| South Africa |
| 38 |
| France |
| 25 |
| 21 June 1975 | ||||||
| Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||||||
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| Captain: Morné du Plessis | Referee: Norman Sanson (Scotland) | |||||
| Coach: Ian Kirkpatrick | Attendance: 65000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Niek Bezuidenhout | N-Tvl | 24 | 6 | |
| Hooker | Robert Cockrell | WP | 25 | 2 | 1 try |
| Tight-head Prop | Derek van den Berg | Natal | 29 | 0 | |
| Lock | Moaner van Heerden | N-Tvl | 23 | 4 | |
| Lock | Kevin de Klerk | Tvl | 25 | 3 | |
| Flank | Klippies Kritzinger | OFS | 27 | 4 | |
| Flank | Kleintjie Grobler | OFS | 30 | 1 | 1 try |
| Eighthman (C) | Morné du Plessis | WP | 25 | 7 | |
| Scrumhalf | Paul Bayvel | Tvl | 26 | 4 | |
| Flyhalf | Gerald Bosch | Tvl | 26 | 3 | 2 conversions, 3 penalties |
| Left Wing | Carel Fourie | EP | 24 | 2 | |
| Inside Centre | Peter Whipp | WP | 24 | 2 | 1 try |
| Outside Centre | Johan Oosthuizen | WP | 23 | 3 | 1 try |
| Right Wing | Chris Pope | WP | 22 | 4 | 1 try |
| Full Back | Dawie Snyman | WP | 25 | 5 | 1 conversion, 1 penalty |
| France: 4 tries, 3 conversions, 1 penalty |
 Team for the Bloemfontein test: Back: Gerald Bosch, Carel Fourie, Peter Whipp, Johan Oosthuizen Middle: Paul Bayvel, Chris Pope, Derek van den Berg, Kevin de Klerk, Klippies Kritzinger, Kleintjie Grobler, Robert Cockrell Front: Moaner van Heerden, Johan Claassen (asst coach), Morné du Plessis (captain), Choet Visser (manager), Dawie Snyman (vice-captain), Ian Kirkpatrick (coach), Niek Bezuidenhout |