25 September 2021
North Queensland Stadium, Townsville
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
17
New Zealand
19
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Coach: Jacques Nienaber Attendance: 25,000
Team - Combined caps: 673 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Trevor Nyakane Blue Bulls 3249 
Hooker Bongi Mbonambi WP 3043 
Tight-head Prop Frans Malherbe WP 3045 
Lock Eben Etzebeth Toulon 2992 
Lock Lood de Jager Sale 2851 
Flank (C) Siya Kolisi Sharks 3058 
Flank Kwagga Smith Blue Revs 2814 
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen Blue Bulls 3556 
Scrumhalf Faf de Klerk Sale 2934 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Montpellier 27554 penalties
Left Wing Makazole Mapimpi Sharks 3120 
Inside Centre Damian de Allende Munster 2953 
Outside Centre Lukhanyo Am Sharks 2721 
Right Wing S'bu Nkosi Sharks 25141 try
Full Back Willie le Roux Verblitz 3268 
Reserve Steven Kitshoff WP 2954 
Reserve Malcolm Marx Spears 2741 
Reserve Franco Mostert Honda 3046 
Reserve Vincent Koch Saracens 3126 
Reserve Marco van Staden Leicester 268 
Reserve Francois Steyn Cheetahs 3469 
Reserve Herschel Jantjies WP 2516 
New Zealand: 1 try, 1 conversion, 4 penalties
Match pictures:
Lukhanyo AmMalcolm MarxFranco MostertLood de JagerFrans MalherbeVincent KochMarco van StadenFaf de KlerkTrevor NyakaneBongi MbonambiSMakazole MapimpiElton JantjiesKwagga SmithHerschel JantjiesDuane VermeulenFrancois SteynEben EtzebethSiya KolisiJacques NienaberHandré PollardWillie le RouxDamian de AllendeSteven Kitshoff
Team for the 100th test against NZ:
Back: Lukhanyo Am, Malcolm Marx, Franco Mostert, Lood de Jager, Frans Malherbe, Vincent Koch, Marco van Staden
Middle: Faf de Klerk, Trevor Nyakane, Bongi Mbonambi, S'bu Nkosi, Makazole Mapimpi, Elton Jantjies, Kwagga Smith, Herschel Jantjies
Front: Duane Vermeulen, Frans Steyn, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi (captain), Jacques Nienaber (coach) Handré Pollard (vice-captain), Willie le Roux, Damian de Allende, Steven Kitshoff