| South Africa |
| 52 |
| France |
| 10 |
| 22 November 1997 | ||||||
| Parc des Princes, Paris | ||||||
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| Captain: Gary Teichmann | Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) | |||||
| Coach: Nick Mallett | Attendance: 35000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 25 | 26 | |
| Hooker | James Dalton | Lions | 25 | 19 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Adrian Garvey | Sharks | 29 | 12 | |
| Lock | Krynauw Otto | Blue Bulls | 26 | 9 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 25 | 38 | |
| Flank | Rassie Erasmus | Cheetahs | 25 | 4 | |
| Flank | André Venter | Cheetahs | 27 | 17 | |
| Eighthman (C) | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 30 | 24 | 1 try |
| Scrumhalf | Werner Swanepoel | Cheetahs | 24 | 3 | |
| Flyhalf | Henry Honiball | Sharks | 31 | 21 | 1 try, 7 conversions, 1 penalty |
| Left Wing | Pieter Rossouw | WP | 25 | 8 | 4 tries |
| Inside Centre | Dick Muir | WP | 32 | 2 | |
| Outside Centre | André Snyman | Blue Bulls | 23 | 14 | 1 try |
| Right Wing | James Small | WP | 28 | 44 | |
| Full Back | Percy Montgomery | WP | 23 | 7 | |
| Reserve | Andrew Aitken | WP | 29 | 0 | |
| Reserve | Jannie de Beer | Cheetahs | 26 | 5 |
| France: 1 try, 1 conversion, 1 penalty |