11 July 2026
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Nations Championship
South Africa
42
Scotland
28
Captain: Pieter-Steph du Toit Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus Attendance: 45,053
Team - Combined caps: 429 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Boan Venter Edinburgh 298 
Hooker Johan Grobbelaar Blue Bulls 288 
Tight-head Prop Wilco Louw WP 3129 
Lock Cobus Wiese Blue Bulls 292 
Lock Ruan Nortjé Spears 2719 
Flank Paul de Villiers WP 231 
Flank (C) Pieter-Steph du Toit Verblitz 3396 
Eighthman Evan Roos WP 2681 try
Scrumhalf Embrose Papier Blue Bulls 2971 try
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 32855 conversions
Left Wing Ethan Hooker Sharks 238 
Inside Centre Damian Willemse WP 28501 try
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Eagles (Canon) 32881 try
Right Wing Edwill van der Merwe Sharks 305 
Full Back Aphelele Fassi Lupus 2815 
Reserve Ben-Jason Dixon WP 288 
Reserve Zachary Porthen WP 2241 try
Reserve Grant Williams Steelers 2929 
Reserve Jan-Hendrik Wessels Blue Bulls 2510 
Reserve Elrigh Louw Blue Bulls 26131 try
Reserve Quan Horn Lions 2511 conversion
Reserve Vincent Tshituka Sharks 271 
Reserve Ntuthukho Mchunu Sharks 273 
Scotland: 4 tries, 4 conversions
Match pictures:
Elrigh LouwEvan RoosCobus WieseBen-Jason DixonVincent TshitukaNtuthukho MchunuZachary PorthenEdwill van der MerweJohan GrobbelaarAphelele FassiJan-Hendrik WesselsBoan VenterPaul de VilliersQuan HornEmbrose PapierRuan NortjéGrant WilliamsDamian WillemsePieter-Steph du ToitRassie ErasmusJesse KrielHandré PollardWilco LouwCanan Moodie
Team for the Loftus test:
Back: Elrigh Louw, Evan Roos, Cobus Wiese, Ben-Jason Dixon, Vincent Tshituka, Ntuthuko Mchunu, Zach Porthen
Middle: Edwill van der Merwe, Johan Grobbelaar, Aphelele Fassi, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Boan Venter, Paul de Villiers, Quan Horn, Embrose Papier
Front: Ruan Nortjé, Grant Williams, Damian Willemse, Pieter-Steph du Toit (captain), Dr Johan Erasmus (coach), Jesse Kriel, Handré Pollard, Wilco Louw, Canan Moodie (replaced by Ethan Hooker before kickoff)