| South Africa |
| 24 |
| South America |
| 9 |
| 26 April 1980 | ||||||
| Wanderers, Johannesburg | ||||||
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| Captain: Morné du Plessis | Referee: Ken Rowlands (Wales) | |||||
| Coach: Nelie Smith | Attendance: 34000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Richard Prentis | Tvl | 33 | 0 | |
| Hooker | Dave Frederickson | Tvl | 29 | 1 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Johan Strauss | Tvl | 28 | 2 | |
| Lock | Kevin de Klerk | Tvl | 29 | 8 | |
| Lock | Louis Moolman | N-Tvl | 29 | 1 | |
| Flank | Rob Louw | WP | 25 | 0 | |
| Flank | Theuns Stofberg | N-Tvl | 24 | 3 | |
| Eighthman (C) | Morné du Plessis | WP | 30 | 14 | |
| Scrumhalf | Tommy du Plessis | N-Tvl | 26 | 0 | 1 try |
| Flyhalf | Naas Botha | N-Tvl | 22 | 0 | 3 conversions, 1 penalty, 1 dropgoal |
| Left Wing | Gerrie Germishuys | Tvl | 30 | 6 | 1 try |
| Inside Centre | Peter Whipp | WP | 29 | 6 | |
| Outside Centre | Willie du Plessis | WP | 24 | 0 | |
| Right Wing | Ray Mordt | Rhodesia | 23 | 0 | 1 try |
| Full Back | Pierre Edwards | N-Tvl | 26 | 0 |
| South America: 1 try, 1 conversion, 1 penalty |
 Team for the Wanderers test: Back: Naas Botha, Johan Strauss, Rob Louw, Willie du Plessis, Ray Mordt Middle: Gerrie Germishuys, Richard Prentis, Theuns Stofberg, Louis Moolman, Pierre Edwards, Dave Fredrickson, Tommy du Plessis Front: Kevin de Klerk, Butch Lochner (manager), Morné du Plessis (captain), Nelie Smith (coach), Peter Whipp |