| South Africa |
| 22 |
| South America |
| 13 |
| 18 October 1980 | ||||||
| Wanderers Club, Montevideo | ||||||
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| Captain: Theuns Stofberg | Referee: LM Prideaux (France) | |||||
| Coach: Nelie Smith | Attendance: 3200 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Richard Prentis | Tvl | 33 | 6 | |
| Hooker | Willie Kahts | N-Tvl | 33 | 3 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Martiens le Roux | OFS | 29 | 4 | |
| Lock | Moaner van Heerden | N-Tvl | 29 | 14 | |
| Lock | Louis Moolman | N-Tvl | 29 | 7 | |
| Flank | Rob Louw | WP | 25 | 6 | |
| Flank (C) | Theuns Stofberg | N-Tvl | 25 | 9 | 1 try |
| Eighthman | Thys Burger | N-Tvl | 25 | 1 | 1 try |
| Scrumhalf | Divan Serfontein | WP | 26 | 4 | |
| Flyhalf | Naas Botha | N-Tvl | 22 | 6 | 2 conversions, 1 penalty, 1 dropgoal |
| Left Wing | Gerrie Germishuys | Tvl | 30 | 12 | |
| Inside Centre | Danie Gerber | EP | 22 | 0 | 1 try |
| Outside Centre | Willie du Plessis | WP | 25 | 6 | |
| Right Wing | Ray Mordt | Rhodesia | 23 | 6 | |
| Full Back | Gysie Pienaar | OFS | 25 | 5 |
| South America: 2 tries, 1 conversion, 1 dropgoal |