty du Rand
,
Brian Pfaff
,
Pat Montini
Front
:
Tom van Vollenhoven
,
Popeye Strydom