13 November 2004
Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin
South Africa
12
Ireland
17
Captain: John Smit Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Coach: Jake White Attendance: 48,000
Team - Combined caps: 396 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Os du Randt Cheetahs 3248 
Hooker (C) John Smit Sharks 2635 
Tight-head Prop Eddie Andrews WP 279 
Lock Bakkies Botha Blue Bulls 2518 
Lock Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 2730 
Flank Schalk (jnr) Burger WP 2112 
Flank AJ Venter Sharks 3121 
Eighthman Joe van Niekerk WP 2428 
Scrumhalf Fourie du Preez Blue Bulls 229 
Flyhalf Jaco van der Westhuyzen NEC 2618 
Left Wing Ashwin Willemse Lions 2310 
Inside Centre De Wet Barry WP 2629 
Outside Centre Marius Joubert WP 2522 
Right Wing Breyton Paulse WP 2849 
Full Back Percy Montgomery Newport 30584 penalties
Reserve Gerrie Britz Cheetahs 267 
Reserve CJ van der Linde Cheetahs 249 
Ireland: 1 try, 3 penalties, 1 dropgoal
Match pictures:
Team for the Ireland test
Back: Schalk Burger, Joe van Niekerk, AJ Venter, Bakkies Botha, Gerrie Britz, Danie Rossouw, CJ van der Linde
Middle: Michael Claassens, Jaco van der Westhuyzen, De Wet Barry, Ashwin Willemse, Jean de Villiers, Gaffie du Toit, Marius Joubert, Eddie Andrews, Fourie du Preez, Hanyani Shimange
Front: Os du Randt, Allister Coetzee (asst coach), Percy Montgomery, Arthrob Petersen (manager), John Smit (captain), Jake White (coach), Breyton Paulse, Gert Smal (asst coach), Victor Matfield