6 September 2019
Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Saitama
South Africa
41
Japan
7
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus Attendance: 30,000
Team - Combined caps: 527 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Steven Kitshoff WP 2739 
Hooker Malcolm Marx Lions 2526 
Tight-head Prop Frans Malherbe WP 2831 
Lock Eben Etzebeth WP 2778 
Lock Franco Mostert Gloucester 2831 
Flank (C) Siya Kolisi WP 2842 
Flank Pieter-Steph du Toit WP 2749 
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen Blue Bulls 3348 
Scrumhalf Faf de Klerk Sale 2724 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 25412 conversions, 1 penalty
Left Wing Makazole Mapimpi Sharks 2973 tries
Inside Centre Damian de Allende WP 2739 
Outside Centre Lukhanyo Am Sharks 258 
Right Wing Cheslin Kolbe Toulouse 2592 tries
Full Back Willie le Roux Verblitz 3055 
Reserve Bongi Mbonambi WP 2829 
Reserve Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 34110 
Reserve Trevor Nyakane Blue Bulls 3040 
Reserve RG Snyman Blue Bulls 2415 
Reserve Francois Louw Bath 3468 
Reserve Herschel Jantjies WP 2331 try
Reserve Francois Steyn Montpellier 32602 conversions
Reserve Jesse Kriel Blue Bulls 2544 
Japan: 1 try, 1 conversion
Match pictures:
Frans MalherbeDamian de AllendeFranco MostertRG SnymanDuane VermeulenLukhanyo AmMalcolm MarxFaf de KlerkTrevor NyakaneBongi MbonambiJesse KrielSteven KitshoffMakazole MapimpiCheslin KolbeHerschel JantjiesWillie le RouxFrancois SteynTendai MtawariraSiya KolisiRassie ErasmusHandré PollardEben EtzebethFrancois LouwPieter-Steph du Toit
Team for the Japan test:
Back: Frans Malherbe, Damian de Allende, Franco Mostert, RG Snyman, Duane Vermeulen, Lukhanyo Am, Malcolm Marx
Middle: Faf de Klerk, Trevor Nyakane, Bongi Mbonambi, Jesse Kriel, Steven Kitshoff, 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