24 October 2015
Twickenham, London
World Cup Semifinal
South Africa
18
New Zealand
20
Captain: Fourie du Preez Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Coach: Heyneke Meyer Attendance: 80,090
Team - Combined caps: 701 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 3073 
Hooker Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 3177 
Tight-head Prop Frans Malherbe WP 2410 
Lock Eben Etzebeth WP 2342 
Lock Lood de Jager Cheetahs 2217 
Flank Francois Louw Bath 3041 
Flank Schalk (jnr) Burger Suntory 3284 
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen WP 2933 
Scrumhalf (C) Fourie du Preez Suntory 3375 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 21185 penalties
Left Wing Bryan Habana Toulon 32115 
Inside Centre Damian de Allende WP 2311 
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Blue Bulls 219 
Right Wing JP Pietersen Wild Knights 2964 
Full Back Willie le Roux Cheetahs 2632 
Reserve Willem Alberts Sharks 3136 
Reserve Trevor Nyakane Blue Bulls 2621 
Reserve Adriaan Strauss Blue Bulls 2952 
Reserve Jannie du Plessis Sharks 3268 
Reserve Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 38125 
Reserve Pat Lambie Sharks 25481 penalty
Reserve Jan Serfontein Blue Bulls 2224 
New Zealand: 2 tries, 2 conversions, 1 penalty, 1 dropgoal
Match pictures:
Team for the Semifinal against New Zealand:
Back: JP Pietersen, Francois Louw, Duane Vermeulen, Lood de Jager, Eben Etzebeth, Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Ruan Pienaar, Adriaan Strauss.
Middle: Pat Lambie, Jesse Kriel, Jan Serfontein, Frans Malherbe, Willem Alberts, Damian de Allende, Handré Pollard, Tendai Mtawarira, Willie le Roux, Trevor Nyakane.
Front: Ricardo Loubscher (asst coach), Bryan Habana, Johann van Graan (asst coach), Fourie du Preez (captain), Heyneke Meyer (coach), Schalk Burger (vice-captain), Ian Schwartz (team manager), Victor Matfield, John McFarland (asst coach).