6 November 2021
Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff
	South Africa 23 Wales 18
Captain: Siya Kolisi		Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Coach: Jacques Nienaber		Attendance: 70353

Team:
Combined caps: 619 tests (starting 15)

Position	Player	Province	Age	Prev Tests	Scoring
Loose-head Prop	Ox Nche	Sharks	26	6
Hooker	Bongi Mbonambi	WP	30	45
Tight-head Prop	Trevor Nyakane	Blue Bulls	32	51
Lock	Eben Etzebeth	Toulon	30	94
Lock	Lood de Jager	Sale	28	53
Flank (C)	Siya Kolisi	Sharks	30	60
Flank	Kwagga Smith	Yamaha	28	16
Eighthman	Duane Vermeulen	Blue Bulls	35	58
Scrumhalf	Herschel Jantjies	WP	25	18
Flyhalf	Handré Pollard	Montpellier	27	57	4 penalties
Left Wing	Makazole Mapimpi	Sharks	31	22
Inside Centre	Damian de Allende	Munster	29	55
Outside Centre	Lukhanyo Am	Sharks	27	23
Right Wing	Jesse Kriel	Canon	27	48
Full Back	Damian Willemse	WP	23	14
Reserve	Francois Steyn	Cheetahs	34	71	1 penalty
Reserve	Malcolm Marx	Spears	27	43	1 try
Reserve	Steven Kitshoff	WP	29	56
Reserve	Vincent Koch	Saracens	31	28
Reserve	Cobus Reinach	Montpellier	31	18
Reserve	Elton Jantjies	Pau	31	41	1 penalty
Reserve	Franco Mostert	Honda	30	48
Reserve	Jasper Wiese	Leicester	26	8

Wales: 6 penalties

Match pictures:

Team for the Cardiff test: Back: Trevor Nyakane, Lukhanyo Am, Malcolm Marx, Franco Mostert, Jasper Wiese, Vincent Koch, Makazole Mapimpi Middle: Cobus Reinach, Ox Nche, Bongi Mbonambi, Damian Willemse, Jesse Kriel, Kwagga Smith, Elton Jantjies, Herschel Jantjies Front: Duane Vermeulen, Frans Steyn, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi (captain), Jacques Nienaber (coach) Handré Pollard (vice-captain), Damian de Allende, Steven Kitshoff, Lood de Jager