8 June 1968
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
South Africa
25
Britain
20
Captain: Dawie de Villiers Referee: Max Baise (South Africa)
Coach: Johan Claassen Attendance: 74,000
Team - Combined caps: 117 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Mof Myburgh N-Tvl 314 
Hooker Gys Pitzer N-Tvl 284 
Tight-head Prop Hannes Marais NE Cape 266 
Lock Frik du Preez N-Tvl 32181 try
Lock Tiny Naude WP 31101 try, 2 penalties
Flank Piet Greyling OFS 264 
Flank Jan Ellis SWA 268 
Eighthman Tommy Bedford Natal 279 
Scrumhalf (C) Dawie de Villiers Boland 27101 try
Flyhalf Piet Visagie Griquas 2542 conversions, 2 penalties
Left Wing Corra Dirksen N-Tvl 308 
Inside Centre Eben Olivier WP 244 
Outside Centre Syd Nomis Tvl 261 
Right Wing Jannie Engelbrecht WP 2927 
Full Back Rodney Gould Natal 250 
Britain: 1 try, 1 conversion, 5 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the first test at Loftus:
Back: Corra Dirksen, Mof Myburgh, Rodney Gould, Piet Greyling, Jan Ellis, Hannes Marais, Gys Pitzer
Seated: Frik du Preez, Jannie Engelbrecht, Johan Claassen (coach), Dawie de Villiers (captain), Boy Louw (manager), Tommy Bedford, Tiny Naude
Front: Eben Olivier, Syd Nomis, Piet Visagie