| South Africa |
| 29 |
| Australia |
| 15 |
| 22 August 1998 | ||||||
| Ellispark, Johannesburg | ||||||
| Tri-Nations Match | ||||||
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| Captain: Gary Teichmann | Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland) | |||||
| Coach: Nick Mallett | Attendance: 62308 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Robbie Kempson | Sharks | 24 | 6 | |
| Hooker | James Dalton | Lions | 26 | 29 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Adrian Garvey | Sharks | 30 | 22 | 1 try |
| Lock | Krynauw Otto | Blue Bulls | 26 | 19 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 26 | 48 | |
| Flank | Rassie Erasmus | Cheetahs | 25 | 12 | |
| Flank | André Venter | Cheetahs | 27 | 27 | |
| Eighthman (C) | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 31 | 34 | |
| Scrumhalf | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 27 | 45 | |
| Flyhalf | Henry Honiball | Sharks | 32 | 28 | |
| Left Wing | Pieter Rossouw | WP | 26 | 18 | |
| Inside Centre | Pieter Muller | Sharks | 29 | 24 | |
| Outside Centre | André Snyman | Blue Bulls | 24 | 24 | |
| Right Wing | Stefan Terblanche | Cavaliers | 23 | 7 | |
| Full Back | Percy Montgomery | WP | 24 | 17 | 2 conversions, 5 penalties |
| Reserve | Ollie le Roux | Sharks | 25 | 8 | |
| Reserve | Bobby Skinstad | WP | 22 | 5 | 1 try |
| Reserve | Andrew Aitken | WP | 30 | 6 | |
| Reserve | Franco Smith | Blue Bulls | 26 | 6 |
| Australia: 5 penalties |