Full time31 July 1965
Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand · Tour 1965Head-to-head
New Zealand won by 3 points.
Scoring
- –TNew Zealand try · William Birtwistle3–0
- –TNew Zealand try · Kel Tremain6–0
- –DSouth Africa drop goal · Keith Oxlee6–3
Line-ups
New Zealand
- 1Wilson WhinerayProp
- 2Bruce McLeodHooker
- 3Ken GrayProp
- 4Kel TremainSecond row
- 5Colin MeadsSecond row
- 6Stan MeadsFlanker
- 7Richard ConwayFlanker
- 8Brian LochoreNumber 8
- 9Chris LaidlawScrum-half
- 10Peter MurdochFly-half
- 11William BirtwistleWing
- 12John CollinsCentre
- 13Ronald RangiCentre
- 14Ian SmithWing
- 15Michael WillimentFull-back
South Africa
- 1Sakkie van ZylProp
- 2Abie MalanHooker
- 3Andy MacDonaldProp
- 4Tiny NaudeSecond row
- 5Frik Du PreezSecond row
- 6Haas SchoemanFlanker
- 7Jan EllisFlanker
- 8Lofty NelNumber 8
- 9Dawie De VilliersScrum-half
- 10Keith OxleeFly-half
- 11Jannie EngelbrechtWing
- 12John GainsfordCentre
- 13Mannetjies RouxCentre
- 14Gertjie BrynardWing
- 15Lionel WilsonFull-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: 27 August 1960, New Zealand 3–8 South Africa
- Next meeting on record: 21 August 1965
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.