| South Africa |
| 39 |
| Uruguay |
| 3 |
| 15 October 1999 | ||||||
| Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||||||
| World Cup Pool Match | ||||||
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| Captain: Joost van der Westhuizen | Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia) | |||||
| Coach: Nick Mallett | Attendance: 3000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 27 | 35 | |
| Hooker | Naka Drotské | Cheetahs | 28 | 22 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Cobus Visagie | WP | 25 | 7 | |
| Lock | Krynauw Otto | Blue Bulls | 28 | 30 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 27 | 57 | |
| Flank | Rassie Erasmus | Lions | 26 | 24 | |
| Flank | André Venter | Cheetahs | 28 | 40 | |
| Eighthman | Bobby Skinstad | WP | 23 | 12 | |
| Scrumhalf (C) | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 28 | 54 | 1 try |
| Flyhalf | Jannie de Beer | Cheetahs | 28 | 10 | 4 conversions, 2 penalties |
| Left Wing | Pieter Rossouw | WP | 27 | 30 | |
| Inside Centre | Brendan Venter | Cheetahs | 29 | 16 | |
| Outside Centre | Robbie Fleck | WP | 24 | 7 | 1 try |
| Right Wing | Deon Kayser | Sharks | 29 | 6 | 1 try |
| Full Back | Percy Montgomery | WP | 25 | 30 | |
| Reserve | Ollie le Roux | Sharks | 26 | 22 | |
| Reserve | Albert van den Berg | Griquas | 25 | 5 | 2 tries |
| Uruguay: 1 penalty |