| South Africa |
| 61 |
| Australia |
| 22 |
| 23 August 1997 | ||||||
| Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||||||
| Tri-Nations Match | ||||||
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| Captain: Gary Teichmann | Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) | |||||
| Coach: Carel du Plessis | Attendance: 49000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 24 | 23 | |
| Hooker | James Dalton | Lions | 25 | 16 | 1 try |
| Tight-head Prop | Marius Hurter | Blue Bulls | 26 | 12 | |
| Lock | Hannes Strydom | Lions | 32 | 20 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 25 | 35 | 1 try |
| Flank | Warren Brosnihan | Lions | 25 | 0 | 1 try |
| Flank | Rassie Erasmus | Cheetahs | 24 | 1 | 1 try |
| Eighthman (C) | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 30 | 21 | |
| Scrumhalf | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 26 | 35 | |
| Flyhalf | Jannie de Beer | Cheetahs | 26 | 4 | 1 try, 6 conversions, 3 penalties |
| Left Wing | André Snyman | Blue Bulls | 23 | 11 | |
| Inside Centre | Henry Honiball | Sharks | 31 | 18 | |
| Outside Centre | Percy Montgomery | WP | 23 | 5 | 2 tries |
| Right Wing | James Small | WP | 28 | 41 | |
| Full Back | André Joubert | Sharks | 33 | 33 | |
| Reserve | Pieter Rossouw | WP | 25 | 5 | 1 try |
| Reserve | Werner Swanepoel | Cheetahs | 24 | 1 | |
| Reserve | Braam Els | Cheetahs | 25 | 0 | |
| Reserve | Schutte Bekker | Blue Bulls | 25 | 0 |
| Australia: 3 tries, 2 conversions, 1 penalty |