| South Africa |
| 33 |
| Wales |
| 16 |
| 19 November 2005 | ||||||
| Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff | ||||||
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| Captain: John Smit | Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) | |||||
| Coach: Jake White | Attendance: 70000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Lawrence Sephaka | Lions | 27 | 19 | |
| Hooker (C) | John Smit | Sharks | 27 | 49 | |
| Tight-head Prop | CJ van der Linde | Cheetahs | 25 | 22 | |
| Lock | Bakkies Botha | Blue Bulls | 26 | 29 | |
| Lock | Victor Matfield | Blue Bulls | 28 | 43 | |
| Flank | Schalk (jnr) Burger | WP | 22 | 23 | |
| Flank | Juan Smith | Cheetahs | 24 | 19 | |
| Eighthman | Jacques Cronjé | Blue Bulls | 23 | 18 | |
| Scrumhalf | Michael Claassens | Cheetahs | 23 | 4 | |
| Flyhalf | Meyer Bosman | Cheetahs | 20 | 0 | 2 conversions |
| Left Wing | Bryan Habana | Blue Bulls | 22 | 13 | 2 tries |
| Inside Centre | Jean de Villiers | WP | 24 | 18 | |
| Outside Centre | Jaque Fourie | Lions | 22 | 17 | |
| Right Wing | Conrad Jantjes | Lions | 25 | 9 | 1 try |
| Full Back | Percy Montgomery | Sharks | 31 | 71 | 3 penalties |
| Reserve | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 33 | 59 | |
| Reserve | Danie Rossouw | Blue Bulls | 27 | 11 | 1 try |
| Reserve | De Wet Barry | WP | 27 | 36 | |
| Reserve | Brent Russell | Sharks | 25 | 21 |
| Wales: 1 try, 1 conversion, 3 penalties |