| South Africa |
| 29 |
| England |
| 11 |
| 29 November 1997 | ||||||
| Twickenham, London | ||||||
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| Captain: Gary Teichmann | Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand) | |||||
| Coach: Nick Mallett | Attendance: 75000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 25 | 27 | |
| Hooker | James Dalton | Lions | 25 | 20 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Adrian Garvey | Sharks | 29 | 13 | 1 try |
| Lock | Krynauw Otto | Blue Bulls | 26 | 10 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 25 | 39 | 1 try |
| Flank | Andrew Aitken | WP | 29 | 1 | |
| Flank | André Venter | Cheetahs | 27 | 18 | |
| Eighthman (C) | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 30 | 25 | |
| Scrumhalf | Werner Swanepoel | Cheetahs | 24 | 4 | 1 try |
| Flyhalf | Henry Honiball | Sharks | 31 | 22 | 2 conversions, 1 penalty |
| Left Wing | Pieter Rossouw | WP | 25 | 9 | |
| Inside Centre | Dick Muir | WP | 32 | 3 | |
| Outside Centre | André Snyman | Blue Bulls | 23 | 15 | 1 try |
| Right Wing | James Small | WP | 28 | 45 | |
| Full Back | Percy Montgomery | WP | 23 | 8 | 1 conversion |
| Reserve | Bobby Skinstad | WP | 21 | 0 |
| England: 1 try, 2 penalties |