18 July 2026
Kingspark, Durban
Nations Championship
South Africa
43
Wales
0
Captain: Pieter-Steph du Toit Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus Attendance: 40,299
Team - Combined caps: 536 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Gerhard Steenekamp Blue Bulls 2917 
Hooker Malcolm Marx Spears 3288 
Tight-head Prop Carlü Sadie Bordeaux 290 
Lock Cobus Wiese Blue Bulls 293 
Lock Ruben van Heerden WP 280 
Flank Paul de Villiers WP 2321 try
Flank (C) Pieter-Steph du Toit Verblitz 3397 
Eighthman Jasper Wiese D-Rocks 30441 try
Scrumhalf Cobus Reinach WP 36511 try
Flyhalf Vusi Moyo Sharks 2003 conversions
Left Wing Kurt-Lee Arendse Blue Bulls 30311 try
Inside Centre Damian de Allende Wild Knights 3498 
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Eagles (Canon) 32891 try
Right Wing Jaco Williams Sharks 2001 try
Full Back Aphelele Fassi Sharks 2816 
Reserve Wilco Louw WP 3130 
Reserve André-Hugo Venter WP 241 
Reserve Jan-Hendrik Wessels Blue Bulls 2511 
Reserve Ben-Jason Dixon WP 289 
Reserve Manie Libbok Liners 29291 conversion
Reserve Herschel Jantjies WP 30241 try
Reserve Marco van Staden Blue Bulls 3034 
Reserve Damian Willemse WP 2851 
Wales:
Match pictures:
Wilco LouwGerhard SteenekampCobus WieseRuben van HeerdenBen-Jason DixonJan-Hendrik WesselsAphelele FassiManie LibbokCarlü SadieVusi MoyoAndré-Hugo VenterJaco WilliamsPaul de VilliersKurt-Lee ArendseHerschel JantjiesJasper WieseDamian WillemseMalcolm MarxPieter-Steph du ToitRassie ErasmusDamian de AllendeJesse KrielCobus ReinachMarco van Staden
Team for the Wales test:
Back: Wilco Louw, Gerhard Steenekamp, Cobus Wiese, Ruben van Heerden, Ben-Jason Dixon, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Aphelele Fassi
Middle: Manie Libbok, Carlu Sadie, Vusi Moyo, Andre-Hugo Venter, Jaco Williams, Paul de Villiers, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Herschel Jantjies
Front: Jasper Wiese, Damian Willemse, Malcolm Marx, Pieter-Steph du Toit (captain), Dr Johan Erasmus (coach), Damian de Allende, Jesse Kriel, Cobus Reinach, Marco van Staden