| South Africa |
| 7 |
| England |
| 13 |
| 5 December 1998 | ||||||
| Twickenham, London | ||||||
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| Captain: Gary Teichmann | Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) | |||||
| Coach: Nick Mallett | Attendance: 73000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Robbie Kempson | Sharks | 24 | 10 | |
| Hooker | James Dalton | Lions | 26 | 33 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Adrian Garvey | Sharks | 30 | 26 | |
| Lock | Krynauw Otto | Blue Bulls | 27 | 23 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 26 | 52 | |
| Flank | Rassie Erasmus | Cheetahs | 26 | 16 | |
| Flank | Bobby Skinstad | WP | 22 | 9 | |
| Eighthman (C) | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 31 | 38 | |
| Scrumhalf | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 27 | 49 | |
| Flyhalf | Henry Honiball | Sharks | 33 | 32 | |
| Left Wing | Pieter Rossouw | WP | 27 | 22 | 1 try |
| Inside Centre | Christian Stewart | WP | 32 | 2 | |
| Outside Centre | André Snyman | Blue Bulls | 24 | 28 | |
| Right Wing | Stefan Terblanche | Cavaliers | 23 | 11 | |
| Full Back | Percy Montgomery | WP | 24 | 21 | 1 conversion |
| Reserve | André Venter | Cheetahs | 28 | 31 | |
| Reserve | Ollie le Roux | Sharks | 25 | 12 | |
| Reserve | Werner Swanepoel | Cheetahs | 25 | 8 |
| England: 1 try, 1 conversion, 2 penalties |