Tour 1953
9 Tests. South Africa top the table on 6 points.
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PF–PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 79–38 | 6 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30–19 | 6 |
| 3 | Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13–8 | 2 |
| 4 | France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3–0 | 2 |
| 5 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 38–79 | 2 |
| 6 | Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0–3 | 0 |
| 7 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0–5 | 0 |
| 8 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3–14 | 0 |
Computed from the results: two points for a win, one for a draw. Bonus points are not in the data, so this can differ from the official table.
With bonus points
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Derived from the scoring record: 4 for a win, 2 for a draw, a try bonus (TB) for four or more tries and a losing bonus (LB) for a loss by seven or fewer. Not every competition uses bonus points, and extras such as a Grand Slam bonus are not included, so this can differ from the official table.
Results
- 22 Aug 1953South Africa v Australia25–3
- 5 Sept 1953South Africa v Australia14–18
- 19 Sept 1953South Africa v Australia18–8
- 26 Sept 1953South Africa v Australia22–9
- 19 Dec 1953Wales v New Zealand13–8
- 9 Jan 1954Ireland v New Zealand3–14
- 30 Jan 1954England v New Zealand0–5
- 13 Feb 1954Scotland v New Zealand0–3
- 27 Feb 1954France v New Zealand3–0