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)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Chris Koch Boland 2815 
Hooker Bertus van der Merwe Boland 263 
Tight-head Prop Jaap Bekker N-Tvl 319 
Lock Salty du Rand N-Tvl 3015 
Lock Johan Claassen W-Tvl 264 
Flank Dawie Ackermann WP 253 
Flank Daan Retief N-Tvl 3031 try
Eighthman Butch Lochner WP 251 
Scrumhalf Popeye Strydom OFS 241 
Flyhalf Brian Pfaff WP 260 
Left Wing Tom van Vollenhoven N-Tvl 214 
Inside Centre Pat Montini WP 260 
Outside Centre Jeremy Nel WP 2101 try
Right Wing Paul Johnstone Tvl 255 
Full Back (C) Basie Vivier OFS 2901 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