| South Africa |
| 16 |
| Australia |
| 21 |
| 13 July 1996 | ||||||
| Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney | ||||||
| Tri-Nations Match | ||||||
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| Captain: Francois Pienaar | Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England) | |||||
| Coach: André Markgraaff | Attendance: 41850 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 23 | 10 | |
| Hooker | John Allan | Sharks | 32 | 9 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Marius Hurter | Blue Bulls | 25 | 4 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 24 | 17 | |
| Lock | Johan Ackermann | Blue Bulls | 26 | 1 | |
| Flank (C) | Francois Pienaar | Lions | 29 | 25 | |
| Flank | Ruben Kruger | Blue Bulls | 26 | 14 | |
| Eighthman | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 29 | 2 | |
| Scrumhalf | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 25 | 17 | |
| Flyhalf | Henry Honiball | Sharks | 30 | 4 | 1 conversion, 2 penalties |
| Left Wing | Pieter Hendriks | Lions | 26 | 7 | 1 try |
| Inside Centre | Brendan Venter | Cheetahs | 26 | 11 | |
| Outside Centre | Japie Mulder | Lions | 26 | 13 | |
| Right Wing | James Small | Sharks | 27 | 27 | |
| Full Back | André Joubert | Sharks | 32 | 20 | 1 penalty |
| Reserve | Johan Roux | Lions | 27 | 8 | |
| Reserve | Naka Drotské | Cheetahs | 25 | 2 |
| Australia: 2 tries, 1 conversion, 3 penalties |