| South Africa |
| 9 |
| New Zealand |
| 15 |
| 14 August 1976 | ||||||
| Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||||||
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| Captain: Morné du Plessis | Referee: Gert Bezuidenhout (South Africa) | |||||
| Coach: Ian Kirkpatrick | Attendance: 73000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Rampie Stander | OFS | 31 | 2 | |
| Hooker | Robert Cockrell | WP | 26 | 5 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Derek van den Berg | WP | 30 | 3 | |
| Lock | Moaner van Heerden | N-Tvl | 25 | 7 | |
| Lock | John Williams | N-Tvl | 29 | 12 | |
| Flank | Boland Coetzee | WP | 31 | 3 | |
| Flank | Theuns Stofberg | OFS | 21 | 0 | |
| Eighthman (C) | Morné du Plessis | WP | 26 | 10 | |
| Scrumhalf | Paul Bayvel | Tvl | 27 | 7 | |
| Flyhalf | Gerald Bosch | Tvl | 27 | 6 | 3 penalties |
| Left Wing | Gerrie Germishuys | OFS | 26 | 2 | |
| Inside Centre | Ian Robertson | Rhodesia | 26 | 3 | |
| Outside Centre | Johan Oosthuizen | WP | 25 | 6 | |
| Right Wing | Chris Pope | WP | 23 | 6 | |
| Full Back | Dawie Snyman | WP | 27 | 7 | |
| Reserve | Kevin de Klerk | Tvl | 26 | 5 |
| New Zealand: 1 try, 1 conversion, 2 penalties, 1 dropgoal |
 Team for the Bloemfontein test: Back: Piston van Wyk, Derek van den Berg, Theuns Stofberg, Kevin de Klerk, Rampie Stander, Johan Oosthuizen, De Wet Ras, Daan du Plessis Middle: Barry Wolmarans, Boland Coetzee, Gerrie Germishuys, Robert Cockrell, Chris Pope, Ian Robertson, Peter Whipp, Gerald Bosch Front: Moaner van Heerden, Johan Botes (manager), John Williams, Prof Johan Claassen (asst coach), Morné du Plessis (captain), Ian Kirkpatrick (coach), Dawie Snyman (vice-captain), Dr J Swelden (team doctor), Paul Bayvel |