TheBreakdown
Full time30 July 1891
South Africa
0–4
British & Irish Lions
Port Elizabeth Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth, South Africa · Tour 1891Head-to-head

British & Irish Lions won by 4 points.

Scoring

  1. –CBritish & Irish Lions conversion · A Rotherham
  2. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Randolph Aston
  3. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · T Whittaker

The scoring record for this Test does not add up to the final score, so running scores are hidden.

Line-ups

South Africa

  1. 15Ben DuffFull-back
  2. Herbert CastensForward
  3. Harry BoyesThree-quarter
  4. Frank HamiltonForward
  5. Japie LouwForward
  6. GA MerryForward
  7. Chubb VigneThree-quarter
  8. Oupa VersfeldForward
  9. William BissetForward
  10. Fred AlexanderForward
  11. Edward LittleForward
  12. Tiger DevenishForward
  13. Alf RichardsFly-half
  14. Mosey Van BuurenThree-quarter
  15. Frank GuthrieFly-half

British & Irish Lions

  1. 15William MitchellFull-back
  2. CP SimpsonForward
  3. Ernest BrometForward
  4. Paul ClaussThree-quarter
  5. JH GouldForward
  6. T WhittakerForward
  7. Baby HancockForward
  8. Bill MaclaganThree-quarter
  9. A RotherhamFly-half
  10. AA SurteesForward
  11. Randolph AstonThree-quarter
  12. JF HammondForward
  13. Robert MacMillanForward
  14. William WotherspoonFly-half
  15. R ThompsonForward

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Context

All-time, South Africa 25–18 British & Irish Lions, 6 drawn in 49 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

South Africa going inno earlier scored Tests
British & Irish Lions going inno earlier scored Tests

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.