| South Africa |
| 3 |
| Britain |
| 3 |
| 23 June 1962 | ||||||
| Ellispark, Johannesburg | ||||||
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| Captain: Johan Claassen | Referee: Dr. Bertie Strasheim (South Africa) | |||||
| Coach: Izak van Heerden | Attendance: 73000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Fanie Kuhn | Tvl | 27 | 10 | |
| Hooker | Abie Malan | Tvl | 26 | 7 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Mof Myburgh | N-Tvl | 25 | 0 | |
| Lock | Avril Malan | Tvl | 25 | 9 | |
| Lock (C) | Johan Claassen | W-Tvl | 32 | 24 | |
| Flank | Hugo van Zyl | WP | 29 | 14 | |
| Flank | Frik du Preez | N-Tvl | 26 | 4 | |
| Eighthman | Doug Hopwood | WP | 28 | 10 | |
| Scrumhalf | Piet Uys | N-Tvl | 24 | 6 | |
| Flyhalf | Keith Oxlee | Natal | 27 | 9 | |
| Left Wing | Ormond Taylor | Natal | 25 | 0 | |
| Inside Centre | Wang Wyness | WP | 25 | 0 | |
| Outside Centre | John Gainsford | SWD | 23 | 12 | 1 try |
| Right Wing | Mannetjies Roux | N-Tvl | 23 | 3 | |
| Full Back | Lionel Wilson | WP | 29 | 9 |
| Britain: 1 try |
 Team for the first test Back: Ormond Taylor, Lionel Wilson, Jannie Engelbrecht, Mof Myburgh, Doug Hopwood, Frik du Preez, Dave Stewart (replaced by Wang Wyness before the match), Fanie Kuhn Middle: Avril Malan, Hugo van Zyl, Johan Claassen (captain), Izak van Heerden (coach), Keith Oxlee (vice captain), John Gainsford, Abie Malan Front: Piet Uys, Mannetjies Roux |