| South Africa |
| 23 |
| England |
| 12 |
| 16 June 2018 | ||||||
| Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||||||
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| Captain: Siya Kolisi | Referee: Romain Poite (France) | |||||
| Coach: Rassie Erasmus | Attendance: 40000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Tendai Mtawarira | Sharks | 32 | 99 | |
| Hooker | Bongi Mbonambi | WP | 27 | 15 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Frans Malherbe | WP | 27 | 17 | |
| Lock | RG Snyman | Blue Bulls | 23 | 1 | |
| Lock | Franco Mostert | Lions | 27 | 19 | |
| Flank (C) | Siya Kolisi | WP | 27 | 29 | |
| Flank | Pieter-Steph du Toit | WP | 25 | 34 | |
| Eighthman | Duane Vermeulen | Toulon | 31 | 40 | 1 try |
| Scrumhalf | Faf de Klerk | Sale | 26 | 12 | |
| Flyhalf | Handré Pollard | Blue Bulls | 24 | 27 | 1 conversion, 3 penalties |
| Left Wing | Aphiwe Dyantyi | Lions | 23 | 1 | |
| Inside Centre | Damian de Allende | WP | 26 | 29 | |
| Outside Centre | Lukhanyo Am | Sharks | 24 | 2 | |
| Right Wing | S'bu Nkosi | Sharks | 22 | 1 | |
| Full Back | Willie le Roux | Wasps | 28 | 42 | |
| Reserve | Steven Kitshoff | WP | 26 | 25 | |
| Reserve | Thomas du Toit | Sharks | 23 | 2 | |
| Reserve | Akker van der Merwe | Sharks | 26 | 2 | |
| Reserve | Jean-Luc du Preez | Sharks | 22 | 11 | |
| Reserve | Jesse Kriel | Blue Bulls | 24 | 30 | |
| Reserve | Sikhumbuszo Notshe | WP | 25 | 2 | |
| Reserve | Ivan van Zyl | Blue Bulls | 22 | 2 |
| Penalty Tries: 1 |
| England: 2 tries, 1 conversion |
 Team for the Bloemfontein test: Back: Steven Kitshoff, Thomas du Toit, Franco Mostert, RG Snyman, Jean-Luc du Preez, Frans Malherbe, Lukhanyo Am Middle: Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Sbu Nkosi, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, Aphiwe Dyantyi, Warrick Gelant, Ivan van Zyl, Akker van der Merwe Front: Jesse Kriel, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Duane Vermeulen, Siya Kolisi (captain), Rassie Erasmus (coach) Tendai Mtawarira (100th test), Willie le Roux, Damian de Allende, Handre Pollard |