12 September 2009
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Tri-Nations Match
South Africa
32
New Zealand
29
Captain: John Smit Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Coach: Peter de Villiers Attendance: 31,557
Team - Combined caps: 629 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 2418 
Hooker Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 2529 
Tight-head Prop (C) John Smit Sharks 3189 
Lock Bakkies Botha Blue Bulls 2962 
Lock Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 3288 
Flank Heinrich Brüssow Cheetahs 239 
Flank Schalk (jnr) Burger WP 2652 
Eighthman Pierre Spies Blue Bulls 2427 
Scrumhalf Fourie du Preez Blue Bulls 27511 try
Flyhalf Morné Steyn Blue Bulls 2582 conversions, 2 penalties, 1 dropgoal
Left Wing Bryan Habana Blue Bulls 2653 
Inside Centre Jean de Villiers WP 28531 try
Outside Centre Jaque Fourie Lions 2650 
Right Wing Odwa Ndungane Sharks 285 
Full Back Francois Steyn Sharks 22353 penalties
Reserve Ryan Kankowski Sharks 238 
Reserve Danie Rossouw Blue Bulls 3142 
Reserve Adrian Jacobs Sharks 2927 
Reserve Enrico Januarie WP 2739 
Reserve Jannie du Plessis Sharks 2611 
Reserve Chilliboy Ralepelle Blue Bulls 237 
New Zealand: 2 tries, 2 conversions, 5 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Hamilton test
Back: Jaque Fourie, Schalk Burger, Pierre Spies, Danie Rossouw, Francois Steyn, Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Ruan Pienaar
Middle: Ricky Januarie, Tendai Mtawarira, Morné Steyn, Bryan Habana, Fourie du Preez, Heinrich Brüssow, Odwa Ndungane, Chilliboy Ralepelle, Adrian Jacobs
Front: Juan Smith, Dick Muir (asst coach), Victor Matfield, Peter de Villiers (coach), John Smit (captain), Arthrob Petersen (manager), Bakkies Botha, Gary Gold (asst coach), Jean de Villiers