8 June 1968
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	South Africa 25 Britain 20
Captain: Dawie de Villiers		Referee: Max Baise (South Africa)
Coach: Johan Claassen		Attendance: 74000

Team:
Combined caps: 117 tests (starting 15)

Position	Player	Province	Age	Prev Tests	Scoring
Loose-head Prop	Mof Myburgh	N-Tvl	31	4
Hooker	Gys Pitzer	N-Tvl	28	4
Tight-head Prop	Hannes Marais	NE Cape	26	6
Lock	Frik du Preez	N-Tvl	32	18	1 try
Lock	Tiny Naude	WP	31	10	1 try, 2 penalties
Flank	Piet Greyling	OFS	26	4
Flank	Jan Ellis	SWA	26	8
Eighthman	Tommy Bedford	Natal	27	9
Scrumhalf (C)	Dawie de Villiers	Boland	27	10	1 try
Flyhalf	Piet Visagie	Griquas	25	4	2 conversions, 2 penalties
Left Wing	Corra Dirksen	N-Tvl	30	8
Inside Centre	Eben Olivier	WP	24	4
Outside Centre	Syd Nomis	Tvl	26	1
Right Wing	Jannie Engelbrecht	WP	29	27
Full Back	Rodney Gould	Natal	25	0

Britain: 1 try, 1 conversion, 5 penalties

Match pictures:

Team for the first test at Loftus: Back: Corra Dirksen, Mof Myburgh, Rodney Gould, Piet Greyling, Jan Ellis, Hannes Marais, Gys Pitzer Seated: Frik du Preez, Jannie Engelbrecht, Johan Claassen (coach), Dawie de Villiers (captain), Boy Louw (manager), Tommy Bedford, Tiny Naude Front: Eben Olivier, Syd Nomis, Piet Visagie