| South Africa |
| 68 |
| Scotland |
| 10 |
| 6 December 1997 | ||||||
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh | ||||||
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| Captain: Gary Teichmann | Referee: Patrick Thomas (France) | |||||
| Coach: Nick Mallett | Attendance: 34000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 25 | 28 | |
| Hooker | James Dalton | Lions | 25 | 21 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Adrian Garvey | Sharks | 29 | 14 | |
| Lock | Krynauw Otto | Blue Bulls | 26 | 11 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 25 | 40 | |
| Flank | Rassie Erasmus | Cheetahs | 25 | 5 | 1 try |
| Flank | André Venter | Cheetahs | 27 | 19 | 1 try |
| Eighthman (C) | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 30 | 26 | 1 try |
| Scrumhalf | Werner Swanepoel | Cheetahs | 24 | 5 | |
| Flyhalf | Jannie de Beer | Cheetahs | 26 | 6 | 1 conversion |
| Left Wing | Pieter Rossouw | WP | 26 | 10 | 1 try |
| Inside Centre | Dick Muir | WP | 32 | 4 | |
| Outside Centre | André Snyman | Blue Bulls | 23 | 16 | 1 try |
| Right Wing | James Small | WP | 28 | 46 | 2 tries |
| Full Back | Percy Montgomery | WP | 23 | 9 | 2 tries, 8 conversions |
| Reserve | Franco Smith | Griquas | 25 | 0 | 1 try |
| Reserve | Justin Swart | WP | 25 | 9 | |
| Reserve | Willie Meyer | Cheetahs | 30 | 0 |
| Scotland: 1 try, 1 conversion, 1 penalty |