Full time22 August 1896
Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa · Tour 1896Head-to-head
British & Irish Lions won by 9 points.
Scoring
- –CSouth Africa conversion · David Cope2–0
- –TSouth Africa try · Theo Samuels5–0
- –TSouth Africa try · Theo Samuels8–0
- –CBritish & Irish Lions conversion · James Byrne8–2
- –CBritish & Irish Lions conversion · James Byrne8–4
- –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Alexander Todd8–7
- –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Tommy Crean8–10
- –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Baby Hancock8–13
- –DBritish & Irish Lions drop goal · Osbert Mackie8–17
Line-ups
South Africa
- 1Paul ScottProp
- 2Scraps WesselsHooker
- 3Ben AndrewProp
- 4Thomas MelletSecond row
- 5Allan BeswickSecond row
- 6Charles DevenishFlanker
- 7Jim CrosbyFlanker
- 8Toski SmithNumber 8
- 9George DevenishScrum-half
- 10Arthur LarardFly-half
- 11Theo SamuelsWing
- 12Bill TabererCentre
- 13Spanner ForbesCentre
- 14Ferdy AstonWing
- 15David CopeFull-back
British & Irish Lions
- 1Tommy CreanProp
- 2Andrew ClinchHooker
- 3James SealyProp
- 4WJ CareySecond row
- 5Baby HancockSecond row
- 6William MortimerFlanker
- 7Alexander ToddFlanker
- 8JF HammondNumber 8
- 9Louis MageeScrum-half
- 10SP BellFly-half
- 11Robert JohnstonWing
- 12Osbert MackieCentre
- 13James ByrneCentre
- 14Larry BulgerWing
- 15Jim MageeFull-back
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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 in
British & Irish Lions going in
- Previous meeting: 30 July 1896, South Africa 0–8 British & Irish Lions
- Next meeting on record: 29 August 1896
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.