| South Africa |
| 11 |
| New Zealand |
| 15 |
| 20 July 1996 | ||||||
| Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch | ||||||
| Tri-Nations Match | ||||||
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| Captain: Francois Pienaar | Referee: Ray Megson (Scotland) | |||||
| Coach: André Markgraaff | Attendance: 38000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 23 | 11 | |
| Hooker | John Allan | Sharks | 32 | 10 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Marius Hurter | Blue Bulls | 25 | 5 | |
| Lock | Johan Ackermann | Blue Bulls | 26 | 2 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 24 | 18 | |
| Flank (C) | Francois Pienaar | Lions | 29 | 26 | |
| Flank | Ruben Kruger | Blue Bulls | 26 | 15 | |
| Eighthman | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 29 | 3 | |
| Scrumhalf | Johan Roux | Lions | 27 | 9 | |
| Flyhalf | Joel Stransky | WP | 29 | 16 | 2 penalties |
| Left Wing | Pieter Hendriks | Lions | 26 | 8 | |
| Inside Centre | Brendan Venter | Cheetahs | 26 | 12 | |
| Outside Centre | Japie Mulder | Lions | 26 | 14 | |
| Right Wing | James Small | Sharks | 27 | 28 | |
| Full Back | André Joubert | Sharks | 32 | 21 | 1 try |
| Reserve | Justin Swart | WP | 23 | 1 |
| New Zealand: 5 penalties |