21 June 2008
Newlands, Cape Town
South Africa
26
Italy
0
Captain: Victor Matfield Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Coach: Peter de Villiers Attendance: 36,623
Team - Combined caps: 359 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 2211 try
Hooker Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 24122 tries
Tight-head Prop CJ van der Linde Cheetahs 2749 
Lock Bakkies Botha Blue Bulls 2847 
Lock (C) Victor Matfield Toulon 3169 
Flank Luke Watson WP 243 
Flank Juan Smith Cheetahs 2644 
Eighthman Ryan Kankowski Sharks 222 
Scrumhalf Enrico Januarie WP 2623 
Flyhalf Francois Steyn Sharks 21181 try, 3 conversions
Left Wing Bryan Habana Blue Bulls 2538 
Inside Centre Jean de Villiers WP 2735 
Outside Centre Gcobani Bobo WP 285 
Right Wing Odwa Ndungane Sharks 270 
Full Back Conrad Jantjes WP 2813 
Reserve Joe van Niekerk Lions 2846 
Reserve Schalk (jnr) Burger WP 2539 
Reserve Peter Grant WP 233 
Reserve Andries Bekker WP 242 
Reserve Brian Mujati WP 231 
Reserve Schalk Brits WP 270 
Reserve Ruan Pienaar Sharks 2420 
Italy:
Match pictures:
Team for the Italy test
Back: Conrad Jantjes, Tendai Mtawarira, Jean de Villiers, Schalk Burger, Andries Bekker, Ryan Kankowski, Francois Steyn, Bismarck du Plessis, Ruan Pienaar
Middle: Gcobani Bobo, Brian Mujati, Schalk Brits, Peter Grant, Luke Watson, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Odwa Ndungane, Bryan Habana, Ricky Januarie
Front: Joe van Niekerk, Dick Muir (asst coach), CJ van der Linde, Peter de Villiers (coach), Victor Matfield (captain), Andy Marinos, Bakkies Botha, Gary Gold (asst coach), Juan Smith