6 November 2021
Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff
South Africa
23
Wales
18
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Coach: Jacques Nienaber Attendance: 70,353
Team - Combined caps: 619 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Ox Nche Sharks 266 
Hooker Bongi Mbonambi WP 3045 
Tight-head Prop Trevor Nyakane Blue Bulls 3251 
Lock Eben Etzebeth Toulon 3094 
Lock Lood de Jager Sale 2853 
Flank (C) Siya Kolisi Sharks 3060 
Flank Kwagga Smith Yamaha 2816 
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen Blue Bulls 3558 
Scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies WP 2518 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Montpellier 27574 penalties
Left Wing Makazole Mapimpi Sharks 3122 
Inside Centre Damian de Allende Munster 2955 
Outside Centre Lukhanyo Am Sharks 2723 
Right Wing Jesse Kriel Canon 2748 
Full Back Damian Willemse WP 2314 
Reserve Francois Steyn Cheetahs 34711 penalty
Reserve Malcolm Marx Spears 27431 try
Reserve Steven Kitshoff WP 2956 
Reserve Vincent Koch Saracens 3128 
Reserve Cobus Reinach Montpellier 3118 
Reserve Elton Jantjies Pau 31411 penalty
Reserve Franco Mostert Honda 3048 
Reserve Jasper Wiese Leicester 268 
Wales: 6 penalties
Match pictures:

Team for the Cardiff test:
Back: Trevor Nyakane, Lukhanyo Am, Malcolm Marx, Franco Mostert, Jasper Wiese, Vincent Koch, Makazole Mapimpi
Middle: Cobus Reinach, Ox Nche, Bongi Mbonambi, Damian Willemse, Jesse Kriel, Kwagga Smith, Elton Jantjies, Herschel Jantjies
Front: Duane Vermeulen, Frans Steyn, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi (captain), Jacques Nienaber (coach) Handré Pollard (vice-captain), Damian de Allende, Steven Kitshoff, Lood de Jager