30 October 2015
Olympic Stadium, London
World Cup 3'rd place playoff
South Africa
24
Argentina
13
Captain: Victor Matfield Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Coach: Heyneke Meyer Attendance: 55,925
Team - Combined caps: 835 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 3074 
Hooker Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 3178 
Tight-head Prop Frans Malherbe WP 2411 
Lock Eben Etzebeth WP 24431 try
Lock (C) Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 38126 
Flank Francois Louw Bath 3042 
Flank Schalk (jnr) Burger Suntory 3285 
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen WP 2934 
Scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar Ulster 3187 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 21191 conversion, 4 penalties
Left Wing Bryan Habana Toulon 32116 
Inside Centre Damian de Allende WP 2312 
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Blue Bulls 2110 
Right Wing JP Pietersen Wild Knights 29651 try
Full Back Willie le Roux Cheetahs 2633 
Reserve Trevor Nyakane Blue Bulls 2622 
Reserve Adriaan Strauss Blue Bulls 2953 
Reserve Willem Alberts Sharks 3137 
Reserve Jannie du Plessis Sharks 3269 
Reserve Lood de Jager Cheetahs 2218 
Reserve Pat Lambie Sharks 2549 
Reserve Jan Serfontein Blue Bulls 2225 
Reserve Rudy Paige Blue Bulls 261 
Argentina: 1 try, 1 conversion, 1 penalty, 1 dropgoal
Match pictures:
Team for the Bronze-medal match against Argentina:
Back: JP Pietersen, Francois Louw, Duane Vermeulen, Willem Alberts, Lood de Jager, Eben Etzebeth, Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss.
Middle: Rudy Paige, Pat Lambie, Jesse Kriel, Frans Malherbe, Damian de Allende, Handré Pollard, Tendai Mtawarira, Jan Serfontein, Willie le Roux, Trevor Nyakane.
Front: Ricardo Loubscher (asst coach), Bryan Habana, Johann van Graan (asst coach), Victor Matfield (captain), Heyneke Meyer (coach), Schalk Burger (vice-captain), Ian Schwartz (team manager), Ruan Pienaar, John McFarland (asst coach).