| South Africa |
| 27 |
| Ireland |
| 13 |
| 28 November 1998 | ||||||
| Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin | ||||||
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| Captain: Gary Teichmann | Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales) | |||||
| Coach: Nick Mallett | Attendance: 48000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Robbie Kempson | Sharks | 24 | 9 | |
| Hooker | James Dalton | Lions | 26 | 32 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Adrian Garvey | Sharks | 30 | 25 | |
| Lock | Krynauw Otto | Blue Bulls | 27 | 22 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 26 | 51 | |
| Flank | Rassie Erasmus | Cheetahs | 26 | 15 | 1 try |
| Flank | Bobby Skinstad | WP | 22 | 8 | 1 try |
| Eighthman (C) | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 31 | 37 | |
| Scrumhalf | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 27 | 48 | 1 try |
| Flyhalf | Henry Honiball | Sharks | 32 | 31 | |
| Left Wing | Pieter Rossouw | WP | 26 | 21 | |
| Inside Centre | Christian Stewart | WP | 32 | 1 | |
| Outside Centre | André Snyman | Blue Bulls | 24 | 27 | |
| Right Wing | Stefan Terblanche | Cavaliers | 23 | 10 | |
| Full Back | Percy Montgomery | WP | 24 | 20 | 3 conversions, 2 penalties |
| Reserve | Naka Drotské | Cheetahs | 27 | 12 | |
| Reserve | André Venter | Cheetahs | 28 | 30 | |
| Reserve | Ollie le Roux | Sharks | 25 | 11 |
| Ireland: 1 try, 1 conversion, 2 penalties |