| South Africa |
| 62 |
| Italy |
| 31 |
| 8 November 1997 | ||||||
| Dall'Ara Stadium, Bologna | ||||||
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| Captain: Gary Teichmann | Referee: Pablo DeLuca (Argentina) | |||||
| Coach: Nick Mallett | Attendance: 18500 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 25 | 24 | 1 try |
| Hooker | James Dalton | Lions | 25 | 17 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Adrian Garvey | Sharks | 29 | 10 | |
| Lock | Krynauw Otto | Blue Bulls | 26 | 7 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 25 | 36 | |
| Flank | André Venter | Cheetahs | 26 | 15 | |
| Flank | Rassie Erasmus | Cheetahs | 25 | 2 | 2 tries |
| Eighthman (C) | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 30 | 22 | |
| Scrumhalf | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 26 | 36 | |
| Flyhalf | Henry Honiball | Sharks | 31 | 19 | 7 conversions, 1 penalty |
| Left Wing | Pieter Rossouw | WP | 25 | 6 | 2 tries |
| Inside Centre | Dick Muir | WP | 32 | 0 | 1 try |
| Outside Centre | André Snyman | Blue Bulls | 23 | 12 | |
| Right Wing | James Small | WP | 28 | 42 | 2 tries |
| Full Back | Justin Swart | WP | 25 | 8 | 1 try |
| Italy: 3 tries, 2 conversions, 4 penalties |