Full time26 June 1965
Lang Park, Brisbane | Meeanjin, Australia · Tour 1965Head-to-head
Australia won by 4 points.
Scoring
- –PAustralia penalty · James Lenehan3–0
- –PAustralia penalty · James Lenehan6–0
- –TAustralia try · Beresford Ellwood9–0
- –TAustralia try · Beresford Ellwood12–0
- –CSouth Africa conversion · Tiny Naude12–2
- –TSouth Africa try · John Gainsford12–5
- –TSouth Africa try · Trix Truter12–8
Line-ups
Australia
- 1Jonathan WhiteProp
- 2Peter JohnsonHooker
- 3John ThornettProp
- 4Robin HemingSecond row
- 5Peter CrittleSecond row
- 6John O'GormanFlanker
- 7Jules GuerassimoffFlanker
- 8David ShepherdNumber 8
- 9Ken CatchpoleScrum-half
- 10Phillip HawthorneFly-half
- 11Jim BoyceWing
- 12Beresford EllwoodCentre
- 13Richard MarksCentre
- 14Stewart BoyceWing
- 15James LenehanFull-back
South Africa
- 1Hambly ParkerProp
- 2Abie MalanHooker
- 3Hannes MaraisProp
- 4Piet BothaSecond row
- 5Tiny NaudeSecond row
- 6Lofty NelFlanker
- 7Frik Du PreezFlanker
- 8Tommy BedfordNumber 8
- 9Nelie SmithScrum-half
- 10Jannie BarnardFly-half
- 11Trix TruterWing
- 12John GainsfordCentre
- 13Mannetjies RouxCentre
- 14Jannie EngelbrechtWing
- 15Lionel WilsonFull-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
- Previous meeting: 19 June 1965, Australia 18–11 South Africa
- Next meeting on record: 2 August 1969
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.