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Full time2 July 1921
Australia
9–28
South Africa
Royal Agricultural Society Ground, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Tour 1921Head-to-head

South Africa won by 19 points.

Scoring

  1. –PAustralia penalty · Norman Mingay3–0
  2. –TAustralia try · Billy Sheehan6–0
  3. –TAustralia try · Big George McKay9–0
  4. –CSouth Africa conversion · Gerhard Morkel9–2
  5. –CSouth Africa conversion · Gerhard Morkel9–4
  6. –CSouth Africa conversion · Gerhard Morkel9–6
  7. –TSouth Africa try · Wally Clarkson9–9
  8. –TSouth Africa try · Charlie Meyer9–12
  9. –TSouth Africa try · Mervyn Ellis9–15
  10. –TSouth Africa try · Royal Morkel9–18
  11. –TSouth Africa try · Phil Mostert9–21
  12. –TSouth Africa try · Theuns Kruger9–24
  13. –DSouth Africa drop goal · Sarel Strauss9–28

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Thomas DavisProp
  2. 2Duncan FowlesHooker
  3. 3Thomas SmithProp
  4. 4Walter FriendSecond row
  5. 5John HoldsworthSecond row
  6. 6Big George McKayFlanker
  7. 7Vivian DunnFlanker
  8. 8Joe ThornNumber 8
  9. 9Arthur WalkerScrum-half
  10. 10Norman MingayFly-half
  11. 11Edwin CarrWing
  12. 12Billy SheehanCentre
  13. 13Larry WoganCentre
  14. 14Roland RaymondWing
  15. 15Otto NothlingFull-back

South Africa

  1. 1Nic Du PlessisProp
  2. 2Theuns KrugerHooker
  3. 3Phil MostertProp
  4. 4Royal MorkelSecond row
  5. 5Harry MorkelSecond row
  6. 6Jack SiedleFlanker
  7. 7Mervyn EllisFlanker
  8. 8Boy MorkelNumber 8
  9. 9Mannetjies MichauScrum-half
  10. 10Jackie TindallFly-half
  11. 11Charlie MeyerWing
  12. 12Sarel StraussCentre
  13. 13Wally ClarksonCentre
  14. 14Bill ZellerWing
  15. 15Gerhard MorkelFull-back

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Context

All-time, Australia 41–55 South Africa, 3 drawn in 99 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Australia going in
South Africa going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.