| Team: | South Africa |
| Destination: | Britain and Ireland |
| Yearstart: | 1998 |
| Matchplayed: | 8 |
| Matchwon: | 7 |
| Matchdraw: | 0 |
| Matchlost: | 1 |
| Testplayed: | 4 |
| Testwon: | 3 |
| Testdraw: | 0 |
| Testlost: | 1 |
| Played1: | 1 |
| Won1: | 1 |
| Draw1: | 0 |
| Lost1: | 0 |
| Played2: | 1 |
| Won2: | 1 |
| Draw2: | 0 |
| Lost2: | 0 |
| Played3: | 1 |
| Won3: | 1 |
| Draw3: | 0 |
| Lost3: | 0 |
| Played4: | 1 |
| Won4: | 0 |
| Draw4: | 0 |
| Lost4: | 1 |
The 1998 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland was a series of rugby matches played by the Springboks in November and December 1998. A potential Grand Slam was lost due to the defeat by England in the final Test match.
Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.
| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Caledonians | align=center width=40 | 62 | align=center width=40 | 9 | width=140 align=right | 10 November 1998 | Firhill, Glasgow | Tour match | |
| Wales | align=center width=40 | 28 | align=center width=40 | 20 | width=140 align=right | 14 November 1998 | Wembley, London | Test match | |
| Edinburgh Reivers | align=center width=40 | 49 | align=center width=40 | 3 | width=140 align=right | 17 November 1998 | Easter Road, Edinburgh | Tour match | |
| Scotland | align=center width=40 | 35 | align=center width=40 | 10 | width=140 align=right | 21 November 1998 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | Test match | |
| Combined Provinces | align=center width=40 | 32 | align=center width=40 | 5 | width=140 align=right | 24 November 1998 | Musgrave Park, Cork | Tour match | |
| Ireland | align=center width=40 | 27 | align=center width=40 | 13 | width=140 align=right | 28 November 1998 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Test match | |
| Ireland A | align=center width=40 | 50 | align=center width=40 | 19 | width=140 align=right | 1 December 1998 | Ravenhill, Belfast | Tour match[1] | |
| England | align=center width=40 | 7 | align=center width=40 | 13 | width=140 align=right | 5 December 1998 | Twickenham, London | Test match |