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 : Monday June 16 1947 | Venue : Henson Park, Marrickville, Sydney | |||
| New South Wales Norman Conquest, Joe Marston, Cec Drummond, David Coote, Alec Heaney (c), Bob Murray, Ernie Kemp, Jim Cunningham, Frank Parsons, Ron Hughes, Max Wynn Goal : Cunningham. |
1 | - | 2 | South Africa Charlie Brink, Harry Naish, Ernie Dowell, Steve van Rensberg, R Ferriman, D Forbes, John Classens, S O'Linn, Basil Clack, Horace Smethurst (c), Len Anley Goals : O'Linn, Anley |
| Manager : J Barbour (South Africa) Assistant Manager : Malcolm Taylor (South Africa) | ||||