16 August 2008
Newlands, Cape Town
Tri-Nations Match
South Africa
0
New Zealand
19
Captain: Victor Matfield Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Coach: Peter de Villiers Attendance: 49,653
Team - Combined caps: 546 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 234 
Hooker Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 2416 
Tight-head Prop CJ van der Linde Cheetahs 2754 
Lock Andries Bekker WP 247 
Lock (C) Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 3174 
Flank Schalk (jnr) Burger WP 2543 
Flank Juan Smith Cheetahs 2749 
Eighthman Pierre Spies Blue Bulls 2313 
Scrumhalf Fourie du Preez Blue Bulls 2639 
Flyhalf Butch James Bath 2932 
Left Wing Bryan Habana Blue Bulls 2542 
Inside Centre Jean de Villiers WP 2740 
Outside Centre Adrian Jacobs Sharks 2815 
Right Wing JP Pietersen Sharks 2219 
Full Back Percy Montgomery WP 3499 
Reserve Conrad Jantjes WP 2818 
Reserve Francois Steyn Sharks 2122 
Reserve Enrico Januarie WP 2628 
Reserve Luke Watson WP 247 
Reserve Adriaan Strauss Cheetahs 222 
Reserve Danie Rossouw Blue Bulls 3032 
Reserve Brian Mujati WP 236 
New Zealand: 3 tries, 2 conversions
Match pictures:
Team for the Newlands test
Back: Conrad Jantjes, Jean de Villiers, JP Pietersen, Danie Rossouw, Andries Bekker, Pierre Spies, Francois Steyn, Bismarck du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss
Middle: Adrian Jacobs, Tendai Mtawarira, Luke Watson, Butch James, Brian Mujati, Fourie du Preez, Enrico Januarie
Front: Schalk Burger, Dick Muir (asst coach), Percy Montgomery (100th test), Peter de Villiers (coach), Victor Matfield (captain), Andy Marinos, CJ van der Linde, Gary Gold (asst coach), Bryan Habana
Absent: Juan Smith