21 June 1975
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
South Africa
38
France
25
Captain: Morné du Plessis Referee: Norman Sanson (Scotland)
Coach: Ian Kirkpatrick Attendance: 65,000
Team - Combined caps: 50 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Niek Bezuidenhout N-Tvl 246 
Hooker Robert Cockrell WP 2521 try
Tight-head Prop Derek van den Berg Natal 290 
Lock Moaner van Heerden N-Tvl 234 
Lock Kevin de Klerk Tvl 253 
Flank Klippies Kritzinger OFS 274 
Flank Kleintjie Grobler OFS 3011 try
Eighthman (C) Morné du Plessis WP 257 
Scrumhalf Paul Bayvel Tvl 264 
Flyhalf Gerald Bosch Tvl 2632 conversions, 3 penalties
Left Wing Carel Fourie EP 242 
Inside Centre Peter Whipp WP 2421 try
Outside Centre Johan Oosthuizen WP 2331 try
Right Wing Chris Pope WP 2241 try
Full Back Dawie Snyman WP 2551 conversion, 1 penalty
France: 4 tries, 3 conversions, 1 penalty
Match pictures:

Team for the Bloemfontein test:
Back: Gerald Bosch, Carel Fourie, Peter Whipp, Johan Oosthuizen
Middle: Paul Bayvel, Chris Pope, Derek van den Berg, Kevin de Klerk, Klippies Kritzinger, Kleintjie Grobler, Robert Cockrell
Front: Moaner van Heerden, Johan Claassen (asst coach), Morné du Plessis (captain), Choet Visser (manager), Dawie Snyman (vice-captain), Ian Kirkpatrick (coach), Niek Bezuidenhout