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1 October 2023
Stade Velodrome, Marseilles
World Cup Pool Match
South Africa
49
Tonga
18
Captain:
Siya Kolisi
Referee:
Luke Pearce (England)
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber
Attendance: 60,387
Team - Combined caps: 639 (starting 15)
Position
Player
Province
Age
Prev Tests
Scoring
Loose-head Prop
Ox Nche
Sharks
28
24
Hooker
Deon Fourie
WP
37
9
1 try
Tight-head Prop
Vincent Koch
Francais
33
46
Lock
Eben Etzebeth
Sharks
31
115
Lock
Marvin Orie
WP
30
15
Flank (C)
Siya Kolisi
Sharks
32
79
Flank
Duane Vermeulen
Ulster
37
72
Eighthman
Jasper Wiese
Leicester
27
25
Scrumhalf
Cobus Reinach
Montpellier
33
29
1 try
Flyhalf
Handré Pollard
Leicester
29
65
4 conversions
Left Wing
Makazole Mapimpi
Sharks
33
40
Inside Centre
André Esterhuizen
Harlequins
29
15
Outside Centre
Canan Moodie
Blue Bulls
20
9
1 try
Right Wing
Grant Williams
Sharks
27
7
Full Back
Willie le Roux
Blue Bulls
34
89
1 try
Reserve
Jesse Kriel
Canon
29
64
1 try
Reserve
Steven Kitshoff
Ulster
31
79
Reserve
Trevor Nyakane
Racing
34
65
Reserve
Manie Libbok
WP
26
11
3 conversions
Reserve
Kwagga Smith
Yamaha
30
36
1 try
Reserve
Jaden Hendrikse
Sharks
23
14
Reserve
Marco van Staden
Blue Bulls
28
17
1 try
Reserve
Franco Mostert
Honda
32
69
Tonga: 3 tries, 1 penalty
Match pictures:
Team for the Tonga test
:
Back
:
Kwagga Smith
,
Jasper Wiese
,
André Esterhuizen
,
Marvin Orie
,
Canan Moodie
,
Vincent Koch
,
Marco van Staden
Middle
:
Cobus Reinach
,
Manie Libbok
,
Jaden Hendrikse
,
Jesse Kriel
,
Makazole Mapimpi
,
Ox Nche
,
Deon Fourie
,
Grant Williams
Front
:
Trevor Nyakane
,
Franco Mostert
,
Duane Vermeulen
,
Siya Kolisi
(
captain
),
Jacques Nienaber
(
coach
),
Willie le Roux
,
Eben Etzebeth
,
Steven Kitshoff
,
Handré Pollard