6 September 2025
Eden Park, Auckland
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
17
New Zealand
24
Captain: Jesse Kriel Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus Attendance: 48,312
Team - Combined caps: 939 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Ox Nche Sharks 3043 
Hooker Malcolm Marx Spears 31801 try
Tight-head Prop Thomas du Toit Bath 3026 
Lock Eben Etzebeth Sharks 33135 
Lock Ruan Nortjé Blue Bulls 279 
Flank Marco van Staden Blue Bulls 3029 
Flank Pieter-Steph du Toit Verblitz 3389 
Eighthman Siya Kolisi Sharks 3494 
Scrumhalf Grant Williams Sharks 2921 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 31831 penalty
Left Wing Canan Moodie Blue Bulls 2216 
Inside Centre Damian de Allende Wild Knights 3390 
Outside Centre (C) Jesse Kriel Canon 3182 
Right Wing Cheslin Kolbe Sungoliath 3142 
Full Back Willie le Roux Blue Bulls 36100 
Reserve Cobus Reinach WP 35421 try
Reserve Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu WP 23112 conversions
Reserve Lood de Jager Wild Knights 3269 
Reserve Kwagga Smith Blue Revs 3255 
Reserve Ethan Hooker Sharks 221 
Reserve Jan-Hendrik Wessels Blue Bulls 245 
Reserve Wilco Louw Blue Bulls 3120 
Reserve Boan Venter Edinburgh 283 
New Zealand: 3 tries, 3 conversions, 1 penalty
Match pictures:
Thomas du ToitJan-Hendrik WesselsRuan NortjéLood de JagerCanan MoodieEthan HookerWilco LouwCobus ReinachKwagga SmithMarco van StadenBoan VenterSacha Feinberg-MngomezuluOx NcheGrant WilliamsCheslin KolbeHandré PollardDamian de AllendeWillie le RouxJesse KrielRassie ErasmusEben EtzebethSiya KolisiPieter-Steph du ToitMalcolm Marx
Team for the Eden Park test:
Back: Thomas du Toit, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Ruan Nortjé, Lood de Jager, Canan Moodie, Ethan Hooker, Wilco Louw
Middle: Cobus Reinach, Kwagga Smith, Marco van Staden, Boan Venter, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ox Nche, Grant Williams, Cheslin Kolbe
Front: Handré Pollard, Damian de Allende, Willie Le Roux, Jesse Kriel (captain), Dr. Johan Erasmus (coach), Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Malcolm Marx