TheBreakdown
Full time25 August 1962
South Africa
34–14
British & Irish Lions
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa · Tour 1962Head-to-head

South Africa won by 20 points.

Scoring

  1. –CSouth Africa conversion · Keith Oxlee2–0
  2. –CSouth Africa conversion · Keith Oxlee4–0
  3. –CSouth Africa conversion · Keith Oxlee6–0
  4. –CSouth Africa conversion · Keith Oxlee8–0
  5. –CSouth Africa conversion · Keith Oxlee10–0
  6. –PSouth Africa penalty · Keith Oxlee13–0
  7. –PSouth Africa penalty · Keith Oxlee16–0
  8. –TSouth Africa try · Wang Wyness19–0
  9. –TSouth Africa try · Mannetjies Roux22–0
  10. –TSouth Africa try · Mannetjies Roux25–0
  11. –TSouth Africa try · John Gainsford28–0
  12. –TSouth Africa try · Gideon van Zyl31–0
  13. –TSouth Africa try · Johan Claassen34–0
  14. –CBritish & Irish Lions conversion · John Willcox34–2
  15. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · John Willcox34–5
  16. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Ronald Cowan34–8
  17. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Keith Rowlands34–11
  18. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Mike Campbell-Lamerton34–14

Line-ups

South Africa

  1. 1Fanie KuhnProp
  2. 2Ronnie HillHooker
  3. 3Chris BezuidenhoudtProp
  4. 4Gideon van ZylSecond row
  5. 5Frik Du PreezSecond row
  6. 6Johan ClaassenFlanker
  7. 7Hannes BothaFlanker
  8. 8Douglas HopwoodNumber 8
  9. 9Pieter UysScrum-half
  10. 10Keith OxleeFly-half
  11. 11Jannie EngelbrechtWing
  12. 12John GainsfordCentre
  13. 13Wang WynessCentre
  14. 14Mannetjies RouxWing
  15. 15Lionel WilsonFull-back

British & Irish Lions

  1. 1Syd MillarProp
  2. 2Bryn MeredithHooker
  3. 3Kingsley JonesProp
  4. 4Budge RogersSecond row
  5. 5Willie John McBrideSecond row
  6. 6Keith RowlandsFlanker
  7. 7Bill MulcahyFlanker
  8. 8Mike Campbell-LamertonNumber 8
  9. 9Dickie JeepsScrum-half
  10. 10Richard SharpFly-half
  11. 11Ronald CowanWing
  12. 12Dave HewittCentre
  13. 13Mike WestonCentre
  14. 14Niall BrophyWing
  15. 15John WillcoxFull-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.