2 October 2021
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
31
New Zealand
29
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Coach: Jacques Nienaber Attendance: 20,441
Team - Combined caps: 647 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Ox Nche Sharks 265 
Hooker Bongi Mbonambi WP 3044 
Tight-head Prop Trevor Nyakane Blue Bulls 3250 
Lock Eben Etzebeth Toulon 2993 
Lock Lood de Jager Sale 2852 
Flank (C) Siya Kolisi Sharks 3059 
Flank Kwagga Smith Blue Revs 2815 
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen Blue Bulls 3557 
Scrumhalf Faf de Klerk Sale 2935 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Montpellier 27564 penalties
Left Wing Makazole Mapimpi Sharks 31211 try
Inside Centre Damian de Allende Munster 29541 try
Outside Centre Lukhanyo Am Sharks 2722 
Right Wing S'bu Nkosi Sharks 2515 
Full Back Willie le Roux Verblitz 3269 
Reserve Malcolm Marx Spears 2742 
Reserve Vincent Koch Saracens 3127 
Reserve Steven Kitshoff WP 2955 
Reserve Francois Steyn Cheetahs 3470 
Reserve Elton Jantjies Pau 31402 penalties, 1 dropgoal
Reserve Franco Mostert Honda 3047 
Reserve Jasper Wiese Leicester 257 
Reserve Herschel Jantjies WP 2517 
New Zealand: 3 tries, 1 conversion, 4 penalties
Match pictures:
Lukhanyo AmMalcolm MarxFranco MostertLood de JagerJasper WieseVincent KochKwagga SmithFaf de KlerkOx NcheTrevor NyakaneBongi MbonambiSMakazole MapimpiElton JantjiesHerschel JantjiesDuane VermeulenFrancois SteynEben EtzebethSiya KolisiJacques NienaberHandré PollardWillie le RouxDamian de AllendeSteven Kitshoff
Team for the Robina NZ test:
Back: Lukhanyo Am, Malcolm Marx, Franco Mostert, Lood de Jager, Jasper Wiese, Vincent Koch, Kwagga Smith
Middle: Faf de Klerk, Ox Nche, Trevor Nyakane, Bongi Mbonambi, S'bu Nkosi, Makazole Mapimpi, Elton Jantjies, 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