 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kunyangwe asina kuratidzwa muSuper 12 muna 1997, Rossouw akasarudzwa kuSpringboks kuti atarisana neBritish neIrish Lions inoshanya muna 1997. Akaita mutambo wake wekutanga weSpringbok achipesana neShumba muedzo wechipiri wekushanya musi wa 28 Chikumi 1997 kuKings Park muDurban. South Africa yakarasikirwa nemutambo uyu 15-18. Rossouw aive zvakare muchikwata kuti atarisana neShumba muedzo wechitatu uye wekupedzisira, paakarova yekutanga yemakumi maviri neshanu ekuyedza kuyedza. South Africa yakakunda 35-16, asi yakarasikirwa neTest Series 2-1. 