7 October 2015
Olympic Stadium, London
World Cup Pool Match
South Africa
64
USA
0
Captain: Fourie du Preez Referee: Pascal Gauzère (France)
Coach: Heyneke Meyer Attendance: 54,658
Team - Combined caps: 623 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 3071 
Hooker Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 31751 try
Tight-head Prop Frans Malherbe WP 248 
Lock Eben Etzebeth WP 2340 
Lock Lood de Jager Cheetahs 2215 
Flank Francois Louw Bath 30392 tries
Flank Schalk (jnr) Burger Suntory 3282 
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen WP 2931 
Scrumhalf (C) Fourie du Preez Suntory 3373 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 21164 conversions
Left Wing Lwazi Mvovo Sharks 29141 try
Inside Centre Damian de Allende WP 2391 try
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Blue Bulls 2171 try
Right Wing Bryan Habana Toulon 321133 tries
Full Back Willie le Roux Cheetahs 2630 
Reserve Jan Serfontein Blue Bulls 2222 
Reserve Willem Alberts Sharks 3134 
Reserve Trevor Nyakane Blue Bulls 2619 
Reserve Schalk Brits Saracens 349 
Reserve Morné Steyn Francais 31593 conversions
Reserve Coenie Oosthuizen Cheetahs 2622 
Reserve Rudy Paige Blue Bulls 260 
Reserve Pieter-Steph du Toit Sharks 236 
Penalty Tries: 1
USA:
Match pictures:
Schalk BritsFrancois LouwDuane VermeulenPieter-Steph du ToitLood de JagerEben EtzebethWillem AlbertsFrans MalherbeCoenie OosthuizenRudy PaigeMorné SteynLwazi MvovoJan SerfonteinJesse KrielDamian de AllendeHandré PollardTendai MtawariraWillie le RouxTrevor NyakaneRicardo LoubscherJohann van GraanIan SchwartzJohn McFarlandBryan HabanaSchalk (jnr) BurgerFourie du PreezBismarck du PlessisHeyneke Meyer
Team for the USA Test:
Back: Schalk Brits, Francois Louw, Duane Vermeulen, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Lood de Jager, Eben Etzebeth, Willem Alberts, Frans Malherbe, Coenie Oosthuizen.
Middle: Rudy Paige, Morné Steyn, Lwazi Mvovo, Jan Serfontein, Jesse Kriel, Damian de Allende, Handré Pollard, Tendai Mtawarira, Willie le Roux, Trevor Nyakane.
Front: Ricardo Loubscher (asst coach), Bryan Habana, Johann van Graan (asst coach), Schalk Burger (vice-captain), Heyneke Meyer (coach), Fourie du Preez (captain), Ian Schwartz (team manager), Bismarck du Plessis, John McFarland (asst coach).