| South Africa |
| 25 |
| Australia |
| 19 |
| 3 August 1996 | ||||||
| Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||||||
| Tri-Nations Match | ||||||
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| Captain: Francois Pienaar | Referee: Brian Stirling (Ireland) | |||||
| Coach: André Markgraaff | Attendance: 38000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 23 | 12 | |
| Hooker | John Allan | Sharks | 32 | 11 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Balie Swart | Lions | 32 | 15 | |
| Lock | Johan Ackermann | Blue Bulls | 26 | 3 | |
| Lock | Mark Andrews | Sharks | 24 | 19 | |
| Flank (C) | Francois Pienaar | Lions | 29 | 27 | |
| Flank | Ruben Kruger | Blue Bulls | 26 | 16 | |
| Eighthman | Gary Teichmann | Sharks | 29 | 4 | |
| Scrumhalf | Johan Roux | Lions | 27 | 10 | |
| Flyhalf | Joel Stransky | WP | 29 | 17 | 1 try, 1 conversion, 6 penalties |
| Left Wing | Pieter Hendriks | Lions | 26 | 9 | |
| Inside Centre | Brendan Venter | Cheetahs | 26 | 13 | |
| Outside Centre | Japie Mulder | Lions | 26 | 15 | |
| Right Wing | Justin Swart | WP | 24 | 2 | |
| Full Back | James Small | Sharks | 27 | 29 | |
| Reserve | Hannes Strydom | Lions | 31 | 11 | |
| Reserve | Dawie Theron | Griquas | 29 | 0 | |
| Reserve | Joost van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 25 | 18 |
| Australia: 1 try, 1 conversion, 4 penalties |