| South Africa |
| 3 |
| New Zealand |
| 20 |
| 18 September 1965 | ||||||
| Eden Park, Auckland | ||||||
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| Captain: Dawie de Villiers | Referee: David Millar (New Zealand) | |||||
| Coach: Hennie Muller | Attendance: 56480 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Sakkie van Zyl | OFS | 33 | 3 | |
| Hooker | Don Walton | Natal | 26 | 4 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Andy MacDonald | Rhodesia | 31 | 4 | |
| Lock | Frik du Preez | N-Tvl | 29 | 16 | |
| Lock | Tiny Naude | WP | 28 | 5 | 1 penalty |
| Flank | Lofty Nel | W-Tvl | 30 | 8 | |
| Flank | Jan Ellis | SWA | 23 | 3 | |
| Eighthman | Doug Hopwood | WP | 31 | 21 | |
| Scrumhalf (C) | Dawie de Villiers | WP | 25 | 5 | |
| Flyhalf | Jannie Barnard | Tvl | 20 | 4 | |
| Left Wing | Gertjie Brynard | WP | 26 | 4 | |
| Inside Centre | Mannetjies Roux | Griquas | 26 | 13 | |
| Outside Centre | John Gainsford | WP | 27 | 29 | |
| Right Wing | Jannie Engelbrecht | WP | 26 | 22 | |
| Full Back | Lionel Wilson | WP | 32 | 26 |
| New Zealand: 5 tries, 1 conversion, 1 dropgoal |