| South Africa |
| 22 |
| New Zealand |
| 16 |
| 6 August 2005 | ||||||
| Newlands, Cape Town | ||||||
| Tri-Nations Match | ||||||
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| Captain: John Smit | Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia) | |||||
| Coach: Jake White | Attendance: 49118 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 32 | 55 | |
| Hooker (C) | John Smit | Sharks | 27 | 45 | |
| Tight-head Prop | CJ van der Linde | Cheetahs | 24 | 18 | |
| Lock | Bakkies Botha | Blue Bulls | 25 | 25 | |
| Lock | Victor Matfield | Blue Bulls | 28 | 39 | |
| Flank | Schalk (jnr) Burger | WP | 22 | 19 | |
| Flank | Juan Smith | Cheetahs | 24 | 15 | |
| Eighthman | Joe van Niekerk | WP | 25 | 37 | |
| Scrumhalf | Enrico Januarie | Lions | 23 | 5 | |
| Flyhalf | André Pretorius | Lions | 26 | 14 | 1 dropgoal |
| Left Wing | Bryan Habana | Blue Bulls | 22 | 9 | |
| Inside Centre | Jean de Villiers | WP | 24 | 14 | 1 try |
| Outside Centre | Jaque Fourie | Lions | 22 | 13 | |
| Right Wing | Breyton Paulse | WP | 29 | 53 | |
| Full Back | Percy Montgomery | Sharks | 31 | 67 | 1 conversion, 4 penalties |
| Reserve | Gürthro Steenkamp | Cheetahs | 24 | 6 | |
| Reserve | Fourie du Preez | Blue Bulls | 23 | 19 | |
| Reserve | Jacques Cronjé | Blue Bulls | 23 | 15 |
| New Zealand: 1 try, 1 conversion, 3 penalties |