| South Africa |
| 35 |
| New Zealand |
| 55 |
| 9 August 1997 | ||||||
| Eden Park, Auckland | ||||||
| Tri-Nations Match | ||||||
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| Captain: Gary Teichmann | Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales) | |||||
| Coach: Carel du Plessis | Attendance: 48000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 24 | 22 | |
| Hooker | James Dalton | Lions | 24 | 15 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Marius Hurter | Blue Bulls | 26 | 11 | |
| Lock | Krynauw Otto | Blue Bulls | 25 | 6 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 25 | 34 | |
| Flank | Ruben Kruger | Blue Bulls | 27 | 31 | 1 try |
| Flank | André Venter | Cheetahs | 26 | 14 | |
| Eighthman (C) | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 30 | 20 | 1 try |
| Scrumhalf | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 26 | 34 | 1 try |
| Flyhalf | Jannie de Beer | Cheetahs | 26 | 3 | 3 conversions |
| Left Wing | André Snyman | Blue Bulls | 23 | 10 | |
| Inside Centre | Henry Honiball | Sharks | 31 | 17 | 2 conversions |
| Outside Centre | Percy Montgomery | WP | 23 | 4 | 1 try |
| Right Wing | James Small | WP | 28 | 40 | |
| Full Back | Russell Bennett | Bulldogs | 25 | 5 | |
| Reserve | Fritz van Heerden | WP | 27 | 12 | |
| Reserve | Naka Drotské | Cheetahs | 26 | 9 | |
| Reserve | Pieter Rossouw | WP | 25 | 4 | 1 try |
| Reserve | Dawie Theron | Griquas | 30 | 12 |
| New Zealand: 7 tries, 4 conversions, 4 penalties |