19 September 2015
Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton
World Cup Pool Match
South Africa
32
Japan
34
Captain: Jean de Villiers Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Coach: Heyneke Meyer Attendance: 29,290
Team - Combined caps: 851 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 3068 
Hooker Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 31731 try
Tight-head Prop Jannie du Plessis Sharks 3264 
Lock Lood de Jager Cheetahs 22121 try
Lock Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 38123 
Flank Francois Louw Bath 30361 try
Flank Pieter-Steph du Toit Sharks 234 
Eighthman Schalk (jnr) Burger Suntory 3279 
Scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar Ulster 3184 
Flyhalf Pat Lambie Sharks 24442 conversions, 1 penalty
Left Wing Lwazi Mvovo Sharks 2913 
Inside Centre (C) Jean de Villiers WP 34107 
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Blue Bulls 214 
Right Wing Bryan Habana Toulon 32110 
Full Back Zane Kirchner Leinster 3130 
Reserve Adriaan Strauss Blue Bulls 29481 try
Reserve Trevor Nyakane Blue Bulls 2616 
Reserve Coenie Oosthuizen Cheetahs 2621 
Reserve Siya Kolisi WP 2411 
Reserve Fourie du Preez Suntory 3370 
Reserve Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 21131 conversion, 1 penalty
Reserve JP Pietersen Wild Knights 2960 
Reserve Eben Etzebeth WP 2337 
Japan: 3 tries, 2 conversions, 5 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Japan test:
Back: JP Pietersen, Francois Louw, Schalk Burger, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Lood de Jager, Willem Alberts (late withdrawal), Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss.
Middle: Pat Lambie, Fourie du Preez, Lwazi Mvovo, Zane Kirchner, Jesse Kriel, Handre Pollard, Siya Kolisi, Tendai Mtawarira, Coenie Oosthuizen, Trevor Nyakane.
Front: Ricardo Loubscher (asst coach), Bryan Habana, Johann van Graan (asst coach), Victor Matfield, (vice-captain), Heyneke Meyer (coach), Jean de Villiers (captain), Ian Schwartz (team manager), Ruan Pienaar, John McFarland (asst coach)
Missing: Eben Etzebeth (late inclusion)