| South Africa |
| 35 |
| Britain |
| 16 |
| 5 July 1997 | ||||||
| Ellispark, Johannesburg | ||||||
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| Captain: Gary Teichmann | Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia) | |||||
| Coach: Carel du Plessis | Attendance: 60916 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 24 | 19 | |
| Hooker | James Dalton | Lions | 24 | 14 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Dawie Theron | Griquas | 30 | 9 | |
| Lock | Hannes Strydom | Lions | 31 | 19 | |
| Lock | Krynauw Otto | Blue Bulls | 25 | 3 | |
| Flank | Rassie Erasmus | Cheetahs | 24 | 0 | |
| Flank | André Venter | Cheetahs | 26 | 11 | |
| Eighthman (C) | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 30 | 17 | |
| Scrumhalf | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 26 | 31 | 1 try |
| Flyhalf | Jannie de Beer | Cheetahs | 26 | 0 | 2 conversions, 3 penalties |
| Left Wing | Pieter Rossouw | WP | 25 | 1 | 1 try |
| Inside Centre | Danie van Schalkwyk | Blue Bulls | 22 | 5 | |
| Outside Centre | Percy Montgomery | WP | 23 | 1 | 1 try |
| Right Wing | André Snyman | Blue Bulls | 23 | 7 | 1 try |
| Full Back | Russell Bennett | Bulldogs | 25 | 2 | |
| Reserve | Henry Honiball | Sharks | 31 | 14 | 1 conversion |
| Reserve | Adrian Garvey | Sharks | 29 | 8 | |
| Reserve | Naka Drotské | Cheetahs | 26 | 6 | |
| Reserve | Justin Swart | WP | 24 | 7 | |
| Reserve | Fritz van Heerden | WP | 27 | 10 | |
| Reserve | Werner Swanepoel | Cheetahs | 24 | 0 |
| Britain: 1 try, 1 conversion, 3 penalties |