| South Africa |
| 19 |
| Ireland |
| 13 |
| 25 June 2016 | ||||||
| Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||||||
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| Captain: Adriaan Strauss | Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) | |||||
| Coach: Allister Coetzee | Attendance: 42324 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Tendai Mtawarira | Sharks | 30 | 77 | |
| Hooker (C) | Adriaan Strauss | Blue Bulls | 30 | 56 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Frans Malherbe | WP | 25 | 14 | |
| Lock | Eben Etzebeth | WP | 24 | 46 | |
| Lock | Pieter-Steph du Toit | WP | 23 | 10 | |
| Flank | Francois Louw | Bath | 31 | 45 | |
| Flank | Siya Kolisi | WP | 25 | 15 | |
| Eighthman | Warren Whiteley | Lions | 28 | 5 | |
| Scrumhalf | Faf de Klerk | Lions | 24 | 2 | |
| Flyhalf | Elton Jantjies | Lions | 25 | 4 | 1 conversion, 3 penalties |
| Left Wing | JP Pietersen | Sharks | 29 | 68 | 1 try |
| Inside Centre | Damian de Allende | WP | 24 | 15 | |
| Outside Centre | Lionel Mapoe | Lions | 27 | 3 | |
| Right Wing | Ruan Combrinck | Lions | 26 | 1 | 1 penalty |
| Full Back | Willie le Roux | Sharks | 26 | 36 | |
| Reserve | Steven Kitshoff | Bordeaux | 24 | 0 | |
| Reserve | Julian Redelinghuys | Lions | 26 | 4 | |
| Reserve | Jaco Kriel | Lions | 26 | 0 | |
| Reserve | Franco Mostert | Lions | 25 | 1 | |
| Reserve | Bongi Mbonambi | WP | 25 | 0 |
| Ireland: 1 try, 1 conversion, 2 penalties |
 Team for the Port Elizabeth test: Back: Lionel Mapoe, Siya Kolisi, Damian de Allende, Warren Whiteley, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Franco Mostert, Frans Malherbe, Jaco Kriel Middle: Rudy Paige, Elton Jantjies, Bongi Mbonambi, Lwazi Mvovo, Steven Kitshoff, Ruan Combrinck, Julian Redelinghuys, Faf de Klerk Front: Eben Etzebeth, Morné Steyn, JP Pietersen, Allister Coetzee (coach), Adriaan Strauss (captain), Ian Schwartz (manager), Tendai Mtawarira, Francois Louw, Willie le Roux |