to run fifty yards, beating Burrell, and scoring under the posts. Lategan's next match was against Ulster on 1 December, and followed this with the tour's second Test, against Ireland at Lansdowne Road a week later. South Africa won 17–5, setting up a big encounter with Wales a fortnight later. Lategan played in the next match, a bruising encounter against Munster, but was then rested against Swansea, before being called back into the squad for the third Test, the match with Wales. There were some concerns about a slight ankle injury Lategan was carrying after the Munster game, but he was selected anyway. The Wales game was a very tight encounter played mainly through forward play. Despite this, Lategan was key to the result when he managed to find a gap in the Welsh defence after a short pass from Brewis. As he crossed the 25-yard line, Lategan lobbed the ball over Ken Jones' head which was collected by Chum Ochse who scored a try in the corner. This was South Africa's only try of the game, and the Springboks won by a narrow 6–3 margin. Lategan was rested for the next two matches, but was again called in for the Test match against England, the final international before South Africa travelled to France. England were beaten 8–3. Lategan played in three of the final matches held in Britain, Western Counties, South of Scotland, in which he scored his second try of the tour, and the encounter with the Barbarians. He played in two of the matches in France, scoring in the 20–12 victory of south-Western France, and the Final Test and game of the tour against the French national team. The 25–3 win gave Lategan his eighth straight international victory. 1953 Australia tour of South Africa Latagen played in the first two Tests against the touring Australia team of 1953. The first game, played at Johannesburg saw South Africa win 25–3, where Lategan was joined at centre by his old team mate van Schoor. The next Test, played on 5 September, saw Lategan part of a losing international side for the first, and only, time. South Africa were beaten at Cape Town by a narrow 14–18 scoreline. The loss was blamed on the Springboks desire to please the crowd by switching away from their normal kicking game, to one based on running with the ball. Whether Lategan would have