| South Africa |
| 18 |
| New Zealand |
| 5 |
| 20 August 2011 | ||||||
| Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||||||
| Tri-Nations Match | ||||||
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| Captain: Victor Matfield | Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) | |||||
| Coach: Peter de Villiers | Attendance: 45478 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Gürthro Steenkamp | Blue Bulls | 30 | 32 | |
| Hooker | Bismarck du Plessis | Sharks | 27 | 37 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Jannie du Plessis | Sharks | 28 | 25 | |
| Lock | Bakkies Botha | Blue Bulls | 31 | 73 | |
| Lock (C) | Victor Matfield | Blue Bulls | 34 | 106 | |
| Flank | Heinrich Brüssow | Cheetahs | 25 | 14 | |
| Flank | Willem Alberts | Sharks | 27 | 3 | |
| Eighthman | Pierre Spies | Blue Bulls | 26 | 41 | |
| Scrumhalf | Fourie du Preez | Blue Bulls | 29 | 56 | |
| Flyhalf | Morné Steyn | Blue Bulls | 27 | 28 | 5 penalties, 1 dropgoal |
| Left Wing | Bryan Habana | WP | 28 | 69 | |
| Inside Centre | Jean de Villiers | WP | 30 | 68 | |
| Outside Centre | Jaque Fourie | WP | 28 | 63 | |
| Right Wing | JP Pietersen | Sharks | 25 | 37 | |
| Full Back | Pat Lambie | Sharks | 20 | 6 | |
| Reserve | Ashley Johnson | Cheetahs | 25 | 2 | |
| Reserve | Francois Hougaard | Blue Bulls | 23 | 9 | |
| Reserve | Tendai Mtawarira | Sharks | 26 | 27 | |
| Reserve | Danie Rossouw | Blue Bulls | 33 | 57 | |
| Reserve | John Smit | Sharks | 33 | 105 | |
| Reserve | CJ van der Linde | WP | 30 | 71 |
| New Zealand: 1 try |