26 September 2015
Villa Park, Birmingham
World Cup Pool Match
South Africa
46
Samoa
6
Captain: Jean de Villiers Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Coach: Heyneke Meyer Attendance: 39,526
Team - Combined caps: 891 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 3069 
Hooker Adriaan Strauss Blue Bulls 2949 
Tight-head Prop Jannie du Plessis Sharks 3265 
Lock Eben Etzebeth WP 2338 
Lock Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 38124 
Flank Francois Louw Bath 3037 
Flank Schalk (jnr) Burger Suntory 32801 try
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen WP 2929 
Scrumhalf Fourie du Preez Suntory 3371 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 21141 conversion, 4 penalties
Left Wing Bryan Habana Toulon 321111 try
Inside Centre Damian de Allende WP 237 
Outside Centre (C) Jean de Villiers WP 34108 
Right Wing JP Pietersen Wild Knights 29613 tries
Full Back Willie le Roux Cheetahs 2628 
Reserve Jesse Kriel Blue Bulls 215 
Reserve Frans Malherbe WP 246 
Reserve Lood de Jager Cheetahs 2213 
Reserve Trevor Nyakane Blue Bulls 2617 
Reserve Siya Kolisi WP 2412 
Reserve Schalk Brits Saracens 3481 try
Reserve Pat Lambie Sharks 24451 conversion
Reserve Ruan Pienaar Ulster 3185 
Samoa: 2 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Samoa test:
Back: JP Pietersen, Francois Louw, Schalk Burger, Duane Vermeulen, Lood de Jager, Eben Etzebeth, Frans Malherbe, Jannie du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss.
Middle: Pat Lambie, Fourie du Preez, Jesse Kriel, Damian de Allende, Handré Pollard, Siya Kolisi, Tendai Mtawarira, Willie le Roux, Trevor Nyakane, Schalk Brits.
Front: Ricardo Loubscher (asst coach), Bryan Habana, Johann van Graan (asst coach), Victor Matfield, (vice-captain), Heyneke Meyer (coach), Jean de Villiers (captain), John McFarland (asst coach), Ruan Pienaar, Ian Schwartz (team manager).