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30 July 1891
Crusaders (St George's Park), Port Elizabeth
South Africa
0
Britain
4
Captain:
H.H. Castens
Referee:
Dr. John Griffin (South Africa)
Attendance: 6,000
Team - Combined caps: 0 (starting 15)
Position
Player
Province
Age
Prev Tests
Scoring
Forward
Frank Hamilton
EP
28
0
Forward
George Merry
Natal
22
0
Forward
Fred Alexander
Griquas
20
0
Forward
Edward Little
Griquas
26
0
Forward
Japie Louw
Tvl
23
0
Forward
Tiger Devenish
Tvl
24
0
Forward (C)
H.H. Castens
WP
26
0
Forward
Bill Bisset
WP
23
0
Halfback
Oupa Versfeld
WP
31
0
Halfback
Frank Guthrie
WP
21
0
Left Wing
Mosey van Buuren
WP
25
0
Inside Centre
Alf Richards
WP
23
0
Outside Centre
Chubb Vigne
Tvl
22
0
Right Wing
Harry Boyes
Griquas
23
0
Full Back
Ben Duff
WP
23
0
Britain: 2 tries, 1 conversion
Match pictures:
Teamsheet of the first test
:
Top
:
Frank Hamilton
,
Japie Louw
Second row
:
Harry Boyes
,
Mosey van Buuren
,
Chubb Vigne
Third row
:
Alf Richards
,
H.H. Castens
(
captain
),
George Merry
Fourth row
:
Bill Bisset
,
Edward Little
,
Ben Duff
Bottom
:
Fred Alexander
,
Tiger Devenish
,
Oupa Versfeld
,
Frank Guthrie