The game ended in another Springboks victory, though Marais, and his opposite wing Cecil Moss both failed to score; as had happened in the first Test.
In 1951 Marais was selected for the Fourth South African tour of Great Britain, which also took in matches in Ireland and France.
The team managers decided to place the four wing players on a rotation system, which saw Marais play in three of the first six matches.
[5] Marais added to his tally when he scored another try in the win over North West Counties, but then picked up an injury that kept out of the next five matches.
Marais continued to play in the club and regional games, scoring ten tries in total by the end of the tour.
[8] The second Test saw the first South African loss in 15 years, believed to have been caused by a desire to 'play to the crowd', which saw the team switch from their structured kicking game, to running with the ball.