| South Africa |
| 3 |
| New Zealand |
| 6 |
| 31 July 1965 | ||||||
| Athletic Park, Wellington | ||||||
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| Captain: Dawie de Villiers | Referee: Pat Murphy (New Zealand) | |||||
| Coach: Hennie Muller | Attendance: 46250 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Sakkie van Zyl | OFS | 33 | 0 | |
| Hooker | Abie Malan | Tvl | 29 | 16 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Andy MacDonald | Rhodesia | 30 | 1 | |
| Lock | Frik du Preez | N-Tvl | 29 | 13 | |
| Lock | Tiny Naude | WP | 28 | 3 | |
| Flank | Haas Schoeman | WP | 25 | 5 | |
| Flank | Jan Ellis | SWA | 23 | 0 | |
| Eighthman | Lofty Nel | W-Tvl | 29 | 5 | |
| Scrumhalf (C) | Dawie de Villiers | WP | 25 | 3 | |
| Flyhalf | Keith Oxlee | Natal | 30 | 17 | 1 dropgoal |
| Left Wing | Gertjie Brynard | WP | 26 | 1 | |
| Inside Centre | Mannetjies Roux | Griquas | 26 | 10 | |
| Outside Centre | John Gainsford | WP | 26 | 26 | |
| Right Wing | Jannie Engelbrecht | WP | 26 | 19 | |
| Full Back | Lionel Wilson | WP | 32 | 23 |
| New Zealand: 2 tries |
 Team for the Wellington test: Back: Keith Oxlee, Haas Schoeman, Andy MacDonald, Lofty Nel, Tiny Naude, Frik du Preez, Jan Ellis, Mannetjies Roux, Gertjie Brynard Front: Jannie Engelbrecht, Abie Malan, Sakkie van Zyl, Kobus Louw (manager), Dawie de Villiers (captain), Hennie Muller (coach), John Gainsford, Lionel Wilson |