Full time27 July 1968
Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa · Tour 1968Head-to-head
South Africa won by 13 points.
Scoring
- –CSouth Africa conversion · Piet Visagie2–0
- –CSouth Africa conversion · Piet Visagie4–0
- –TSouth Africa try · Mannetjies Roux7–0
- –TSouth Africa try · Syd Nomis10–0
- –TSouth Africa try · Eben Olivier13–0
- –TSouth Africa try · Jan Ellis16–0
- –DSouth Africa drop goal · Rodney Gould19–0
- –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Tom Kiernan19–3
- –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Tom Kiernan19–6
Line-ups
South Africa
- 1Tiny NeethlingProp
- 2Gys PitzerHooker
- 3Hannes MaraisProp
- 4Thys LourensSecond row
- 5Frik Du PreezSecond row
- 6Tiny NaudeFlanker
- 7Jan EllisFlanker
- 8Tommy BedfordNumber 8
- 9Dawie De VilliersScrum-half
- 10Piet VisagieFly-half
- 11Gertjie BrynardWing
- 12Mannetjies RouxCentre
- 13Eben OlivierCentre
- 14Syd NomisWing
- 15Rodney GouldFull-back
British & Irish Lions
- 1Delme ThomasProp
- 2John PullinHooker
- 3Pinky HortonProp
- 4Peter StaggSecond row
- 5Willie John McBrideSecond row
- 6Rodger ArneilFlanker
- 7Jim TelferFlanker
- 8Robert TaylorNumber 8
- 9Gordon ConnellScrum-half
- 10Mike GibsonFly-half
- 11Maurice RichardsWing
- 12Barry BresnihanCentre
- 13John TurnerCentre
- 14Savvo SavageWing
- 15Tom KiernanFull-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
- Previous meeting: 13 July 1968, South Africa 11–6 British & Irish Lions
- Next meeting on record: 8 June 1974
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.