14 August 1976
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
South Africa
9
New Zealand
15
Captain: Morné du Plessis Referee: Gert Bezuidenhout (South Africa)
Coach: Ian Kirkpatrick Attendance: 73,000
Team - Combined caps: 79 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Rampie Stander OFS 312 
Hooker Robert Cockrell WP 265 
Tight-head Prop Derek van den Berg WP 303 
Lock Moaner van Heerden N-Tvl 257 
Lock John Williams N-Tvl 2912 
Flank Boland Coetzee WP 313 
Flank Theuns Stofberg OFS 210 
Eighthman (C) Morné du Plessis WP 2610 
Scrumhalf Paul Bayvel Tvl 277 
Flyhalf Gerald Bosch Tvl 2763 penalties
Left Wing Gerrie Germishuys OFS 262 
Inside Centre Ian Robertson Rhodesia 263 
Outside Centre Johan Oosthuizen WP 256 
Right Wing Chris Pope WP 236 
Full Back Dawie Snyman WP 277 
Reserve Kevin de Klerk Tvl 265 
New Zealand: 1 try, 1 conversion, 2 penalties, 1 dropgoal
Match pictures:
Team for the Bloemfontein test:
Back: Piston van Wyk, Derek van den Berg, Theuns Stofberg, Kevin de Klerk, Rampie Stander, Johan Oosthuizen, De Wet Ras, Daan du Plessis
Middle: Barry Wolmarans, Boland Coetzee, Gerrie Germishuys, Robert Cockrell, Chris Pope, Ian Robertson, Peter Whipp, Gerald Bosch
Front: Moaner van Heerden, Johan Botes (manager), John Williams, Prof Johan Claassen (asst coach), Morné du Plessis (captain), Ian Kirkpatrick (coach), Dawie Snyman (vice-captain), Dr J Swelden (team doctor), Paul Bayvel