Full time13 August 1949
Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa · Tour 1949Head-to-head
South Africa won by 6 points.
Scoring
- –PSouth Africa penalty · Okey Geffin3–0
- –TSouth Africa try · Hansie Brewis6–0
- –TSouth Africa try · Tjol Lategan9–0
- –DSouth Africa drop goal · Hansie Brewis12–0
- –PNew Zealand penalty · Bob Scott12–3
- –DNew Zealand drop goal · Jim Kearney12–6
Line-ups
South Africa
- 1Chris KochProp
- 2Jorrie JordaanHooker
- 3Okey GeffinProp
- 4Felix Du PlessisSecond row
- 5Bubbles KochSecond row
- 6Salty Du RandFlanker
- 7Louis StrydomFlanker
- 8Hennie MullerNumber 8
- 9Fonnie Du ToitScrum-half
- 10Hansie BrewisFly-half
- 11Buks MaraisWing
- 12Tjol LateganCentre
- 13Ryk Van SchoorCentre
- 14Cecil MossWing
- 15Jack Van der SchyffFull-back
New Zealand
- 1Johnny SimpsonProp
- 2Has CatleyHooker
- 3Kevin SkinnerProp
- 4Lester HarveySecond row
- 5Harry FrazerSecond row
- 6Lachie GrantFlanker
- 7Jack McNabFlanker
- 8Peter JohnstoneNumber 8
- 9Laurence SavageScrum-half
- 10Jim KearneyFly-half
- 11William MeatesWing
- 12Fred AllenCentre
- 13Ron ElvidgeCentre
- 14Peter HendersonWing
- 15Bob ScottFull-back
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Context
All-time, South Africa 46–64 New Zealand, 4 drawn in 114 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
South Africa going in
New Zealand going in
- Previous meeting: 16 July 1949, South Africa 15–11 New Zealand
- Next meeting on record: 3 September 1949
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.