TheBreakdown
Full time24 November 1951
Scotland
0–44
South Africa
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland · Tour 1951Head-to-head

South Africa won by 44 points.

Scoring

  1. –CSouth Africa conversion · Okey Geffin0–2
  2. –CSouth Africa conversion · Okey Geffin0–4
  3. –CSouth Africa conversion · Okey Geffin0–6
  4. –CSouth Africa conversion · Okey Geffin0–8
  5. –CSouth Africa conversion · Okey Geffin0–10
  6. –CSouth Africa conversion · Okey Geffin0–12
  7. –CSouth Africa conversion · Okey Geffin0–14
  8. –TSouth Africa try · Ryk Van Schoor0–17
  9. –TSouth Africa try · Chris Koch0–20
  10. –TSouth Africa try · Chris Koch0–23
  11. –TSouth Africa try · Salty Du Rand0–26
  12. –TSouth Africa try · Ernst Dinkelmann0–29
  13. –TSouth Africa try · Hennie Muller0–32
  14. –TSouth Africa try · Willa Delport0–35
  15. –TSouth Africa try · Basie van Wyk0–38
  16. –TSouth Africa try · Tjol Lategan0–41
  17. –DSouth Africa drop goal · Hansie Brewis0–44

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. 1James Cooper DawsonProp
  2. 2John MacphailHooker
  3. 3Robert WilsonProp
  4. 4Douglas ElliotSecond row
  5. 5Hamish InglisSecond row
  6. 6jimmie JohnstonFlanker
  7. 7Bob TaylorFlanker
  8. 8Peter KininmonthNumber 8
  9. 9Arthur DorwardScrum-half
  10. 10Angus CameronFly-half
  11. 11David RoseWing
  12. 12Oliver TurnbullCentre
  13. 13Donald ScottCentre
  14. 14John HartWing
  15. 15George BurrellFull-back

South Africa

  1. 1Chris KochProp
  2. 2Willa DelportHooker
  3. 3Okey GeffinProp
  4. 4Basie van WykSecond row
  5. 5Salty Du RandSecond row
  6. 6Ernst DinkelmannFlanker
  7. 7Stephen FryFlanker
  8. 8Hennie MullerNumber 8
  9. 9Fonnie Du ToitScrum-half
  10. 10Hansie BrewisFly-half
  11. 11Paul JohnstoneWing
  12. 12Tjol LateganCentre
  13. 13Ryk Van SchoorCentre
  14. 14Buks MaraisWing
  15. 15Johnny BuchlerFull-back

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Context

All-time, Scotland 5–26 South Africa in 31 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Scotland going in
South Africa going in

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.