2 June 1956
Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
South Africa
9
Australia
0
Captain: Basie Vivier Referee: Tom Moore (Australia)
Coach: Danie Craven Attendance: 22,000
Team - Combined caps: 68 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Harry Walker W-Tvl 271 
Hooker Bertus van der Merwe Boland 264 
Tight-head Prop Jaap Bekker N-Tvl 3110 
Lock Salty du Rand N-Tvl 3016 
Lock Johan Claassen W-Tvl 265 
Flank Dawie Ackermann WP 254 
Flank Daan Retief N-Tvl 3041 try
Eighthman Butch Lochner WP 252 
Scrumhalf Popeye Strydom OFS 242 
Flyhalf (C) Basie Vivier OFS 291 
Left Wing Tom van Vollenhoven N-Tvl 2151 dropgoal
Inside Centre Pat Montini WP 261 
Outside Centre Jeremy Nel WP 211 
Right Wing Roy Dryburgh Natal 2631 try
Full Back Johnny Buchler Tvl 269 
Australia:
Match pictures:
Team for the Brisbane test
Back: Butch Lochner, Daan Retief, Harry Newton Walker, Johan Claassen, Dawie Ackermann, Jeremy Nel, Roy Dryburgh, Johnny Buchler
Seated: Tom van Vollenhoven, Bertus van der Merwe, Danie Craven (manager/coach), Basie Vivier (captain), Dan de Villiers (asst manager), Salty du Rand, Jaap Bekker
Front: Pat Montini, Popeye Strydom