19 July 2025
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
South Africa
55
Georgia
10
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus Attendance: 36,842
Team - Combined caps: 485 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Boan Venter Edinburgh 2801 try
Hooker Marnus van der Merwe Scarlets 2802 tries
Tight-head Prop Neethling Fouché WP 320 
Lock Eben Etzebeth Sharks 33132 
Lock Ruan Nortjé Blue Bulls 267 
Flank (C) Siya Kolisi Sharks 3492 
Flank Pieter-Steph du Toit Verblitz 3287 
Eighthman Cobus Wiese Blue Bulls 281 
Scrumhalf Grant Williams Sharks 2818 
Flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu WP 2391 conversion
Left Wing Kurt-Lee Arendse DynaBoars 29251 try
Inside Centre Damian de Allende Wild Knights 3388 
Outside Centre Canan Moodie Blue Bulls 22131 try
Right Wing Edwill van der Merwe Lions 2922 tries
Full Back Aphelele Fassi Sharks 2711 
Reserve Kwagga Smith Blue Revs 3252 
Reserve Bongi Mbonambi Sharks 3478 
Reserve Vincent Koch Sharks 3562 
Reserve Thomas du Toit Bath 3024 
Reserve RG Snyman Leinster 3041 
Reserve Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 31811 try, 4 conversions
Reserve Damian Willemse WP 27401 try
Reserve Faf de Klerk Canon 3359 
Georgia: 1 try, 1 conversion, 1 penalty
Match pictures:
Marnus van der MerweNeethling FouchéCobus WieseRG SnymanRuan NortjéCanan MoodieSacha Feinberg-MngomezuluEdwill van der MerweThomas du ToitBoan VenterDamian WillemseAphelele FassiKwagga SmithKurt-Lee ArendseGrant WilliamsBongi MbonambiHandré PollardEben EtzebethSiya KolisiRassie ErasmusDamian de AllendePieter-Steph du ToitVincent KochFaf de Klerk
Team for the Nelspruit test:
Back: Marnus van der Merwe, Neethling Fouché, Cobus Wiese, RG Snyman, Ruan Nortjé, Canan Moodie, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Middle: Edwill van der Merwe, Thomas du Toit, Boan Venter, Damian Willemse, Aphelele Fassi, Kwagga Smith, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Grant Williams
Front: Bongi Mbonambi, Handré Pollard, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi (captain), Dr Johan Erasmus (coach), Damian de Allende, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Vincent Koch, Faf de Klerk