TheBreakdown
Full time2 September 1933
South Africa
4–15
Australia
Springbok Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa · Tour 1933Head-to-head

Australia won by 11 points.

Scoring

  1. –DSouth Africa drop goal · Gerry Brand4–0
  2. –CAustralia conversion · Alec Ross4–2
  3. –TAustralia try · John Steggall4–5
  4. –TAustralia try · John Kelaher4–8
  5. –TAustralia try · Owen Bridle4–11
  6. –DAustralia drop goal · Dave Cowper4–15

Line-ups

South Africa

  1. 1Manie GeereProp
  2. 2Bert KiplingHooker
  3. 3Fanie LouwProp
  4. 4Flip NelSecond row
  5. 5Ferdie BerghSecond row
  6. 6Boy LouwFlanker
  7. 7Fred SmollanFlanker
  8. 8John ApseyNumber 8
  9. 9Danie CravenScrum-half
  10. 10Bennie OslerFly-half
  11. 11Gerry BrandWing
  12. 12Frankie WaringCentre
  13. 13Geoff GrayCentre
  14. 14Pat LysterWing
  15. 15Jimmy WhiteFull-back

Australia

  1. 1Bill CeruttiProp
  2. 2Edward BonisHooker
  3. 3Maxwell WhiteProp
  4. 4William WhiteSecond row
  5. 5Geoff BlandSecond row
  6. 6Robert LoudonFlanker
  7. 7Owen BridleFlanker
  8. 8Walter MackneyNumber 8
  9. 9Syd MalcolmScrum-half
  10. 10Gordon SturtridgeFly-half
  11. 11John KelaherWing
  12. 12Dave CowperCentre
  13. 13John SteggallCentre
  14. 14Douglas McLeanWing
  15. 15Alec RossFull-back

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Context

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

South Africa going in
Australia 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.