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Full time20 August 1955
South Africa
25–9
British & Irish Lions
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa · Tour 1955Head-to-head

South Africa won by 16 points.

Scoring

  1. –CSouth Africa conversion · Roy Dryburgh2–0
  2. –CSouth Africa conversion · Roy Dryburgh4–0
  3. –TSouth Africa try · Tom Van Vollenhoven7–0
  4. –TSouth Africa try · Wilf Rosenberg10–0
  5. –TSouth Africa try · Theuns Briers13–0
  6. –TSouth Africa try · Dawie Ackermann16–0
  7. –TSouth Africa try · Roy Dryburgh19–0
  8. –TSouth Africa try · Tom Van Vollenhoven22–0
  9. –TSouth Africa try · Tom Van Vollenhoven25–0
  10. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Angus Cameron25–3
  11. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Jeff Butterfield25–6
  12. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Bryn Meredith25–9

Line-ups

South Africa

  1. 1Chris KochProp
  2. 2Bertus Van der MerweHooker
  3. 3Jaap BekkerProp
  4. 4Stephen FrySecond row
  5. 5Salty Du RandSecond row
  6. 6Johan ClaassenFlanker
  7. 7Dawie AckermannFlanker
  8. 8Daan RetiefNumber 8
  9. 9Tommy GentlesScrum-half
  10. 10Clive UlyateFly-half
  11. 11Theuns BriersWing
  12. 12Wilf RosenbergCentre
  13. 13Des SinclairCentre
  14. 14Tom Van VollenhovenWing
  15. 15Roy DryburghFull-back

British & Irish Lions

  1. 1Billy WilliamsProp
  2. 2Bryn MeredithHooker
  3. 3Courtenay MeredithProp
  4. 4Russell RobinsSecond row
  5. 5Rhys WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Robin ThompsonFlanker
  7. 7James GreenwoodFlanker
  8. 8Thomas ReidNumber 8
  9. 9Dickie JeepsScrum-half
  10. 10Cliff MorganFly-half
  11. 11Tony O'ReillyWing
  12. 12William DaviesCentre
  13. 13Jeff ButterfieldCentre
  14. 14Gareth GriffithsWing
  15. 15Angus CameronFull-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

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.