25 July 2015
Ellispark, Johannesburg
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
20
New Zealand
27
Captain: Schalk (jnr) Burger Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Coach: Heyneke Meyer Attendance: 61,000
Team - Combined caps: 614 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 2965 
Hooker Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 3171 
Tight-head Prop Jannie du Plessis Sharks 3263 
Lock Eben Etzebeth WP 2334 
Lock Lood de Jager Cheetahs 2210 
Flank Heinrich Brüssow Docomo 2920 
Flank Francois Louw Bath 3035 
Eighthman (C) Schalk (jnr) Burger Suntory 3276 
Scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar Ulster 3181 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 21102 conversions, 2 penalties
Left Wing Bryan Habana Toulon 32107 
Inside Centre Damian de Allende WP 234 
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Blue Bulls 2111 try
Right Wing Cornal Hendricks Cheetahs 2711 
Full Back Willie le Roux Cheetahs 25261 try
Reserve Pat Lambie Sharks 2441 
Reserve Vincent Koch Pumas 250 
Reserve Warren Whiteley Lions 272 
Reserve Flip van der Merwe Blue Bulls 3035 
Reserve Trevor Nyakane Blue Bulls 2613 
Reserve Adriaan Strauss Blue Bulls 2945 
Reserve Cobus Reinach Sharks 257 
Reserve Lionel Mapoe Lions 270 
New Zealand: 3 tries, 3 conversions, 2 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Ellispark Test
Back: Cornal Hendricks, Francois Louw, Warren Whiteley, Flip van der Merwe, Lood de Jager, Eben Etzebeth, Vincent Koch, Jannie du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss
Middle: Pat Lambie, Heinrich Brüssow, Jesse Kriel, Handré Pollard, Damian De Allende, Tendai Mtawarira, Willie le Roux, Lionel Mapoe, Trevor Nyakane, Cobus Reinach
Front: Ricardo Loubscher (asst coach), Bryan Habana, Johann van Graan (asst coach), Schalk Burger (captain), Heyneke Meyer (coach), Ruan Pienaar (vice-captain), Ian Schwartz (manager), Bismarck du Plessis, John McFarland (asst coach)