| South Africa |
| 3 |
| Britain |
| 9 |
| 29 August 1896 | ||||||
| Kimberley Athletic Club Ground, Kimberley | ||||||
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| Captain: Ferdie Aston | Referee: William Bisset (South Africa) | |||||
| Attendance: 2000 | ||||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Forward | Toski Smith | Tvl | 25 | 2 | |
| Forward | Mike Bredenkamp | Griquas | 23 | 1 | |
| Forward | Danie Theunissen | Griquas | 27 | 0 | |
| Forward | Allan Beswick | Border | 26 | 1 | |
| Forward | Ted Kelly | Griquas | 26 | 0 | |
| Forward | Pieter Dormehl | WP | 23 | 0 | |
| Forward | Scraps Wessels | WP | 21 | 2 | |
| Forward | Paul Scott | Tvl | 23 | 2 | |
| Halfback | Bill Cotty | Griquas | 21 | 0 | |
| Halfback | Jackie Powell | Griquas | 24 | 1 | |
| Left Wing | Percy Jones | WP | 19 | 1 | 1 try |
| Inside Centre | Biddy Anderson | WP | 22 | 1 | |
| Outside Centre | Bertie Powell | Griquas | 23 | 0 | |
| Right Wing (C) | Ferdie Aston | Tvl | 24 | 2 | |
| Full Back | Theo Samuels | Griquas | 23 | 1 |
| Britain: 1 try, 1 conversion, 1 dropgoal |
 Team for the third test Back: Tom Mellett (reserve), Bertie Powell, Danie Theunissen, Theo Samuels, Toski Smith Middle: Mike Bredenkamp, Paul Scott, Allan Beswick, Ferdie Aston (captain), Ted Kelly, Pieter Dormehl, Scraps Wessels Front: Biddy Anderson, Bertie Powell, Bill Cotty Absent: Percy Jones |