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16 August 1958
Ellispark, Johannesburg
South Africa
5
France
9
Captain:
Johan Claassen
Referee:
Chris Ackermann (South Africa)
Coach:
Basil Kenyon
Attendance: 50,000
Team - Combined caps: 64 (starting 15)
Position
Player
Province
Age
Prev Tests
Scoring
Loose-head Prop
Chris Koch
Boland
30
19
Hooker
Abie Malan
WP
22
0
Tight-head Prop
Piet du Toit
Boland
22
1
Lock
Jan Pickard
WP
30
3
Lock (C)
Johan Claassen
W-Tvl
28
11
Flank
Dawie Ackermann
WP
28
7
Flank
Louis Schmidt
N-Tvl
22
0
Eighthman
Butch Lochner
Border
27
8
Scrumhalf
Tommy Gentles
WP
24
5
Flyhalf
Jeremy Nel
Tvl
23
7
Left Wing
Lofty Fourie
SWA
22
1
1 try
Inside Centre
Alan Skene
WP
25
0
Outside Centre
Joe Kaminer
Tvl
24
0
Right Wing
Jan Prinsloo
Tvl
23
1
Full Back
Mickey Gerber
EP
22
1
1 conversion
France: 1 penalty, 2 dropgoals
Match pictures:
Team for the second test
Back:
Lofty Fourie
,
Jan Prinsloo
,
Abie Malan
,
Joe Kaminer
,
Dawie Ackermann
,
Piet du Toit
,
Butch Lochner
,
Louis Scmhidt
Middle:
Chris Koch
,
Tommy Gentles
, Lawton Fourie (
manager
),
Johan Claassen
(
captain
),
Basil Kenyon
(
coach
),
Jan Pickard
,
Jeremy Nel
Front:
Alan Skene
,
Mickey Gerber