4 August 1956
Athletic Park, Wellington
South Africa
8
New Zealand
3
Captain: Basie Vivier Referee: Francis Parkinson (New Zealand)
Coach: Danie Craven Attendance: 47,500
Team - Combined caps: 96 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Chris Koch Boland 2816 
Hooker Bertus van der Merwe Boland 276 
Tight-head Prop Jaap Bekker N-Tvl 3112 
Lock Salty du Rand N-Tvl 30181 try
Lock Johan Claassen W-Tvl 267 
Flank Butch Lochner WP 254 
Flank Daan Retief N-Tvl 3161 try
Eighthman Jan Pickard WP 282 
Scrumhalf Tommy Gentles WP 223 
Flyhalf Clive Ulyate Tvl 225 
Left Wing Paul Johnstone Tvl 267 
Inside Centre Ian Kirkpatrick Griquas 261 
Outside Centre Jeremy Nel WP 213 
Right Wing Theuns Briers WP 274 
Full Back (C) Basie Vivier OFS 2921 conversion
New Zealand: 1 try
Match pictures:
Team for the Wellington test:
Back: Clive Ulyate, Ian Kirkpatrick, James Starke (didn't play), Butch Lochner, Johan Claassen, Dr Danie Craven (manager/coach), Jan Pickard, Jeremy Nel, Theuns Briers, Daan Retief
Front: Tommy Gentles, Chris Koch, Salty du Rand, Basie Viviers (captain), Bertus van der Merwe, Jaap Bekker, Paul Johnstone