| South Africa |
| 9 |
| New Zealand |
| 14 |
| 15 August 1981 | ||||||
| Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch | ||||||
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| Captain: Theuns Stofberg | Referee: LM Prideaux (France) | |||||
| Coach: Nelie Smith | Attendance: 41000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Henning van Aswegen | WP | 26 | 0 | |
| Hooker | Robert Cockrell | WP | 31 | 7 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Hempies du Toit | WP | 27 | 0 | |
| Lock | Hennie Bekker | WP | 28 | 0 | 1 try |
| Lock | Louis Moolman | N-Tvl | 30 | 12 | |
| Flank | Eben Jansen | OFS | 27 | 0 | |
| Flank (C) | Theuns Stofberg | N-Tvl | 26 | 14 | |
| Eighthman | Rob Louw | WP | 26 | 11 | |
| Scrumhalf | Divan Serfontein | WP | 27 | 9 | |
| Flyhalf | Naas Botha | N-Tvl | 23 | 11 | 1 conversion, 1 dropgoal |
| Left Wing | Darius Botha | N-Tvl | 26 | 0 | |
| Inside Centre | Danie Gerber | EP | 23 | 5 | |
| Outside Centre | Willie du Plessis | WP | 25 | 9 | |
| Right Wing | Ray Mordt | Tvl | 24 | 10 | |
| Full Back | Gysie Pienaar | OFS | 26 | 10 |
| New Zealand: 3 tries, 1 conversion |