10 April 1965
Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin
South Africa
6
Ireland
9
Captain: Avril Malan Referee: PG Brook (England)
Coach: Boy Louw Attendance: 30,000
Team - Combined caps: 115 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Fanie Kuhn Tvl 2917 
Hooker Don Walton Natal 261 
Tight-head Prop Hannes Marais EP 233 
Lock Gawie Carelse EP 232 
Lock (C) Avril Malan Tvl 2814 
Flank Haas Schoeman WP 252 
Flank Snowy Suter Natal 250 
Eighthman Tommy Bedford Natal 246 
Scrumhalf Dawie de Villiers WP 242 
Flyhalf Dave Stewart WP 29101 penalty
Left Wing Corra Dirksen N-Tvl 272 
Inside Centre Wynand Mans WP 2301 try
Outside Centre John Gainsford WP 2622 
Right Wing Jannie Engelbrecht WP 2615 
Full Back Lionel Wilson WP 3119 
Ireland: 1 try, 2 penalties
Match pictures:
Corra DirksenDon WaltonHaas SchoemanWynand MansGawie CarelseTommy BedfordHannes MaraisSnowy SuterLionel WilsonFanie KuhnJohn GainsfordBoy LouwAvril MalanBasil MedwayDawie de VilliersJannie EngelbrechtDave Stewart
Team for the Ireland test:
Back:Corra Dirksen, Don Walton, Haas Schoeman, Wynand Mans, Gawie Carelse, Tommy Bedford, Hannes Marais, Snowy Suter, Lionel Wilson, Fanie Kuhn
Front: John Gainsford, Boy Louw (coach), Avril Malan (captain), Basil Medway (manager), Dawie de Villiers (vice-captain), Jannie Engelbrecht, Dave Stewart