TheBreakdown
Full time9 August 1952
Australia
15–17
Fiji
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Tour 1952Head-to-head

Fiji won by 2 points.

Scoring

  1. –TAustralia try · Eddie Stapleton3–0
  2. –TAustralia try · Brian Cox6–0
  3. –TAustralia try · Colin Windon9–0
  4. –TAustralia try · Nicholas Shehadie12–0
  5. –DAustralia drop goal · John Solomon15–0
  6. –CFiji conversion · Suliasi Vatubua15–2
  7. –PFiji penalty · Taniela Ranavue15–5
  8. –PFiji penalty · Suliasi Vatubua15–8
  9. –TFiji try · Wame Salabogi15–11
  10. –TFiji try · Semi Ralagi15–14
  11. –DFiji drop goal · Taniela Ranavue15–17

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1William HatherellProp
  2. 2Neville CottrellHooker
  3. 3Robert DavidsonProp
  4. 4Nicholas ShehadieSecond row
  5. 5Alan CameronSecond row
  6. 6Brian JohnsonFlanker
  7. 7Colin WindonFlanker
  8. 8Tony MillerNumber 8
  9. 9Brian CoxScrum-half
  10. 10Murray TateFly-half
  11. 11Garth JonesWing
  12. 12Herbert BarkerCentre
  13. 13John SolomonCentre
  14. 14Eddie StapletonWing
  15. 15Ray ColbertFull-back

Fiji

  1. 1Sailosi ValewaiProp
  2. 2Joeli SusuHooker
  3. 3Semi RalagiProp
  4. 4Semesa SeruvatuSecond row
  5. 5Isikeli CawaSecond row
  6. 6Semisi BalecaFlanker
  7. 7Apakuki TuitavuaFlanker
  8. 8Manasa NukuvouNumber 8
  9. 9Suliasi VatubuaScrum-half
  10. 10Wame SalabogiFly-half
  11. 11Joe LevulaWing
  12. 12George CavalevuCentre
  13. 13Navitalai TagaCentre
  14. 14Sam DomoniWing
  15. 15Taniela RanavueFull-back

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Context

All-time, Australia 20–3 Fiji, 1 drawn in 24 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Australia going in
Fiji 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.