27 August 1977
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
South Africa
45
World Invitation
24
Captain: Morné du Plessis Referee: Johan Gouws (South Africa)
Coach: Ian Kirkpatrick Attendance: 65,000
Team - Combined caps: 53 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Niek Bezuidenhout N-Tvl 278 
Hooker Robert Cockrell WP 276 
Tight-head Prop Daan du Plessis N-Tvl 290 
Lock Moaner van Heerden N-Tvl 2610 
Lock Louis Moolman N-Tvl 260 
Flank Piet Veldsman WP 250 
Flank Theuns Stofberg OFS 2222 tries
Eighthman (C) Morné du Plessis WP 2713 
Scrumhalf Barry Wolmarans OFS 2401 try
Flyhalf Robbie Blair WP 2403 conversions, 5 penalties
Left Wing Gerrie Germishuys OFS 2751 try
Inside Centre Christo Wagenaar N-Tvl 250 
Outside Centre Dirk Froneman OFS 230 
Right Wing Hermanus Potgieter OFS 2401 try
Full Back Dawie Snyman WP 2891 try
World Invitation: 4 tries, 4 conversions
Match pictures:

Team for the Pretoria test
Back: Corrie Pypers (reserve), Edrich Krantz (reserve), Piet Veldsman, Louis Moolman, Martiens le Roux (reserve), Daan du Plessis
Middle: Dirk Froneman, Gert Schutte (reserve), Hermanus Potgieter, Christo Wagenaar, De Wet Ras (reserve), Ewoud Malan (reserve), Robbie Blair, Barry Wolmarans
Front: Gerrie Germishuys, Niek Bezuidenhout, Dawie Snyman (vice-captain), Butch Lochner (manager), Morné du Plessis (captain), Ian Kirkpatrick (coach), Moaner van Heerden, Robert Cockrell, Theuns Stofberg


The World Team:
Back: Jean-Michael Mazas (France), Jean-Luc Averous (France), Alan Sutherland (Rhodesia), Peter Dixon (England), Alejandro Travaglini (Argentina), Andy Haden (New Zealand), Peter Whiting (New Zealand), Gerard Cholley (France), Sandy Carmichael (Scotland), J Fernandez (Argentina), Billy Bush (New Zealand)
Middle: A Feujo (Spain), A Paco (France), Mark Sisam (New Zealand), Rob Bordley (USA), Bill Osborne (New Zealand), Paul McLean (Australia), Jean-Pierre Rives (France), Hugo Porta (Argentina), Mick Quinn (Ireland), Malcolm Young (England), Gerald Davies (Wales)
Front: Col Boesman Basson (NTvl liaison), Ian Kirkpatrick (New Zealand), JPR Williams (Wales), Willie-John McBride (Ireland), Prof Fritz Eloff (chairman NTvl rugby union), Syd Millar (Ireland - coach), Tane Norton (New Zealand), Gareth Edwards (Wales), Schalk van Heerden (NTvl liaison)