12 September 2026
Ravens Stadium, Baltimore
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry
South Africa
43
New Zealand
28
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus Attendance: 68,173
Team - Combined caps: 927 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Ox Nche Sharks 3151 
Hooker Malcolm Marx Spears 3292 
Tight-head Prop Wilco Louw WP 3234 
Lock Eben Etzebeth Sharks 34145 
Lock Ruan Nortjé Spears 2823 
Flank (C) Siya Kolisi WP 35106 
Flank Pieter-Steph du Toit Verblitz 341011 try
Eighthman Jasper Wiese D-Rocks 3048 
Scrumhalf Morné van den Berg Lions 2891 try, 1 conversion
Flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu WP 24232 conversions, 1 penalty
Left Wing Ethan Hooker Sharks 2312 
Inside Centre Damian de Allende Wild Knights 341022 tries
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Eagles (Canon) 3293 
Right Wing Kurt-Lee Arendse Blue Bulls 30341 try
Full Back Damian Willemse WP 2854 
Reserve Gerhard Steenekamp Blue Bulls 2922 
Reserve Thomas du Toit Sharks 3136 
Reserve Lood de Jager Wild Knights 3376 
Reserve André Esterhuizen Sharks 3234 
Reserve Deon Fourie WP 3915 
Reserve Manie Libbok Liners 29332 conversions
Reserve Cobus Reinach WP 3656 
Reserve Cameron Hanekom Blue Bulls 2451 try
New Zealand: 4 tries, 4 conversions
Match pictures:
Jasper WieseAndré EsterhuizenRuan NortjéEthan HookerGerhard SteenekampCameron HanekomThomas du ToitMorné van den BergOx NcheDeon FourieManie LibbokSacha Feinberg-MngomezuluWilco LouwDamian WillemseKurt-Lee ArendseCobus ReinachMalcolm MarxEben EtzebethSiya KolisiRassie ErasmusJesse KrielDamian de AllendePieter-Steph du ToitLood de Jager
Team for the test in Baltimore:
Back: Jasper Wiese, André Esterhuizen, Ruan Nortjé, Ethan Hooker, Gerhard Steenekamp, Cameron Hanekom, Thomas du Toit
Middle: Morné van den Berg, Ox Nche, Deon Fourie, Manie Libbok, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Wilco Louw, Damian Willemse, Kurt-Lee Arendse
Front: Cobus Reinach, Malcolm Marx, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi (captain), Dr Johan Erasmus (coach), Jesse Kriel, Damian de Allende, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Lood de Jager