Full time5 December 1931
St Helen's, Swansea, Wales · Tour 1931Head-to-head
South Africa won by 5 points.
Scoring
- –TWales try · Sgili Davies3–0
- –CSouth Africa conversion · Bennie Osler3–2
- –TSouth Africa try · Ferdie Bergh3–5
- –TSouth Africa try · George Daneel3–8
Line-ups
Wales
- 1Tom DayProp
- 2Lonza BowdlerHooker
- 3Archie SkymProp
- 4Tom ArthurSecond row
- 5Ned JenkinsSecond row
- 6Sgili DaviesFlanker
- 7Arthur LemonFlanker
- 8Watcyn ThomasNumber 8
- 9Wick PowellScrum-half
- 10Dicky RalphFly-half
- 11Ronnie BoonWing
- 12Frank WilliamsCentre
- 13Claude DaveyCentre
- 14Jack MorleyWing
- 15Jack BassettFull-back
South Africa
- 1Phil MostertProp
- 2Bert KiplingHooker
- 3Boy LouwProp
- 4Ferdie BerghSecond row
- 5Flip NelSecond row
- 6George DaneelFlanker
- 7Alvi Van der MerweFlanker
- 8Andre McDonaldNumber 8
- 9Danie CravenScrum-half
- 10Bennie OslerFly-half
- 11Floors VenterWing
- 12Jimmy WhiteCentre
- 13Geoff GrayCentre
- 14Morris ZimermanWing
- 15Gerry BrandFull-back
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Context
All-time, Wales 7–37 South Africa, 1 drawn in 45 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Wales going in
South Africa going in
- Previous meeting: 14 December 1912, Wales 0–3 South Africa
- Next meeting on record: 22 December 1951
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.