5 July 2008
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Tri-Nations Match
South Africa
8
New Zealand
19
Captain: John Smit Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Coach: Peter de Villiers Attendance: 36,568
Team - Combined caps: 546 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Gürthro Steenkamp Blue Bulls 2715 
Hooker (C) John Smit Sharks 3077 
Tight-head Prop CJ van der Linde Cheetahs 2750 
Lock Bakkies Botha Blue Bulls 2848 
Lock Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 3170 
Flank Schalk (jnr) Burger WP 2540 
Flank Juan Smith Cheetahs 2645 
Eighthman Joe van Niekerk Lions 2847 
Scrumhalf Enrico Januarie WP 2624 
Flyhalf Butch James Bath 29281 penalty
Left Wing Bryan Habana Blue Bulls 25391 try
Inside Centre Jean de Villiers WP 2736 
Outside Centre Adrian Jacobs Sharks 2712 
Right Wing Odwa Ndungane Sharks 271 
Full Back Conrad Jantjes WP 2814 
Reserve Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 2413 
Reserve Brian Mujati WP 232 
Reserve Luke Watson WP 244 
Reserve Andries Bekker WP 243 
Reserve Francois Steyn Sharks 2119 
Reserve Percy Montgomery WP 3496 
Reserve Bolla Conradie WP 3017 
New Zealand: 1 try, 1 conversion, 4 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Wellington test
Back: Conrad Jantjes, Jean de Villiers, Schalk Burger, Andries Bekker, Juan Smith, Joe van Niekerk, Bismarck du Plessis, Francois Steyn
Middle: Bolla Conradie, Brian Mujati, Gürthro Steenkamp, Butch James, Odwa Ndungane, Luke Watson, Bryan Habana, Adrian Jacobs, Ricky Januarie
Front: CJ van der Linde, Dick Muir (asst coach), Percy Montgomery, Peter de Villiers (coach), John Smit (captain), Andy Marinos, Victor Matfield, Gary Gold (asst coach), Bakkies Botha