13 September 2014

WestPac Stadium, Wellington

The Rugby Championship Match

South Africa

10

New Zealand

14

Captain: Jean de Villiers

Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

Coach: Heyneke Meyer

Attendance: 35747

Team:
Combined caps: 684 tests (starting 15)

Position	Player	Province	Age	Prev Tests	Scoring
Loose-head Prop	Tendai Mtawarira	Sharks	29	58
Hooker	Adriaan Strauss	Cheetahs	28	37
Tight-head Prop	Jannie du Plessis	Sharks	31	57
Lock	Eben Etzebeth	WP	22	26
Lock	Victor Matfield	Blue Bulls	37	114
Flank	Francois Louw	Bath	29	33
Flank	Marcell Coetzee	Sharks	23	19
Eighthman	Duane Vermeulen	WP	28	22
Scrumhalf	Ruan Pienaar	Ulster	30	79
Flyhalf	Handré Pollard	Blue Bulls	20	3	1 conversion, 1 dropgoal
Left Wing	Bryan Habana	Toulon	31	100
Inside Centre (C)	Jean de Villiers	WP	33	99
Outside Centre	Jan Serfontein	Blue Bulls	21	13
Right Wing	Cornal Hendricks	Cheetahs	26	6	1 try
Full Back	Willie le Roux	Cheetahs	25	18
Reserve	Francois Hougaard	Blue Bulls	26	29
Reserve	Warren Whiteley	Lions	26	1
Reserve	Bismarck du Plessis	Bath	30	63
Reserve	Trevor Nyakane	Cheetahs	25	6
Reserve	Lood de Jager	Cheetahs	21	6
Reserve	Pat Lambie	Sharks	23	33
Reserve	Marcel van der Merwe	Blue Bulls	23	2

New Zealand: 1 try, 3 penalties

Match pictures:

Team for the Wellington test:

Back: Francois Louw, Warren Whiteley, Duane Vermeulen, Eben Etzebeth, Lodewyk de Jager, Marcel van der Merwe, Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss

Middle: Pat Lambie, Handre Pollard, Cornal Hendricks, Jan Serfontein, Marcell Coetzee, Damian de Allende, Tendai Mtawarira, Willie le Roux, Francois Hougaard, Trevor Nyakane

Front: Ricardo Loubscher (asst coach), Bryan Habana, Johann van Graan (asst coach), Jean de Villiers (captain, 100^th test), Heyneke Meyer (coach), Victor Matfield (vice captain), Ian Schwartz (manager), Ruan Pienaar, John McFarland (asst coach)