13 September 2014
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
10
New Zealand
14
Captain: Jean de Villiers Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Coach: Heyneke Meyer Attendance: 35,747
Team - Combined caps: 684 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 2958 
Hooker Adriaan Strauss Cheetahs 2837 
Tight-head Prop Jannie du Plessis Sharks 3157 
Lock Eben Etzebeth WP 2226 
Lock Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 37114 
Flank Francois Louw Bath 2933 
Flank Marcell Coetzee Sharks 2319 
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen WP 2822 
Scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar Ulster 3079 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 2031 conversion, 1 dropgoal
Left Wing Bryan Habana Toulon 31100 
Inside Centre (C) Jean de Villiers WP 3399 
Outside Centre Jan Serfontein Blue Bulls 2113 
Right Wing Cornal Hendricks Cheetahs 2661 try
Full Back Willie le Roux Cheetahs 2518 
Reserve Francois Hougaard Blue Bulls 2629 
Reserve Warren Whiteley Lions 261 
Reserve Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 3063 
Reserve Trevor Nyakane Cheetahs 256 
Reserve Lood de Jager Cheetahs 216 
Reserve Pat Lambie Sharks 2333 
Reserve Marcel van der Merwe Blue Bulls 232 
New Zealand: 1 try, 3 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Wellington test:
Back: Francois Louw, Warren Whiteley, Duane Vermeulen, Eben Etzebeth, Lodewyk de Jager, Marcel van der Merwe, Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss
Middle: Pat Lambie, Handre Pollard, Cornal Hendricks, Jan Serfontein, Marcell Coetzee, Damian de Allende, Tendai Mtawarira, Willie le Roux, Francois Hougaard, Trevor Nyakane
Front: Ricardo Loubscher (asst coach), Bryan Habana, Johann van Graan (asst coach), Jean de Villiers (captain, 100th test), Heyneke Meyer (coach), Victor Matfield (vice captain), Ian Schwartz (manager), Ruan Pienaar, John McFarland (asst coach)