| South Africa |
| 9 |
| England |
| 18 |
| 3 June 1972 | ||||||
| Ellispark, Johannesburg | ||||||
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| Captain: Piet Greyling | Referee: Justus Moolman (South Africa) | |||||
| Coach: Johan Claassen | Attendance: 66500 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Niek Bezuidenhout | N-Tvl | 21 | 0 | |
| Hooker | Piston van Wyk | N-Tvl | 28 | 9 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Sakkie Sauermann | Tvl | 27 | 3 | |
| Lock | Piet du Plessis | N-Tvl | 24 | 0 | |
| Lock | John Williams | N-Tvl | 25 | 5 | |
| Flank (C) | Piet Greyling | Tvl | 30 | 24 | |
| Flank | Jan Ellis | SWA | 30 | 30 | |
| Eighthman | Albie Bates | N-Tvl | 31 | 3 | |
| Scrumhalf | Joggie Viljoen | EP | 27 | 5 | |
| Flyhalf | Dawie Snyman | WP | 22 | 0 | 3 penalties |
| Left Wing | Gert Muller | Tvl | 24 | 10 | |
| Inside Centre | Joggie Jansen | OFS | 24 | 9 | |
| Outside Centre | Tonie Roux | N-Tvl | 25 | 4 | |
| Right Wing | Syd Nomis | Tvl | 30 | 24 | |
| Full Back | Ray Carlson | WP | 23 | 0 |
| England: 1 try, 1 conversion, 4 penalties |
 Team for the Ellispark Test: Back: Sakkie Sauermann, Joggie Jansen, Piet du Plessis, John Williams, Albie Bates, Ray Carlson, Niek Bezuidenhout, Piston van Wyk Seated: Jan Ellis, Tonie Roux, Johan Claassen (coach), Piet Greyling (capt), Jannie le Roux (manager), Syd Nomis, Gert Muller Front: Dawie Snyman, Joggie Viljoen |