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14 July 1956
Carisbrook, Dunedin
South Africa
6
New Zealand
10
Captain:
Salty du Rand
Referee:
Francis Parkinson (New Zealand)
Coach:
Danie Craven
Attendance: 39,300
Team - Combined caps: 73 (starting 15)
Position
Player
Province
Age
Prev Tests
Scoring
Loose-head Prop
Harry Walker
W-Tvl
28
2
Hooker
Bertus van der Merwe
Boland
27
5
Tight-head Prop
Jaap Bekker
N-Tvl
31
11
Lock (C)
Salty du Rand
N-Tvl
30
17
Lock
Johan Claassen
W-Tvl
26
6
Flank
Dawie Ackermann
WP
26
5
Flank
Daan Retief
N-Tvl
31
5
Eighthman
Butch Lochner
WP
25
3
Scrumhalf
Popeye Strydom
OFS
24
3
Flyhalf
Clive Ulyate
Tvl
22
4
Left Wing
Jan du Preez
WP
25
0
Inside Centre
Peewee Howe
Border
23
0
1 try
Outside Centre
Jeremy Nel
WP
21
2
Right Wing
Paul Johnstone
Tvl
26
6
Full Back
Roy Dryburgh
Natal
26
4
1 penalty
New Zealand: 2 tries, 2 conversions
Match pictures:
Team for the Dunedin test
:
Back
:
Clive Ulyate
,
Jeremy Nel
,
Daan Retief
,
Johan Claassen
,
Roy Dryburgh
,
Butch Lochner
,
Paul Johnstone
Seated
:
Dawie Ackermann
,
Bertus van der Merwe
,
Salty du Rand
(
captain
),
Jaap Bekker
,
Harry Newton Walker
Front
:
Jan du Preez
,
Popeye Strydom
,
Peewee Howe