7 October 2017
Newlands, Cape Town
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
24
New Zealand
25
Captain: Eben Etzebeth Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Coach: Allister Coetzee Attendance: 47,342
Team - Combined caps: 331 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Steven Kitshoff Bordeaux 2518 
Hooker Malcolm Marx Lions 23101 try
Tight-head Prop Ruan Dreyer Lions 273 
Lock (C) Eben Etzebeth WP 2562 
Lock Lood de Jager Blue Bulls 2431 
Flank Siya Kolisi WP 2624 
Flank Pieter-Steph du Toit WP 2528 
Eighthman Francois Louw Bath 3253 
Scrumhalf Ross Cronjé Lions 2851 try
Flyhalf Elton Jantjies Lions 27192 conversions, 1 penalty
Left Wing Courtnall Skosan Lions 268 
Inside Centre Jan Serfontein Blue Bulls 2434 
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Blue Bulls 2324 
Right Wing Dillyn Leyds WP 254 
Full Back Andries Coetzee Lions 278 
Reserve Wilco Louw WP 230 
Reserve Franco Mostert Lions 2614 
Reserve Jean-Luc du Preez Sharks 2291 try
Reserve Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 23211 conversion
Reserve Damian de Allende WP 2526 
Reserve Trevor Nyakane Blue Bulls 2833 
New Zealand: 3 tries, 2 conversions, 2 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Newlands test:
Back: Wilco Louw, Malcolm Marx, Franco Mostert, Jean-Luc du Preez, Damian de Allende, Handré Pollard, Steven Kitshoff, Ruan Dreyer
Middle: Ross Cronjé, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Dillyn Leyds, Courtnall Skosan, Elton Jantjies, Jesse Kriel, Andries Coetzee, Rudy Paige
Front: Trevor Nyakane, Francois Louw, Siya Kolisi, Allister Coetzee (coach), Eben Etzebeth (captain), Ian Schwartz (manager), Jan Serfontein, Lood de Jager, Pieter-Steph du Toit