| South Africa |
| 13 |
| France |
| 12 |
| 7 December 1996 | ||||||
| Parc des Princes, Paris | ||||||
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| Captain: Gary Teichmann | Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales) | |||||
| Coach: André Markgraaff | Attendance: 40000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Dawie Theron | Griquas | 30 | 6 | |
| Hooker | James Dalton | Lions | 24 | 11 | 1 try |
| Tight-head Prop | Adrian Garvey | Sharks | 28 | 3 | |
| Lock | Kobus Wiese | Lions | 32 | 16 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 24 | 27 | |
| Flank | Ruben Kruger | Blue Bulls | 26 | 24 | |
| Flank | André Venter | Cheetahs | 26 | 6 | |
| Eighthman (C) | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 29 | 12 | |
| Scrumhalf | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 25 | 26 | |
| Flyhalf | Henry Honiball | Sharks | 31 | 9 | 1 conversion, 2 penalties |
| Left Wing | Jacques Olivier | Blue Bulls | 28 | 15 | |
| Inside Centre | Hennie le Roux | Lions | 29 | 25 | |
| Outside Centre | Japie Mulder | Lions | 27 | 21 | |
| Right Wing | James Small | Sharks | 27 | 34 | |
| Full Back | André Joubert | Sharks | 32 | 28 |
| France: 4 penalties |