| South Africa |
| 16 |
| Britain |
| 25 |
| 21 June 1997 | ||||||
| Newlands, Cape Town | ||||||
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| Captain: Gary Teichmann | Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand) | |||||
| Coach: Carel du Plessis | Attendance: 46100 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 24 | 17 | 1 try |
| Hooker | Naka Drotské | Cheetahs | 26 | 4 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Adrian Garvey | Sharks | 28 | 6 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 25 | 30 | |
| Lock | Hannes Strydom | Lions | 31 | 17 | |
| Flank | Ruben Kruger | Blue Bulls | 27 | 27 | |
| Flank | André Venter | Cheetahs | 26 | 9 | |
| Eighthman (C) | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 30 | 15 | |
| Scrumhalf | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 26 | 29 | |
| Flyhalf | Henry Honiball | Sharks | 31 | 12 | 1 penalty |
| Left Wing | André Snyman | Blue Bulls | 23 | 5 | |
| Inside Centre | Edrich Lubbe | Griquas | 27 | 1 | 1 penalty |
| Outside Centre | Japie Mulder | Lions | 27 | 24 | |
| Right Wing | James Small | WP | 28 | 37 | |
| Full Back | André Joubert | Sharks | 33 | 31 | |
| Reserve | Russell Bennett | Bulldogs | 25 | 1 | 1 try |
| Britain: 2 tries, 5 penalties |