20 October 2019
Tokyo Stadium, Chofu, Tokyo
World Cup Quarterfinal
South Africa
26
Japan
3
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus Attendance: 48,831
Team - Combined caps: 665 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 34114 
Hooker Bongi Mbonambi WP 2833 
Tight-head Prop Frans Malherbe WP 2835 
Lock Eben Etzebeth WP 2782 
Lock Lood de Jager Blue Bulls 2642 
Flank (C) Siya Kolisi WP 2847 
Flank Pieter-Steph du Toit WP 2752 
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen Blue Bulls 3351 
Scrumhalf Faf de Klerk Sale 28271 try
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 25451 conversion, 3 penalties
Left Wing Makazole Mapimpi Sharks 29112 tries
Inside Centre Damian de Allende WP 2744 
Outside Centre Lukhanyo Am Sharks 2512 
Right Wing Cheslin Kolbe Toulouse 2512 
Full Back Willie le Roux Verblitz 3058 
Reserve Steven Kitshoff WP 2744 
Reserve Malcolm Marx Lions 2530 
Reserve Vincent Koch Saracens 2918 
Reserve RG Snyman Blue Bulls 2420 
Reserve Franco Mostert Gloucester 2836 
Reserve Francois Louw Bath 3473 
Reserve Herschel Jantjies WP 238 
Reserve Francois Steyn Montpellier 3264 
Japan: 1 penalty
Match pictures:
Frans MalherbeMalcolm MarxLood de JagerRG SnymanDuane VermeulenDamian de AllendeFaf de KlerkBongi MbonambiVincent KochLukhanyo AmMakazole MapimpiSteven KitshoffCheslin KolbeWillie le RouxFrancois SteynTendai MtawariraSiya KolisiRassie ErasmusHandré PollardEben EtzebethFrancois LouwPieter-Steph du Toit
Team for the quaterfinal against Japan:
Back: Frans Malherbe, Malcolm Marx, Lood de Jager, RG Snyman, Franco Mostert, Duane Vermeulen, Damian de Allende
Middle: Faf De Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Vincent Koch, Lukhanyo Am, Makazole Mapimpi, Steven Kitshoff, 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