| South Africa |
| 19 |
| New Zealand |
| 23 |
| 17 August 1996 | ||||||
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| Captain: Gary Teichmann | Referee: Patrick Thomas (France) | |||||
| Coach: André Markgraaff | Attendance: 52000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 23 | 14 | |
| Hooker | Henry Tromp | Blue Bulls | 29 | 0 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Marius Hurter | Blue Bulls | 25 | 7 | |
| Lock | Hannes Strydom | Lions | 31 | 13 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 24 | 21 | |
| Flank | Ruben Kruger | Blue Bulls | 26 | 18 | |
| Flank | André Venter | Cheetahs | 25 | 0 | |
| Eighthman (C) | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 29 | 6 | |
| Scrumhalf | Johan Roux | Lions | 27 | 11 | |
| Flyhalf | Joel Stransky | WP | 29 | 19 | 1 conversion, 4 penalties |
| Left Wing | Pieter Hendriks | Lions | 26 | 11 | |
| Inside Centre | Danie van Schalkwyk | Blue Bulls | 21 | 1 | 1 try |
| Outside Centre | André Snyman | Blue Bulls | 22 | 0 | |
| Right Wing | Justin Swart | WP | 24 | 4 | |
| Full Back | André Joubert | Sharks | 32 | 22 | |
| Reserve | Kobus Wiese | Lions | 32 | 10 | |
| Reserve | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 25 | 20 | |
| Reserve | Vlok Cilliers | WP | 28 | 0 |
| New Zealand: 3 tries, 1 conversion, 2 penalties |