Full time5 August 1961
Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa · Tour 1961Head-to-head
South Africa won by 25 points.
Scoring
- –CSouth Africa conversion · Johan Claassen2–0
- –CSouth Africa conversion · Johan Claassen4–0
- –TSouth Africa try · Hennie van Zyl7–0
- –TSouth Africa try · Hennie van Zyl10–0
- –TSouth Africa try · Hennie van Zyl13–0
- –TSouth Africa try · Douglas Hopwood16–0
- –TSouth Africa try · Martin Pelser19–0
- –TSouth Africa try · Jannie Engelbrecht22–0
- –TSouth Africa try · John Gainsford25–0
- –TSouth Africa try · Keith Oxlee28–0
- –PAustralia penalty · John Dowse28–3
Line-ups
South Africa
- 1Fanie KuhnProp
- 2Ronnie HillHooker
- 3Spiere Du ToitProp
- 4Johan ClaassenSecond row
- 5Frik Du PreezSecond row
- 6Martin PelserFlanker
- 7Gideon van ZylFlanker
- 8Douglas HopwoodNumber 8
- 9Pieter UysScrum-half
- 10Keith OxleeFly-half
- 11Hennie van ZylWing
- 12John GainsfordCentre
- 13Mannetjies RouxCentre
- 14Jannie EngelbrechtWing
- 15Lionel WilsonFull-back
Australia
- 1Jonathan WhiteProp
- 2Peter JohnsonHooker
- 3John ThornettProp
- 4Graeme MacdougallSecond row
- 5Richard ThornettSecond row
- 6Terence ReidFlanker
- 7John O'GormanFlanker
- 8Robin HemingNumber 8
- 9Ken CatchpoleScrum-half
- 10John DowseFly-half
- 11Roderick PhelpsWing
- 12Beresford EllwoodCentre
- 13James LisleCentre
- 14Michael ClearyWing
- 15James LenehanFull-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
- Previous meeting: 2 June 1956, South Africa 9–0 Australia
- Next meeting on record: 12 August 1961
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.