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Holland v South Africa

1951 Holland won series 3-1
Thu 16.08 : Amsterdam (Olympisch Stadion) Holland 28 South Africa 44
Sat 18.08 (afternoon)* : Rotterdam (Feyenoord Stadion) Holland 46 South Africa 26
Sat 18.08 (evening) : Den Haag (Rijswijk) Holland 37 South Africa 34
Wed 22.08 : Hengelo Holland 47 South Africa 24 (Att: 15,000)
* Originally scheduled for Sun 12.08, but rained off.
Note : This series was the conclusion of a tour of four European countries by the 7-man South African team. For a full report on the tour, by Ken MacLeod, see here

These point-scorers for this series have been researched by Ken MacLeod, from the Rhodesia Herald, the Star (Johannesburg), and the Rand Daily Mail.
Holland Total South Africa Total
Tinus Metzelaar 3? ©12 9 12 36? Buddy Fuller © 10 8 10 4 32
Henk Dammers - ? 10 ? ? Bob Raw 12 5 5 10 32
Henk Steman 8 ? ? 10 ? Harry du Toit 8 5 5 5 23
Co Boef ©3? ? ? Maurice Fenton 5 ? 6 0 ?
Gerrit Jonker ? 8 ? Toby Boshoff 5 ? 6 5 ?
Arend Hartman ? Joe Blankfield 2 ? ? 0 ?
Tonny Kroeze - ? Alec Blankfield 2 ? ? 0 ?
Piet van Aartsen ?
Jan van der Vreugde ?
Henk Verhoef ?

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