4 October 2019
Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi
World Cup Pool Match
South Africa
49
Italy
3
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus Attendance: 44,148
Team - Combined caps: 646 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 34113 
Hooker Bongi Mbonambi WP 28321 try
Tight-head Prop Frans Malherbe WP 2833 
Lock Eben Etzebeth WP 2781 
Lock Lood de Jager Blue Bulls 2641 
Flank (C) Siya Kolisi WP 2845 
Flank Pieter-Steph du Toit WP 2751 
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen Blue Bulls 3350 
Scrumhalf Faf de Klerk Sale 2726 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 25434 conversions, 2 penalties
Left Wing Makazole Mapimpi Sharks 29101 try
Inside Centre Damian de Allende WP 2742 
Outside Centre Lukhanyo Am Sharks 25111 try
Right Wing Cheslin Kolbe Toulouse 25112 tries
Full Back Willie le Roux Verblitz 3057 
Reserve Francois Steyn Montpellier 3262 
Reserve Vincent Koch Saracens 2916 
Reserve Steven Kitshoff WP 2742 
Reserve Malcolm Marx Lions 25281 try
Reserve RG Snyman Blue Bulls 24181 try
Reserve Herschel Jantjies WP 236 
Reserve Franco Mostert Gloucester 2834 
Reserve Francois Louw Bath 3471 
Italy: 1 penalty
Match pictures:
Frans MalherbeMalcolm MarxLood de JagerRG SnymanFranco MostertDuane VermeulenFaf de KlerkBongi MbonambiSteven KitshoffLukhanyo AmVincent KochMakazole MapimpiCheslin KolbeHerschel JantjiesWillie le RouxFrancois SteynTendai MtawariraSiya KolisiRassie ErasmusHandré PollardEben EtzebethPieter-Steph du Toit
Team for the Italy test:
Back: Frans Malherbe, Malcolm Marx, Lood de Jager, RG Snyman, Franco Mostert, Duane Vermeulen, Damian de Allende
Middle: Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Steven Kitshoff, Lukhanyo Am, Vincent Koch, Makazole Mapimpi, Cheslin Kolbe, Herschel Jantjies
Front: Willie le Roux, Frans Steyn, Tendai Mtawarira, Siya Kolisi (captain), Rassie Erasmus (coach), Handré Pollard, Eben Etzebeth, Francois Louw, Pieter-Steph du Toit