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Friendly Matches
Saturday May 10 1947 Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, Australia Referee: William McWilliams (Australia) Linesmen: W.Chard and H.McLeod (Australia) Attendance: 37,376
AUSTRALIA Norman Conquest, Joe Marston, Cec Drummond, Dave Coote, Alex Heaney (c), Lex Gibb, Ted Drain, Jim Cunningham, Charlie Stewart, Reg Date, Ray Marshall Manager: N.Gillespie Goal: Date 4	1	-	2	South Africa Jimmy Pickerill, Douglas McCreadie, Ernie Dowell, Cecil Kurland, Harry Naish, Dudley Forbes, Gordon Falconer, Horace Smethurst (c), Donald Wilson, Basil Clack, Len Anley Manager: J.Barbour Goals: Anley 65, Wilson 87 pen
In 1947 the Australian national team played a series of five matches against the visiting South African national side. Due to a shipping strike the Springboks had to stay in Australia five weeks longer than they had planned, so they played an additional six matches at the end of the tour. The series started in Sydney. Match Day Programme
Saturday May 24 1947 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia Referee: Tom Boyd (Australia) Linesmen: R.Gregor and J.Evans (Australia) Attendance: 14,106
AUSTRALIA Norman Conquest, Joe Marston, Cec Drummond, Dave Coote, Billy Wilson, Lex Gibb, Charlie Stewart, Alex Heaney, Reg Date (c), Ron Hughes, Max Wynn Manager: J.Revie Goals: Date _pen, 80	2	-	4	South Africa Jimmy Pickerill, Ernie Dowell, Douglas McCready, Cecil Kurland, Ray Ferriman, Dudley Forbes, Donald Wilson, Gordon Falconer, Basil Clark, Horace Smethurst (c), Len Anley Manager: J.Barbour Goals: Anley (x2), Smethurst, Wilson
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Saturday May 31 1947 Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, Australia Referee: William McWilliams (Australia) Linesmen: Frank Chidgey and Harry Spowall (Australia) Attendance: 16,343
AUSTRALIA Norman Conquest, Joe Marston, Cec Drummond, Lex Gibb, Billy Wilson, Alex Heaney, Jim Cunningham, Ron Hughes, Dick Kemp, Reg Date (c), Max Wynn Manager: S.L.Plaud Goals: Cunningham 44, Date _, 75	3	-	3	South Africa Jimmy Pickerill, Ron Nicholson, Ernie Dowell, Cecil Kurland, Harry Naish, Dudley Forbes, Gordon Falconer, Horace Smethurst, Donald Wilson, John Claassens, Len Anley Manager: J.Barbour Goals: Claasens 20, 80, Smethurst 85
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Saturday June 7 1947 Newcastle Sports Ground, Newcastle, Sydney, Australia Referee: William McWilliams (Australia) Linesmen: H.Parker & M.Brown (Australia) Attendance: 17,440
AUSTRALIA Norman Conquest, Joe Marston, Cec Drummond, Lex Gibb, Alec Heaney (c), Robert Murray, Dick Kemp, Jim Cunningham, Reg Date, Ron Hughes, Max Wynn Manager: T.Lovett Goals: Date (x3), Hughes, Kemp	5	-	1	South Africa Jimmy Pickerill, Doug McCreadie, Ernie Dowell, Cecil Kurland, Harry Naish, Dudley Forbes, Gordon Falconer, Horace Smethurst (c), Donald A Wilson, John Claassens, Len Anley Manager: J.Barbour Goal: Wilson
Saturday June 14 1947 Royal Agricultural Showground, Moore Park, Sydney, Australia Referee: William McWilliams (Australia) Attendance: 18,573
AUSTRALIA Norman Conquest, Cec Drummond, Joe Marston, Lex Gibb, Alec Heaney, Robert Murray, Reg Date, Jim Cunningham, Dick Kemp, Ron Hughes, Max Wynn Manager: Andy Burton Goal: Cunningham 3	1	-	2	South Africa Charlie Brink, Ron Nicholson, Harry Naish, Cecil Kurland, Ray Ferriman, Dudley Forbes, Donald Wilson, Gordon Falconer, Basil Clack, Horace Smethurst, Len Anley Manager: J.Barbour Goals: Anley 7, 70
Australia finished the five game series with one win and a draw. Match Day Programme

Last updated: 20 December 2023.