| South Africa |
| 37 |
| Ireland |
| 13 |
| 13 June 1998 | ||||||
| Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||||||
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| Captain: Gary Teichmann | Referee: Ed Morrison (England) | |||||
| Coach: Nick Mallett | Attendance: 28500 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Ollie le Roux | Sharks | 25 | 1 | |
| Hooker | James Dalton | Lions | 25 | 22 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Adrian Garvey | Sharks | 29 | 15 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 26 | 41 | 1 try |
| Lock | Krynauw Otto | Blue Bulls | 26 | 12 | |
| Flank | Rassie Erasmus | Cheetahs | 25 | 6 | |
| Flank | André Venter | Cheetahs | 27 | 20 | |
| Eighthman (C) | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 31 | 27 | |
| Scrumhalf | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 27 | 38 | |
| Flyhalf | Gaffie du Toit | Griquas | 21 | 0 | 3 conversions, 2 penalties |
| Left Wing | Pieter Rossouw | WP | 26 | 11 | |
| Inside Centre | Pieter Muller | Sharks | 29 | 17 | |
| Outside Centre | André Snyman | Blue Bulls | 24 | 17 | |
| Right Wing | Stefan Terblanche | Cavaliers | 22 | 0 | 4 tries |
| Full Back | Percy Montgomery | WP | 24 | 10 | |
| Reserve | Franco Smith | Griquas | 25 | 1 |
| Ireland: 1 try, 1 conversion, 2 penalties |