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Points system: Win = 4, Draw = 2, Bonus point awarded for scoring 4 or more tries or losing by 7 or less points.

South Africa 32 New Zealand 35
Ellis Park, Johannesburg, 19 July 1997

South Africa: Russell Bennett; Andre Snyman, Danie Van Schalkwyk, Percy Montgomery, Pieter Rossouw; Jannie De Beer, Joost van der Westhuizen; Os Du Randt, Naka Drotske, Marius Hurter, Krynauw Otto, Mark Andrews, Ruben Kruger, Gary Teichmann (capt), Andre Venter

Replacements: Henry Honiball, James Small, Dawie Theron, Fritz Van Heerden

Tries: Bennett, Drotske
Conversions: De Beer (2)
Penalty Goals: De Beer (4)
Drop Goals: De Beer (2)

New Zealand: Christian Cullen; Jeff Wilson, Lee Stensness, Frank Bunce, Tana Umaga; Carlos Spencer, Justin Marshall; Olo Brown, Sean Fitzpatrick (capt), Craig Dowd, Robin Brooke, Ian Jones, Taine Randell (capt), Zinzan Brooke, Josh Kronfeld

Replacements: Norm Hewitt, Alama Ieremia

Tries: Bunce (2), Spencer, Wilson
Conversions: Spencer (3)
Penalty Goals: Spencer (3)

Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)

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Australia 18 New Zealand 33
Melbourne Cricket Ground, 26 July

Australia: Matt Burke; Ben Tune, Jason Little, James Holbeck, Joe Roff; Tim Horan, George Gregan; Richard Harry, Michael Foley, Andrew Heath, John Eales (capt), Garrick Morgan, Daniel Manu, Brett Robinson, Mike Brial

Replacements: Troy Coker, Stephen Larkham, Sam Payne, David Wilson

Tries: Gregan, Little
Conversion: Burke
Penalty Goals: Burke (2)

New Zealand: Christian Cullen; Jeff Wilson, Alama Ieremia, Frank Bunce, Glen Osborne; Carlos Spencer, Justin Marshall; Olo Brown, Sean Fitzpatrick (capt), Craig Dowd, Robin Brooke, Ian Jones, Taine Randell (capt), Zinzan Brooke, Josh Kronfeld

Replacement: Adrian Cashmore

Tries: Bunce, Cullen, Wilson
Conversions: Spencer (3)
Penalty Goals: Spencer (4)

Referee: Ed Morrison (England)

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Replacements: Andrew Blades, Troy Coker, Brett Robinson

Tries: Larkham, Manu, Tune (2)
Conversions: Knox (3)
Penalty Goals: Knox (2)

South Africa: Russell Bennett; Andre Snyman, Danie Van Schalkwyk, Percy Montgomery, Pieter Rossouw; Jannie De Beer, Joost van der Westhuizen; Os Du Randt, Naka Drotske, Dawie Theron, Krynauw Otto, Mark Andrews, Ruben Kruger, Gary Teichmann (capt), Andre Venter

Replacements: Adrian Garvey, Henry Honiball, James Small

Tries: Andrews, De Beer, Du Randt
Conversion: De Beer
Penalty Goal: De Beer

Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)

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New Zealand 55 South Africa 35
Eden Park, Auckland, 9 August

New Zealand: Christian Cullen; Jeff Wilson, Alama Ieremia, Frank Bunce, Tana Umaga; Carlos Spencer, Justin Marshall; Olo Brown, Sean Fitzpatrick (capt), Craig Dowd, Robin Brooke, Ian Jones, Taine Randell (capt), Zinzan Brooke, Josh Kronfeld

Replacements: Mark Allen, Andrew Mehrtens, Charles Riechelmann

Tries: Cullen (2), Ieremia, Marshall, Randell, Spencer, Umaga
Conversions: Spencer (4)
Penalty Goals: Spencer (4)

South Africa: Russell Bennett; Andre Snyman, Percy Montgomery, Henry Honiball, James Small; Jannie De Beer, Joost van der Westhuizen; Os Du Randt, James Dalton, Marius Hurter, Krynauw Otto, Mark Andrews, Ruben Kruger, Gary Teichmann (capt), Andre Venter

Replacements: Nata Drotske, Pietter Rossouw, Dawie Theron, Fritz Van Heerden

Tries: Kruger, Montgomery, Rossouw, Teichmann, van der Westhuizen
Conversions: De Beer (3), Honiball (2)

Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)

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New Zealand 36 Australia 24
Eden Park, Dunedin, 16 August

New Zealand: Christian Cullen; Jeff Wilson, Alama Ieremia, Frank Bunce, Glen Osborne; Carlos Spencer, Justin Marshall; Olo Brown, Sean Fitzpatrick (capt), Craig Dowd, Robin Brooke, Ian Jones, Taine Randell (capt), Zinzan Brooke, Josh Kronfeld

Replacements: Mark Allen, Ofisa Tonu'u

Tries: Cullen, Marshall, Randell
Conversions: Spencer (3)
Penalty Goals: Spencer (5)

Australia: Stephen Larkham; Ben Tune, Jason Little, James Holbeck, Joe Roff; David Knox, George Gregan; Andrew Blades, Michael Foley, Richard Harry, John Langford, Owen Finegan, Fili Finau, David Wilson (capt), Troy Coker

Replacements: Andrew Blades, Troy Coker, Brett Robinson

Tries: Larkham (2), Roff, Tune (2)
Conversions: Knox (2)

Referee: Joel Dume (France)

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South Africa 61 Australia 22
Pretoria, 23 August

South Africa: Andre Joubert; Andre Snyman, Percy Montgomery, Henry Honiball, James Small; Jannie De Beer, Joost van der Westhuizen; Os Du Randt, James Dalton, Marius Hurter, Hannes Strydom, Mark Andrews, Warren Brosnihan, Gary Teichmann (capt), Johan Erasmus

Replacements: Schutte Bekker, Braam Els, Pietter Rossouw, Werner Swanepoel

Tries: Andrews, Brosnihan, Dalton, De Beer, Erasmus, Montgomery (2), Rossouw
Conversions: De Beer (6)
Penalty Goals: De Beer (3)

Australia: Stephen Larkham; Ben Tune, Jason Little, James Holbeck, Joe Roff; David Knox, George Gregan; Andrew Blades, Michael Foley, Richard Harry, John Langford, Owen Finegan, Matt Cockbain, David Wilson (capt), Troy Coker

Replacements: Toutai Kefu, Brett Robinson

Tries: Know, Little, Roff
Conversions: Knox (2)
Penalty Goal: Knox

Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

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