| South Africa |
| 15 |
| New Zealand |
| 14 |
| 18 September 1976 | ||||||
| Ellispark, Johannesburg | ||||||
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| Captain: Morné du Plessis | Referee: Gert Bezuidenhout (South Africa) | |||||
| Coach: Ian Kirkpatrick | Attendance: 75000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Rampie Stander | OFS | 31 | 4 | |
| Hooker | Piston van Wyk | Natal | 32 | 14 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Johan Strauss | Tvl | 24 | 1 | |
| Lock | Moaner van Heerden | N-Tvl | 25 | 9 | |
| Lock | Kevin de Klerk | Tvl | 26 | 7 | |
| Flank | Boland Coetzee | WP | 31 | 5 | |
| Flank | Klippies Kritzinger | OFS | 28 | 6 | 1 try |
| Eighthman (C) | Morné du Plessis | WP | 26 | 12 | |
| Scrumhalf | Paul Bayvel | Tvl | 27 | 9 | |
| Flyhalf | Gerald Bosch | Tvl | 27 | 8 | 1 conversion, 2 penalties, 1 dropgoal |
| Left Wing | Gerrie Germishuys | OFS | 26 | 4 | |
| Inside Centre | Peter Whipp | WP | 25 | 5 | |
| Outside Centre | Johan Oosthuizen | WP | 25 | 8 | |
| Right Wing | Chris Pope | WP | 23 | 8 | |
| Full Back | Ian Robertson | Rhodesia | 26 | 4 |
| New Zealand: 2 tries, 1 penalty, 1 dropgoal |
 Team for the fourth test: Back: Johan Oosthuizen, Kevin de Klerk, Klippies Kritzinger, Rampie Stander Middle: Gerald Bosch, Jan-Boland Coetzee, Ian Robertson, Chris Pope, Johan Strauss, Gerrie Germishuys Front: Paul Bayvel, Piston van Wyk, Johan Claassen (manager), Morné du Plessis (captain), Ian Kirkpatrick (coach), Peter Whipp, Moaner van Heerden |