Full time21 January 1961
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland · Tour 1960Head-to-head
South Africa won by 7 points.
Scoring
- –CScotland conversion · Ken Scotland2–0
- –TScotland try · Arthur Smith5–0
- –PSouth Africa penalty · Frik Du Preez5–3
- –PSouth Africa penalty · Frik Du Preez5–6
- –TSouth Africa try · Johan Claassen5–9
- –TSouth Africa try · Douglas Hopwood5–12
Line-ups
Scotland
- 1Hugh McLeodProp
- 2Norman BruceHooker
- 3David RolloProp
- 4George SmithSecond row
- 5Frans ten BosSecond row
- 6Mike Campbell-LamertonFlanker
- 7Ken RossFlanker
- 8John DouglasNumber 8
- 9Robert ShillinglawScrum-half
- 10Iain LaughlandFly-half
- 11Ronald ThompsonWing
- 12George StevensonCentre
- 13Edward McKeatingCentre
- 14Arthur SmithWing
- 15Ken ScotlandFull-back
South Africa
- 1Fanie KuhnProp
- 2Abie MalanHooker
- 3Spiere Du ToitProp
- 4Gideon van ZylSecond row
- 5Avril MalanSecond row
- 6Johan ClaassenFlanker
- 7Frik Du PreezFlanker
- 8Douglas HopwoodNumber 8
- 9Pieter UysScrum-half
- 10Keith OxleeFly-half
- 11Hennie van ZylWing
- 12Ian KirkpatrickCentre
- 13John GainsfordCentre
- 14Jannie EngelbrechtWing
- 15Dave StewartFull-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
- Previous meeting: 30 April 1960, Scotland 10–18 South Africa
- Next meeting on record: 17 April 1965
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.