4 October 2014
Ellispark, Johannesburg
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
27
New Zealand
25
Captain: Jean de Villiers Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Coach: Heyneke Meyer Attendance: 61,261
Team - Combined caps: 657 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 2960 
Hooker Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 3065 
Tight-head Prop Jannie du Plessis Sharks 3159 
Lock Eben Etzebeth WP 2228 
Lock Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 37116 
Flank Marcell Coetzee Sharks 2321 
Flank Oupa Mohoje Cheetahs 242 
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen WP 2824 
Scrumhalf Francois Hougaard Blue Bulls 26311 try
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 2052 tries, 3 conversions, 1 penalty
Left Wing Bryan Habana Toulon 31102 
Inside Centre (C) Jean de Villiers WP 33101 
Outside Centre Jan Serfontein Blue Bulls 2115 
Right Wing Cornal Hendricks Cheetahs 268 
Full Back Willie le Roux Cheetahs 2520 
Reserve Schalk (jnr) Burger Suntory 3172 
Reserve Adriaan Strauss Cheetahs 2839 
Reserve JP Pietersen Sharks 2855 
Reserve Pat Lambie Sharks 23351 penalty
Reserve Bakkies Botha Toulon 3582 
Reserve Marcel van der Merwe Blue Bulls 234 
Reserve Cobus Reinach Sharks 241 
Reserve Trevor Nyakane Cheetahs 258 
New Zealand: 3 tries, 2 conversions, 2 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Ellispark test:
Back Row: JP Pietersen, Teboho Mohoje, Schalk Burger, Duane Vermeulen, Eben Etzebeth, Marcel Coetzee, Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss
Third Row: Pat Lambie, Cornal Hendricks, Jan Serfontein, Handré Pollard, Marcel van der Merwe, Tendai Mtawarira, Willie le Roux, Francois Hougaard, Trevor Nyakane, Cobus Reinach
Second Row: The South African Sevens Blitz Bokke
First Row: Ricardo Loubscher (asst coach), Bryan Habana, Johann van Graan (asst coach), Jean de Villiers (captain), Heyneke Meyer (coach), Victor Matfield (vice-captain), Ian Schwartz (manager), Bakkies Botha, John McFarland (asst coach)