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Full time24 September 1955
South Africa
22–8
British & Irish Lions
Crusader Ground, Port Elizabeth, South Africa · Tour 1955Head-to-head

South Africa won by 14 points.

Scoring

  1. –CSouth Africa conversion · Roy Dryburgh2–0
  2. –CSouth Africa conversion · Roy Dryburgh4–0
  3. –TSouth Africa try · Theuns Briers7–0
  4. –TSouth Africa try · Theuns Briers10–0
  5. –TSouth Africa try · Clive Ulyate13–0
  6. –TSouth Africa try · Daan Retief16–0
  7. –TSouth Africa try · Tom Van Vollenhoven19–0
  8. –DSouth Africa drop goal · Clive Ulyate22–0
  9. –CBritish & Irish Lions conversion · Alex Pedlow22–2
  10. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · James Greenwood22–5
  11. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Tony O'Reilly22–8

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. 4Clem ThomasSecond row
  5. 5Rhys WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Robin ThompsonFlanker
  7. 7James GreenwoodFlanker
  8. 8Russell RobinsNumber 8
  9. 9Dickie JeepsScrum-half
  10. 10Cliff MorganFly-half
  11. 11Gareth GriffithsWing
  12. 12Tony O'ReillyCentre
  13. 13Jeff ButterfieldCentre
  14. 14Alex PedlowWing
  15. 15Douglas BakerFull-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.