| South Africa |
| 30 |
| Australia |
| 11 |
| 2 August 1969 | ||||||
| Ellispark, Johannesburg | ||||||
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| Captain: Dawie de Villiers | Referee: Piet Robbertse (South Africa) | |||||
| Coach: Avril Malan | Attendance: 68000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Mof Myburgh | N-Tvl | 32 | 9 | |
| Hooker | Don Walton | Natal | 30 | 5 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Hannes Marais | NE Cape | 27 | 12 | |
| Lock | Frik du Preez | N-Tvl | 33 | 24 | |
| Lock | Gawie Carelse | EP | 28 | 9 | |
| Flank | Piet Greyling | Tvl | 27 | 7 | 1 try |
| Flank | Jan Ellis | SWA | 27 | 14 | 1 try |
| Eighthman | Tommy Bedford | Natal | 28 | 15 | |
| Scrumhalf (C) | Dawie de Villiers | Boland | 29 | 16 | |
| Flyhalf | Piet Visagie | Griquas | 26 | 10 | 3 conversions, 3 penalties |
| Left Wing | Syd Nomis | Tvl | 27 | 7 | 2 tries |
| Inside Centre | Eben Olivier | WP | 25 | 10 | |
| Outside Centre | Mannetjies Roux | Griquas | 30 | 18 | 1 try |
| Right Wing | Jannie Engelbrecht | WP | 30 | 31 | |
| Full Back | HO de Villiers | WP | 24 | 6 | |
| Reserve | Piet Uys | N-Tvl | 31 | 10 |
| Australia: 1 try, 1 conversion, 2 penalties |
 Team for the first test: Back: HO de Villiers, Jan Ellis, Mof Myburgh, Gawie Carelse, Piet Greyling, Hannes Marais, Don Walton Middle: Jannie Engelbrecht, Mannetjies Roux, Dawie de Villiers (captain), Avril Malan (coach), Tommie Bedford, Frik du Preez Front: Eben Olivier, Syd Nomis, Piet Visagie |