29 August 2026
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry
South Africa
33
New Zealand
26
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus Attendance: 56,589
Team - Combined caps: 860 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Gerhard Steenekamp Blue Bulls 2920 
Hooker Deon Fourie WP 3913 
Tight-head Prop Thomas du Toit Sharks 3134 
Lock Eben Etzebeth Sharks 34143 
Lock Ruan Nortjé Spears 2821 
Flank (C) Siya Kolisi WP 351041 try
Flank Pieter-Steph du Toit Verblitz 3499 
Eighthman Jasper Wiese D-Rocks 3046 
Scrumhalf Cobus Reinach WP 3654 
Flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu WP 2421 
Left Wing Ethan Hooker Sharks 2310 
Inside Centre Damian de Allende Wild Knights 341001 try
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Eagles (Canon) 32911 try
Right Wing Cheslin Kolbe WP 32513 conversions, 4 penalties
Full Back Damian Willemse WP 2853 
Reserve Ox Nche Sharks 3149 
Reserve Malcolm Marx Spears 3290 
Reserve Manie Libbok Liners 2931 
Reserve André Esterhuizen Sharks 3232 
Reserve Morné van den Berg Lions 287 
Reserve Wilco Louw WP 3232 
Reserve Lood de Jager Wild Knights 3374 
Reserve Cameron Hanekom Blue Bulls 243 
New Zealand: 4 tries, 3 conversions
Match pictures:
Jasper WieseGerhard SteenekampRuan NortjéAndré EsterhuizenEthan HookerCameron HanekomThomas du ToitMorné van den BergOx NcheDeon FourieManie LibbokSacha Feinberg-MngomezuluWilco LouwDamian WillemseCheslin KolbeCobus ReinachMalcolm MarxEben EtzebethSiya KolisiRassie ErasmusJesse KrielPieter-Steph du ToitDamian de AllendeLood de Jager
Team for the Cape Town test:
Back: Jasper Wiese, Gerhard Steenekamp, Ruan Nortjé, André Esterhuizen, Ethan Hooker, Cameron Hanekom, Thomas du Toit
Middle: Morné van den Berg, Ox Nche, Deon Fourie, Manie Libbok, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Wilco Louw, Damian Willemse, Cheslin Kolbe
Front: Cobus Reinach, Malcolm Marx, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi (captain), Dr Johan Erasmus (coach), Jesse Kriel, Pieter-Steph du Toit (100th test), Damian de Allende, Lood de Jager