British and Irish Lions tour
- Port Elizabeth, 24 September 1955
South Africa
(3)
22 - 8
(5)
British and Irish Lions
(FT)
Teams
South Africa
British and Irish Lions
Tries
Briers 2, Retief, Ulyate, van Vollenhoven
Tries
Greenwood, O'Reilly
Cons
Dryburgh 2
Cons
Pedlow
Drops
Ulyate
Drops
none
Team
FB
Roy Dryburgh
W
Theuns Briers
C
Wilf Rosenberg
C
Des Sinclair
W
Tom van Vollenhoven
FH
Clive Ulyate
SH
Tommy Gentles
P
Chris Koch
H
Bertus van der Merwe
P
Jaap Bekker
L
Salty du Rand
L
Johan Claassen
F
Stephen Fry
(c)
F
Dawie Ackermann
N8
Daan Retief
Team
FB
Doug Baker
W
Gareth Griffiths
C
Jeff Butterfield
C
Tony O'Reilly
W
Cecil Pedlow
FH
Cliff Morgan
SH
Dickie Jeeps
P
Billy Williams
H
Bryn Meredith
P
Courtenay Meredith
L
Rhys Williams
L
Robin Thompson
(c)
F
Clem Thomas
F
Jim Greenwood
N8
Russell Robins
Notes
Result
South Africa won by a margin of 14 points
Ground name
Crusader's Ground, Port Elizabeth
Attendance
37000
Referee
CJ Ackermann
South Africa Test debuts
none
British and Irish Lions Test debuts
none
Points scoring rules
try 3, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3, goal from a mark 3