The match was played on 27 July 1949 at Hartsfield Rugby Ground in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia.

The New Zealand team's management for the tour had been troubled due to sailing to South Africa on a ship with little space to train, the team not bringing any Māori players due to South Africa's recently introduced apartheid laws and the fact there was no formal tour coach.

Brink after a grubber kick into the All Blacks' in-goal area, which was converted by Ed Karg.

[4] In the second half, Rhodesia scored another try by John Morkel stealing the ball from the New Zealand fullback Jack Goddard and passing it to Claude Jones for the second try which Karg also converted.

[4] Allen accepted defeat graciously stating "So far as Rhodesia's win was concerned, they deserved every bit of it and I can tell you that we shall be flat out to reciprocate on Saturday".