20 July 2024
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
South Africa
64
Portugal
21
Captain: Salmaan Moerat Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus Attendance: 42,626
Team - Combined caps: 228 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Jan-Hendrik Wessels Blue Bulls 2301 try
Hooker Johan Grobbelaar Blue Bulls 260 
Tight-head Prop Thomas du Toit Bath 2918 
Lock (C) Salmaan Moerat WP 266 
Lock RG Snyman Leinster 2936 
Flank Phepsi Buthelezi Sharks 2501 try
Flank Ben-Jason Dixon WP 2611 try
Eighthman Evan Roos WP 246 
Scrumhalf Cobus Reinach Montpellier 3432 
Flyhalf Manie Libbok WP 27142 conversions
Left Wing Makazole Mapimpi Sharks 33423 tries
Inside Centre André Esterhuizen Sharks 3017 
Outside Centre Lukhanyo Am Sharks 30351 try
Right Wing Kurt-Lee Arendse Blue Bulls 28171 try
Full Back Aphelele Fassi Sharks 264 
Reserve Morné van den Berg Lions 260 
Reserve Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu WP 2235 conversions
Reserve Elrigh Louw Blue Bulls 243 
Reserve Ntuthukho Mchunu Sharks 252 
Reserve Trevor Nyakane Racing 3567 
Reserve André-Hugo Venter WP 2201 try
Reserve Quan Horn Lions 2301 try
Reserve Ruan Venter Lions 210 
Portugal: 3 tries, 3 conversions
Match pictures:
Ntuthukho MchunuJan-Hendrik WesselsElrigh LouwRuan VenterBen-Jason DixonEvan RoosAphelele FassiMorné van den BergQuan HornSacha Feinberg-MngomezuluAndré-Hugo VenterManie LibbokKurt-Lee ArendseThomas du ToitRG SnymanTrevor NyakaneSalmaan MoeratRassie ErasmusLukhanyo AmMakazole MapimpiCobus ReinachAndré Esterhuizen
Team for the Portugal test:
Back: Ntuthukho Mchunu, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Elrigh Louw, Ruan Venter, Ben-Jason Dixon, Evan Roos, Aphelele Fassi
Middle: Morné van den Berg, Quan Horn, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, André-Hugo Venter, Phepsi Buthelezi, Johan Grobbelaar, Manie Libbok, Kurt-Lee Arendse
Front: Thomas du Toit, RG Snyman, Trevor Nyakane, Salmaan Moerat (captain), Dr Rassie Erasmus (coach), Lukhanyo Am, Makazole Mapimpimpi, Cobus Reinach, André Esterhuizen