3 October 2015
St. James Park, Newcastle
World Cup Pool Match
South Africa
34
Scotland
16
Captain: Fourie du Preez Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Coach: Heyneke Meyer Attendance: 50,900
Team - Combined caps: 716 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 3070 
Hooker Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 3174 
Tight-head Prop Jannie du Plessis Sharks 3266 
Lock Eben Etzebeth WP 2339 
Lock Lood de Jager Cheetahs 2214 
Flank Francois Louw Bath 3038 
Flank Schalk (jnr) Burger Suntory 32811 try
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen WP 2930 
Scrumhalf (C) Fourie du Preez Suntory 3372 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 21152 conversions, 4 penalties, 1 dropgoal
Left Wing Bryan Habana Toulon 321121 try
Inside Centre Damian de Allende WP 238 
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Blue Bulls 216 
Right Wing JP Pietersen Wild Knights 29621 try
Full Back Willie le Roux Cheetahs 2629 
Reserve Frans Malherbe WP 247 
Reserve Adriaan Strauss Blue Bulls 2950 
Reserve Trevor Nyakane Blue Bulls 2618 
Reserve Pat Lambie Sharks 2446 
Reserve Willem Alberts Sharks 3133 
Reserve Jan Serfontein Blue Bulls 2221 
Reserve Pieter-Steph du Toit Sharks 235 
Reserve Ruan Pienaar Ulster 3186 
Scotland: 1 try, 1 conversion, 3 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Scotland test:
Back: JP Pietersen, Francois Louw, Duane Vermeulen, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Lood de Jager, Eben Etzebeth, Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss.
Middle: Pat Lambie, Jan Serfontein, Jesse Kriel, Frans Malherbe, Willem Alberts, Damian de Allende, Handré Pollard, Tendai Mtawarira, Willie le Roux, Trevor Nyakane.
Front: Ricardo Loubscher (asst coach), Bryan Habana, Johann van Graan (asst coach), Fourie du Preez, (captain), Heyneke Meyer (coach), Schalk Burger (vice-captain), Ian Schwartz (team manager), Ruan Pienaar, John McFarland (asst coach).