| South Africa |
| 21 |
| New Zealand |
| 20 |
| 2 September 2006 | ||||||
| Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg | ||||||
| Tri-Nations Match | ||||||
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| Captain: John Smit | Referee: Chris White (England) | |||||
| Coach: Jake White | Attendance: 26000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 33 | 68 | |
| Hooker (C) | John Smit | Sharks | 28 | 58 | |
| Tight-head Prop | BJ Botha | Sharks | 26 | 1 | |
| Lock | Johann Muller | Sharks | 26 | 4 | |
| Lock | Victor Matfield | Blue Bulls | 29 | 52 | |
| Flank | Pierre Spies | Blue Bulls | 21 | 2 | |
| Flank | AJ Venter | Sharks | 33 | 23 | |
| Eighthman | Pedrie Wannenburg | Blue Bulls | 25 | 14 | 1 try |
| Scrumhalf | Fourie du Preez | Blue Bulls | 24 | 28 | |
| Flyhalf | André Pretorius | Lions | 27 | 19 | 1 conversion, 3 penalties |
| Left Wing | Bryan Habana | Blue Bulls | 23 | 21 | 1 try |
| Inside Centre | Jean de Villiers | WP | 25 | 22 | |
| Outside Centre | Wynand Olivier | Blue Bulls | 23 | 7 | |
| Right Wing | Akona Ndungane | Blue Bulls | 25 | 3 | |
| Full Back | Jaque Fourie | Lions | 23 | 24 | |
| Reserve | Breyton Paulse | Clermont | 30 | 60 | |
| Reserve | Ruan Pienaar | Sharks | 22 | 1 | |
| Reserve | Lawrence Sephaka | Lions | 28 | 21 | |
| Reserve | Butch James | Sharks | 27 | 12 |
| New Zealand: 2 tries, 2 conversions, 2 penalties |
 Team for the Rustenburg test Back: Akona Ndungane, Jaque Fourie, Jean de Villiers, Pedrie Wannenburg, Johann Muller, AJ Venter, Pierre Spies, Jaque Cronjé, Ruan Pienaar Middle: Chilliboy Ralepelle, Lawrence Sephaka, BJ Botha, Butch James, Wynand Olivier, Fourie du Preez, Bryan Habana, André Pretorius Front: Albert van den Berg, Allister Coetzee (asst coach), Breyton Paulse, Jake White (asst coach), John Smit (captain), Gert Smal (asst coach), Os du Randt, Mac Hendricks, Victor Matfield |