1953 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa
Summary	P W D L
Total	27 17 01 09
Test match	04 01 00 03
Opponent	P W D L
South Africa	4 1 0 3

The 1953 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and Rhodesia was a series of 27 rugby union matches played by " Wallabies" in 1953, between June and October.

The test series was won by the Springboks with three test wins to one.

Touring party

Of the team of 30 players, 25 were from Sydney; 1 from Newcastle – Cyril Burke; and 4 from Queensland – Tom Sweeney, Garth Jones, Gavan Horsley and Colin Forbes. The touring party consisted of:

• Manager: John 'Wylie' Breckenbridge
• Assistant Manager-Coach: A.C. 'Johnnie' Wallace
• Captain: John Solomon
• Vice-captain: Nick Shehadie

Playing squad:

• Full-backs: Ray Colbert, Tom Sweeney (Qld)
• Wingers: Eddie Stapleton, Garth Jones (Qld), Jim Phipps, Gavan Horsley (Qld)
• Centres: Herb Barker, Jack Blomley, John Solomon, Saxon White
• Fly-halves: Spencer Brown, Murray Tate
• Half-backs: Cyril Burke (Newcastle), John Bosler
• Locks: Brian Johnson, Mac Hughes
• Breakaways: Keith Cross, Bob Outterside, Colin Windon, David Brockhoff
• Second Row: Nick Shehadie, Ned Morey, Alan Cameron, Tony Miller, Colin Forbes (Qld),
• Front Row: Bob Davidson, Jack Carroll, Max Elliott
• Hookers: Jim Walsh, John Bain.

Matches

Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

Bibliography

• Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1979). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1979–80. Rothmans Publications Ltd. ISBN  0-354-09087-9.

All found on http://trove.nla.gov.au

• [1] Townsville Daily Bulletin, Monday 11 May 1953 p 3
• [2] The Canberra Times, Monday 11 May 1953 p 3
• [3] Queensland Times (Ipswich), Tuesday 9 June 1953 p 3