| South Africa |
| 28 |
| Ireland |
| 18 |
| 19 November 2000 | ||||||
| Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin | ||||||
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| Captain: André Vos | Referee: Steve Lander (England) | |||||
| Coach: Harry Viljoen | Attendance: 50000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Robbie Kempson | WP | 26 | 22 | |
| Hooker | John Smit | Sharks | 22 | 7 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Willie Meyer | Lions | 33 | 9 | |
| Lock | Albert van den Berg | Sharks | 26 | 16 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 28 | 65 | |
| Flank | Corné Krige | WP | 25 | 12 | 1 try |
| Flank | André Venter | Cheetahs | 30 | 53 | 1 try |
| Eighthman (C) | André Vos | Lions | 25 | 19 | |
| Scrumhalf | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 29 | 65 | 1 try |
| Flyhalf | Percy Montgomery | WP | 26 | 41 | 1 conversion, 2 penalties |
| Left Wing | Chester Williams | Lions | 30 | 25 | |
| Inside Centre | Robbie Fleck | WP | 25 | 20 | |
| Outside Centre | Grant Esterhuizen | Lions | 24 | 4 | |
| Right Wing | Pieter Rossouw | WP | 28 | 38 | |
| Full Back | Thinus Delport | Lions | 25 | 8 | |
| Reserve | Braam van Straaten | WP | 29 | 12 | 1 conversion, 1 penalty |
| Reserve | Ollie le Roux | Sharks | 27 | 33 |
| Ireland: 2 tries, 1 conversion, 2 penalties |