| South Africa |
| 12 |
| Ireland |
| 10 |
| 6 June 1981 | ||||||
| Kingspark, Durban | ||||||
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| Captain: Wynand Claassen | Referee: Françis Palmade (France) | |||||
| Coach: Nelie Smith | Attendance: 38600 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Richard Prentis | Tvl | 34 | 10 | |
| Hooker | Willie Kahts | N-Tvl | 34 | 7 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Ockie Oosthuizen | N-Tvl | 26 | 1 | |
| Lock | Kevin de Klerk | Tvl | 31 | 12 | |
| Lock | Louis Moolman | N-Tvl | 30 | 11 | |
| Flank | Rob Louw | WP | 26 | 10 | |
| Flank | Theuns Stofberg | N-Tvl | 26 | 13 | |
| Eighthman (C) | Wynand Claassen | Natal | 30 | 1 | |
| Scrumhalf | Divan Serfontein | WP | 26 | 8 | |
| Flyhalf | Naas Botha | N-Tvl | 23 | 10 | 1 penalty, 3 dropgoals |
| Left Wing | Gerrie Germishuys | Tvl | 31 | 16 | |
| Inside Centre | Danie Gerber | EP | 23 | 4 | |
| Outside Centre | Errol Tobias | Boland | 31 | 1 | |
| Right Wing | Ray Mordt | Tvl | 24 | 9 | |
| Full Back | Gysie Pienaar | OFS | 26 | 9 |
| Ireland: 1 try, 2 penalties |
 Team for the Kingspark test: Back: Danie Gerber, Willie Kahts, Rob Louw, Richard Prentis Middle: Divan Serfontein, Naas Botha, Ray Mordt, Ockie Oosthuizen, Errol Tobias, Gysie Pienaar Front: Kevin de Klerk, Theuns Stofberg, Butch Lochner (manager), Wynand Claassen (captain), Nelie Smith (coach), Gerrie Germishuys, Louis Moolman |