| South Africa |
| 74 |
| Tonga |
| 10 |
| 10 June 1997 | ||||||
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| Captain: Gary Teichmann | Referee: Marty Wiles (Zimbabwe) | |||||
| Coach: Carel du Plessis | Attendance: 27210 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 24 | 16 | |
| Hooker | Naka Drotské | Cheetahs | 26 | 3 | 1 try |
| Tight-head Prop | Adrian Garvey | Sharks | 28 | 5 | 2 tries |
| Lock | Fritz van Heerden | WP | 26 | 8 | 1 try |
| Lock | Hannes Strydom | Lions | 31 | 16 | |
| Flank | Ruben Kruger | Blue Bulls | 27 | 26 | 2 tries |
| Flank | André Venter | Cheetahs | 26 | 8 | |
| Eighthman (C) | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 30 | 14 | |
| Scrumhalf | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 26 | 28 | 1 try |
| Flyhalf | Henry Honiball | Sharks | 31 | 11 | |
| Left Wing | André Snyman | Blue Bulls | 23 | 4 | 3 tries |
| Inside Centre | Edrich Lubbe | Griquas | 27 | 0 | 7 conversions |
| Outside Centre | Japie Mulder | Lions | 27 | 23 | |
| Right Wing | James Small | WP | 28 | 36 | 2 tries |
| Full Back | André Joubert | Sharks | 33 | 30 | |
| Reserve | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 25 | 29 | |
| Reserve | James Dalton | Lions | 24 | 13 | |
| Reserve | Russell Bennett | Bulldogs | 25 | 0 |
| Tonga: 1 try, 1 conversion, 1 penalty |