Full time4 September 1937
Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand · Tour 1937Head-to-head
South Africa won by 7 points.
Scoring
- –TNew Zealand try · Jack Sullivan3–0
- –TNew Zealand try · Jack Sullivan6–0
- –CSouth Africa conversion · Gerry Brand6–2
- –CSouth Africa conversion · Gerry Brand6–4
- –PSouth Africa penalty · Gerry Brand6–7
- –TSouth Africa try · Freddy Turner6–10
- –TSouth Africa try · Ebbo Bastard6–13
Line-ups
New Zealand
- 1Everard JacksonProp
- 2Arthur LambournHooker
- 3Doug DaltonProp
- 4Rod McKenzieSecond row
- 5Tori ReidSecond row
- 6Ron KingFlanker
- 7Jack RankinFlanker
- 8Allan ParkhillNumber 8
- 9Harry SimonScrum-half
- 10David TrevathanFly-half
- 11John DickWing
- 12John HooperCentre
- 13Jack SullivanCentre
- 14Will PhillipsWing
- 15Jack TaylorFull-back
South Africa
- 1Fanie LouwProp
- 2Jan LotzHooker
- 3Boy LouwProp
- 4Flip NelSecond row
- 5Mauritz Van den BergSecond row
- 6Louis StrachanFlanker
- 7Ebbo BastardFlanker
- 8Ferdie BerghNumber 8
- 9Danie CravenScrum-half
- 10Tony HarrisFly-half
- 11Dai WilliamsWing
- 12Louis BabrowCentre
- 13Jimmy WhiteCentre
- 14Freddy TurnerWing
- 15Gerry BrandFull-back
Match officials
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Context
All-time, New Zealand 64–46 South Africa, 4 drawn in 114 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
New Zealand going in
South Africa going in
- Previous meeting: 14 August 1937, New Zealand 13–7 South Africa
- Next meeting on record: 25 September 1937
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.