His father, George Vickery, also played for Aberavon and was also an international player, but he was capped for England.
The Welsh club team was narrowly beaten when the South African's scored a late controversial try.
It took Vickery over six years to win a Welsh cap, when he was selected for the opening game of the 1938 Home Nations Championship against England.
Under the captaincy of Cliff Jones Wales won the game and Vickery was reselected for the next two matches of the tournament.
Wales lost against eventual tournament winners Scotland, but came back in the final game to beat Ireland at Swansea.