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21 July 1962
Kingspark, Durban
South Africa
3
Britain
0
Captain:
Johan Claassen
Referee:
Ken Carlson (South Africa)
Coach:
Izak van Heerden
Attendance: 40,000
Team - Combined caps: 107 (starting 15)
Position
Player
Province
Age
Prev Tests
Scoring
Loose-head Prop
Fanie Kuhn
Tvl
27
11
Hooker
Abie Malan
Tvl
26
8
Tight-head Prop
Chris Bezuidenhout
N-Tvl
24
0
Lock
Frik du Preez
N-Tvl
26
5
Lock (C)
Johan Claassen
W-Tvl
32
25
Flank
Louis Schmidt
N-Tvl
26
1
Flank
Hannes Botha
OFS
25
0
Eighthman
Doug Hopwood
WP
28
11
Scrumhalf
Dawie de Villiers
WP
22
0
Flyhalf
Keith Oxlee
Natal
27
10
1 penalty
Left Wing
Mannetjies Roux
N-Tvl
23
4
Inside Centre
Wang Wyness
WP
25
1
Outside Centre
John Gainsford
SWD
23
13
Right Wing
Jannie Engelbrecht
WP
23
8
Full Back
Lionel Wilson
WP
29
10
Britain:
Match pictures:
Team for the Kingspark test
:
Back
:
Wang Wyness
,
Lionel Wilson
,
Frik du Preez
,
Hannes Botha
,
Jannie Engelbrecht
,
Louis Schmidt
,
Chris Bezuidenhout
Seated
:
Fanie Kuhn
,
Abie Malan
,
Johan Claassen
(
captain
),
Izak van Heerden
(
coach
),
Keith Oxlee
(
vice-captain
),
Doug Hopwood
,
John Gainsford
Front
:
Dawie de Villiers
,
Mannetjies Roux