Written by Alan Garside.
| The South African national side toured Australia in 1947 playing a total of 23 games against the Socceroos and the various state and district based representative sides. | ||||
| Played : Saturday April 19 1947 | Venue : Subiaco Oval, Perth | |||
| Western Australia
(Incomplete) W Waddell, A Beale Goals : Waddell, Beale |
2 | - | 12 | South Africa (Incomplete) Basil Clack, Horace Smethurst (c), Donald A Wilson, Gordon Falconer Goals : Clack x5, Smethurst x3, Wilson x3, Falconer |
| Attendance : 10,000 Manager : J Barbour (South Africa) Assistant Manager : Malcolm Taylor (South Africa) | ||||