6 August 2022
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
The Rugby Championship
South Africa
26
New Zealand
10
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Coach: Jacques Nienaber Attendance: 42,367
Team - Combined caps: 683 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Trevor Nyakane Racing 3356 
Hooker Malcolm Marx Spears 2849 
Tight-head Prop Frans Malherbe WP 3148 
Lock Eben Etzebeth Sharks 30100 
Lock Lood de Jager Wild Knights 2958 
Flank (C) Siya Kolisi Sharks 3165 
Flank Pieter-Steph du Toit Verblitz 2960 
Eighthman Jasper Wiese Leicester 2613 
Scrumhalf Faf de Klerk Canon 3038 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Leicester 28622 conversions, 3 penalties, 1 dropgoal
Left Wing Makazole Mapimpi Sharks 3227 
Inside Centre Damian de Allende Wild Knights 3060 
Outside Centre Lukhanyo Am Sharks 2828 
Right Wing Kurt-Lee Arendse Blue Bulls 2611 try
Full Back Damian Willemse WP 2418 
Reserve Jaden Hendrikse Sharks 224 
Reserve Steven Kitshoff WP 3061 
Reserve Kwagga Smith Blue Revs 2921 
Reserve Franco Mostert Honda 3153 
Reserve Vincent Koch Wasps 3234 
Reserve Bongi Mbonambi Sharks 3150 
Reserve Salmaan Moerat WP 241 
Reserve Willie le Roux Verblitz 32741 try
New Zealand: 1 try, 1 conversion, 1 penalty
Match pictures:
Lukhanyo AmMalcolm MarxJasper WieseSalmaan MoeratFranco MostertFrans MalherbeVincent KochFaf de KlerkTrevor NyakaneBongi MbonambiDamian WillemseMakazole MapimpiJaden HendrikseKwagga SmithKurt-Lee ArendseDamian de AllendePieter-Steph du ToitWillie le RouxSiya KolisiJacques NienaberEben EtzebethHandré PollardSteven KitshoffLood de Jager
Team for the New Zealand test:
Back: Lukhanyo Am, Malcolm Marx, Jasper Wiese, Salmaan Moerat, Franco Mostert, Frans Malherbe, Vincent Koch
Middle: Faf de Klerk, Trevor Nyakane, Bongi Mbonambi, Damian Willemse, Makazole Mapimpi, Jaden Hendrikse, Kwagga Smith, Kurt-Lee Arendse
Front: Damian de Allende, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Willie le Roux, Siya Kolisi (captain), Jacques Nienaber (coach), Eben Etzebeth, Handré Pollard, Steven Kitshoff, Lood de Jager