| South Africa |
| 12 |
| France |
| 9 |
| 9 November 1968 | ||||||
| Stade Municipal, Bordeaux | ||||||
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| Captain: Dawie de Villiers | Referee: Larry Lamb (England) | |||||
| Coach: Johan Claassen | Attendance: 12516 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Mof Myburgh | N-Tvl | 32 | 7 | |
| Hooker | Gys Pitzer | N-Tvl | 29 | 8 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Hannes Marais | NE Cape | 27 | 10 | |
| Lock | Frik du Preez | N-Tvl | 32 | 22 | |
| Lock | Gawie Carelse | EP | 27 | 7 | |
| Flank | Piet Greyling | OFS | 26 | 5 | |
| Flank | Jan Ellis | SWA | 26 | 12 | |
| Eighthman | Tommy Bedford | Natal | 27 | 13 | |
| Scrumhalf (C) | Dawie de Villiers | Boland | 28 | 14 | |
| Flyhalf | Piet Visagie | Griquas | 25 | 8 | 4 penalties |
| Left Wing | Syd Nomis | Tvl | 26 | 5 | |
| Inside Centre | Eben Olivier | WP | 24 | 8 | |
| Outside Centre | Mannetjies Roux | Griquas | 29 | 16 | |
| Right Wing | Jannie Engelbrecht | WP | 29 | 29 | |
| Full Back | HO de Villiers | WP | 23 | 4 |
| France: 3 tries |
 Touring team to France in 1968: Back: Piet Uys, Piet Visagie, Rodney Gould, Don Walton, Tonie Roux, HO de Villiers, Syd Nomis, Eben Olivier Middle: Gys Pitzer, Thys Lourens, Gertjie Brynard, Jan Ellis, Gawie Carelse, Mof Myburgh, Piet Greyling, Tiny Neethling, Hannes Marais Front: Mannetjies Roux, Frik du Preez, Johan Claassen (coach), Tommy Bedford, Dawie de Villiers (captain), Fritz Eloff (manager), Tiny Naudé, Jannie Engelbrecht |