22 August 1953 | ||||||
Ellispark, Johannesburg | ||||||
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Captain: Hennie Muller | Referee: Ralph Burmeister (South Africa) | |||||
Coach: Danie Craven | Attendance: 72000 |
Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
Loose-head Prop | Chris Koch | Boland | 25 | 8 | |
Hooker | Willem Delport | EP | 32 | 5 | |
Tight-head Prop | Jaap Bekker | N-Tvl | 28 | 2 | |
Lock | Ernst Dinkelmann | N-Tvl | 26 | 4 | |
Lock | Salty du Rand | N-Tvl | 27 | 7 | 1 try |
Flank | Basie van Wijk | Tvl | 29 | 5 | |
Flank | Stephen Fry | WP | 29 | 5 | |
Eighthman (C) | Hennie Muller | Tvl | 31 | 9 | 1 try |
Scrumhalf | Hansie Oelofse | Tvl | 26 | 0 | 1 try |
Flyhalf | Hansie Brewis | N-Tvl | 33 | 9 | |
Left Wing | Chum Ochse | WP | 28 | 4 | |
Inside Centre | Tjol Lategan | Boland | 27 | 9 | 1 try |
Outside Centre | Ryk van Schoor | WP | 31 | 8 | |
Right Wing | Buks Marais | Boland | 25 | 3 | 1 try, 1 conversion, 1 penalty |
Full Back | Johnny Buchler | Tvl | 23 | 5 | 1 conversion, 1 penalty |
Australia: 1 penalty |
Team for the first test: Back: Willa Delport, Ernst Dinkelmann, Salty du Rand, Danie Craven (coach), Stephen Fry, Basie van Wyk, Chris Koch Middle: Johnny Buchler, Jaap Bekker, Hennie Muller (captain), JW Wintle (manager), Hansie Brewis (vice-captain), Buks Marais, Ryk van Schoor Front: Hansie Oelofse, Chum Ochse, Tjol Lategan |