Cuthbert (Charles) Loriston, the Proteas' team manager and SARFF's first president, explained that the purpose of the tour was " 'to test our strength' ".
For the Lions, centre Dick Milliken, wing J. J. Williams, lock Gordon Brown, flank and captain Fergus Slattery scored a try each.
Strand prop Turkey Shields and Stellenbosch's try-scoring wing, John Noble represented the Federation in the victorious Invitation XV.
During the 1976 All Black tour of South Africa, the Proteas were defeated 3–25 by the tourists on a wet 7 July at Goodwood Oval in Cape Town before a crowd of 10,000.
The full-strength All Black team included players such as Laurie Mains, Bill Osborne, Sid Going, Andy Leslie, Frank Oliver and Lawrie Knight.
[7] Billy Beaumont's British and Irish Lions touring side of 1980 defeated a Proteas XV 15–6 in front of a crowd of 15,000 at the Danie Craven Stadium on 27 May 1980.