| South Africa |
| 36 |
| France |
| 32 |
| 15 November 1997 | ||||||
| Stade de Gerland, Lyon | ||||||
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| Captain: Gary Teichmann | Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales) | |||||
| Coach: Nick Mallett | Attendance: 28000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 25 | 25 | |
| Hooker | James Dalton | Lions | 25 | 18 | 1 try |
| Tight-head Prop | Adrian Garvey | Sharks | 29 | 11 | |
| Lock | Krynauw Otto | Blue Bulls | 26 | 8 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 25 | 37 | |
| Flank | André Venter | Cheetahs | 27 | 16 | |
| Flank | Rassie Erasmus | Cheetahs | 25 | 3 | |
| Eighthman (C) | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 30 | 23 | |
| Scrumhalf | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 26 | 37 | |
| Flyhalf | Henry Honiball | Sharks | 31 | 20 | 4 conversions, 1 penalty |
| Left Wing | Pieter Rossouw | WP | 25 | 7 | 1 try |
| Inside Centre | Dick Muir | WP | 32 | 1 | 1 try |
| Outside Centre | André Snyman | Blue Bulls | 23 | 13 | |
| Right Wing | James Small | WP | 28 | 43 | 1 try |
| Full Back | Percy Montgomery | WP | 23 | 6 | 1 try |
| Reserve | Werner Swanepoel | Cheetahs | 24 | 2 |
| France: 3 tries, 1 conversion, 5 penalties |