Written by Alan Garside.
The South African national side toured Australia in 1955 playing 14 games against the Socceroos and the various state and district based representative sides. | ||||
Played : Saturday August 27 1955 | Venue : Sydney Showground | |||
New South Wales Bill Henderson, Cliff Almond, Kevin O'Neill, Bob Bignall, Joe Marston (c), Doug Wendt, Bruce Morrow, Allan Johns, Albert De Paoli, Jock McMahon, Ray Neal |
0 | - | 2 | South Africa Albert Uytenbogaardt, Gordon Frew (c), Maurice Jacobson, Brian Gibson, Roulf Oelofse, Mal Rufus, Danny Le Roux, Harold Paton, Ian Palmer, Brian Peterson, Les Fourie Goals : Peterson, Fourie |
Referee : Bunny McWilliams Attendance : 5,000 Half Time : 0-1 Coach : JE Kennedy (South Africa) | ||||