27 August 1977
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	South Africa 45 World Invitation 24
Captain: Morné du Plessis		Referee: Johan Gouws (South Africa)
Coach: Ian Kirkpatrick		Attendance: 65000

Team:
Combined caps: 53 tests (starting 15)

Position	Player	Province	Age	Prev Tests	Scoring
Loose-head Prop	Niek Bezuidenhout	N-Tvl	27	8
Hooker	Robert Cockrell	WP	27	6
Tight-head Prop	Daan du Plessis	N-Tvl	29	0
Lock	Moaner van Heerden	N-Tvl	26	10
Lock	Louis Moolman	N-Tvl	26	0
Flank	Piet Veldsman	WP	25	0
Flank	Theuns Stofberg	OFS	22	2	2 tries
Eighthman (C)	Morné du Plessis	WP	27	13
Scrumhalf	Barry Wolmarans	OFS	24	0	1 try
Flyhalf	Robbie Blair	WP	24	0	3 conversions, 5 penalties
Left Wing	Gerrie Germishuys	OFS	27	5	1 try
Inside Centre	Christo Wagenaar	N-Tvl	25	0
Outside Centre	Dirk Froneman	OFS	23	0
Right Wing	Hermanus Potgieter	OFS	24	0	1 try
Full Back	Dawie Snyman	WP	28	9	1 try

World Invitation: 4 tries, 4 conversions

Match pictures:

Team for the Pretoria test Back: Corrie Pypers (reserve), Edrich Krantz (reserve), Piet Veldsman, Louis Moolman, Martiens le Roux (reserve), Daan du Plessis Middle: Dirk Froneman, Gert Schutte (reserve), Hermanus Potgieter, Christo Wagenaar, De Wet Ras (reserve), Ewoud Malan (reserve), Robbie Blair, Barry Wolmarans Front: Gerrie Germishuys, Niek Bezuidenhout, Dawie Snyman (vice-captain), Butch Lochner (manager), Morné du Plessis (captain), Ian Kirkpatrick (coach), Moaner van Heerden, Robert Cockrell, Theuns Stofberg

The World Team: Back: Jean-Michael Mazas (France), Jean-Luc Averous (France), Alan Sutherland (Rhodesia), Peter Dixon (England), Alejandro Travaglini (Argentina), Andy Haden (New Zealand), Peter Whiting (New Zealand), Gerard Cholley (France), Sandy Carmichael (Scotland), J Fernandez (Argentina), Billy Bush (New Zealand) Middle: A Feujo (Spain), A Paco (France), Mark Sisam (New Zealand), Rob Bordley (USA), Bill Osborne (New Zealand), Paul McLean (Australia), Jean-Pierre Rives (France), Hugo Porta (Argentina), Mick Quinn (Ireland), Malcolm Young (England), Gerald Davies (Wales) Front: Col Boesman Basson (NTvl liaison), Ian Kirkpatrick (New Zealand), JPR Williams (Wales), Willie-John McBride (Ireland), Prof Fritz Eloff (chairman NTvl rugby union), Syd Millar (Ireland - coach), Tane Norton (New Zealand), Gareth Edwards (Wales), Schalk van Heerden (NTvl liaison)