22 August 2026
Ellispark, Johannesburg
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry
South Africa
16
New Zealand
33
Captain: Pieter-Steph du Toit Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus
Team - Combined caps: 849 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Ox Nche Sharks 3148 
Hooker Malcolm Marx Spears 3289 
Tight-head Prop Wilco Louw WP 3231 
Lock Eben Etzebeth Sharks 34142 
Lock Ruan Nortjé Spears 2820 
Flank Paul de Villiers WP 233 
Flank (C) Pieter-Steph du Toit Verblitz 3498 
Eighthman Jasper Wiese D-Rocks 3045 
Scrumhalf Grant Williams Steelers 3030 
Flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu WP 2420 
Left Wing Kurt-Lee Arendse Blue Bulls 3032 
Inside Centre Damian de Allende Wild Knights 3499 
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Eagles (Canon) 3290 
Right Wing Cheslin Kolbe WP 32501 conversion, 3 penalties
Full Back Damian Willemse WP 2852 
Reserve André Esterhuizen Sharks 32311 try
Reserve Gerhard Steenekamp Blue Bulls 2919 
Reserve Cobus Reinach WP 3653 
Reserve Zachary Porthen WP 226 
Reserve Marco van Staden Blue Bulls 3036 
Reserve Manie Libbok Liners 2930 
Reserve Jan-Hendrik Wessels Blue Bulls 2513 
Reserve Cobus Wiese Blue Bulls 295 
New Zealand: 5 tries, 4 conversions
Match pictures:
Jasper WieseZachary PorthenRuan NortjéCobus WieseAndré EsterhuizenGerhard SteenekampWilco LouwOx NcheMarco van StadenSacha Feinberg-MngomezuluJan-Hendrik WesselsPaul de VilliersManie LibbokGrant WilliamsKurt-Lee ArendseCobus ReinachDamian WillemseEben EtzebethPieter-Steph du ToitRassie ErasmusJesse KrielDamian de AllendeMalcolm MarxCheslin Kolbe
Team for the first test at Ellispark:
Back: Jasper Wiese, Zachary Porthen, Ruan Nortjé, Cobus Wiese, André Esterhuizen, Gerhard Steenekamp, Wilco Louw
Middle: Ox Nche, Marco van Staden, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Paul de Villiers, Manie Libbok, Grant Williams, Kurt-Lee Arendse
Front: Cobus Reinach, Damian Willemse, Eben Etzebeth, Pieter-Steph du Toit (captain), Dr Johan Erasmus (coach), Jesse Kriel, Damian de Allende (100th test), Malcolm Marx, Cheslin Kolbe