| South Africa |
| 40 |
| New Zealand |
| 26 |
| 14 August 2004 | ||||||
| Ellispark, Johannesburg | ||||||
| Tri-Nations Match | ||||||
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| Captain: John Smit | Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales) | |||||
| Coach: Jake White | Attendance: 62857 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 31 | 45 | |
| Hooker (C) | John Smit | Sharks | 26 | 32 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Eddie Andrews | WP | 27 | 6 | |
| Lock | Bakkies Botha | Blue Bulls | 24 | 15 | |
| Lock | Victor Matfield | Blue Bulls | 27 | 27 | |
| Flank | Schalk (jnr) Burger | WP | 21 | 9 | |
| Flank | Gerrie Britz | Cheetahs | 26 | 5 | |
| Eighthman | Joe van Niekerk | WP | 24 | 25 | |
| Scrumhalf | Bolla Conradie | WP | 26 | 12 | |
| Flyhalf | Jaco van der Westhuyzen | Leicester | 26 | 15 | |
| Left Wing | Jean de Villiers | WP | 23 | 4 | 1 try |
| Inside Centre | De Wet Barry | WP | 26 | 26 | |
| Outside Centre | Marius Joubert | WP | 25 | 19 | 3 tries |
| Right Wing | Breyton Paulse | WP | 28 | 46 | 1 try |
| Full Back | Percy Montgomery | Newport | 30 | 55 | 3 conversions, 3 penalties |
| Reserve | CJ van der Linde | Cheetahs | 23 | 6 | |
| Reserve | Fourie du Preez | Blue Bulls | 22 | 6 | |
| Reserve | AJ Venter | Sharks | 31 | 19 | |
| Reserve | Jacques Cronjé | Blue Bulls | 22 | 6 | |
| Reserve | Hanyani Shimange | Cheetahs | 26 | 1 |
| New Zealand: 2 tries, 2 conversions, 4 penalties |