| South Africa |
| 20 |
| Australia |
| 32 |
| 2 August 1997 | ||||||
| Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane | ||||||
| Tri-Nations Match | ||||||
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| Captain: Gary Teichmann | Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand) | |||||
| Coach: Carel du Plessis | Attendance: 36000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 24 | 21 | 1 try |
| Hooker | Naka Drotské | Cheetahs | 26 | 8 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Dawie Theron | Griquas | 30 | 11 | |
| Lock | Krynauw Otto | Blue Bulls | 25 | 5 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 25 | 33 | 1 try |
| Flank | Ruben Kruger | Blue Bulls | 27 | 30 | |
| Flank | André Venter | Cheetahs | 26 | 13 | |
| Eighthman (C) | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 30 | 19 | |
| Scrumhalf | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 26 | 33 | |
| Flyhalf | Jannie de Beer | Cheetahs | 26 | 2 | 1 try, 1 conversion, 1 penalty |
| Left Wing | Pieter Rossouw | WP | 25 | 3 | |
| Inside Centre | Danie van Schalkwyk | Blue Bulls | 22 | 7 | |
| Outside Centre | Percy Montgomery | WP | 23 | 3 | |
| Right Wing | André Snyman | Blue Bulls | 23 | 9 | |
| Full Back | Russell Bennett | Bulldogs | 25 | 4 | |
| Reserve | James Small | WP | 28 | 39 | |
| Reserve | Adrian Garvey | Sharks | 29 | 9 | |
| Reserve | Henry Honiball | Sharks | 31 | 16 |
| Australia: 4 tries, 3 conversions, 2 penalties |