| South Africa |
| 18 |
| Scotland |
| 3 |
| 10 September 2023 | ||||||
| Stade Velodrome, Marseilles | ||||||
| World Cup Pool Match | ||||||
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| Captain: Siya Kolisi | Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) | |||||
| Coach: Jacques Nienaber | Attendance: 63586 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Steven Kitshoff | Ulster | 31 | 76 | |
| Hooker | Malcolm Marx | Spears | 29 | 63 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Frans Malherbe | WP | 32 | 63 | |
| Lock | Eben Etzebeth | Sharks | 31 | 113 | |
| Lock | Franco Mostert | Honda | 32 | 67 | |
| Flank (C) | Siya Kolisi | Sharks | 32 | 77 | |
| Flank | Pieter-Steph du Toit | Verblitz | 31 | 71 | 1 try |
| Eighthman | Jasper Wiese | Leicester | 27 | 23 | |
| Scrumhalf | Faf de Klerk | Canon | 31 | 49 | 1 conversion |
| Flyhalf | Manie Libbok | WP | 26 | 9 | 2 penalties |
| Left Wing | Cheslin Kolbe | Suntory | 29 | 26 | |
| Inside Centre | Damian de Allende | Wild Knights | 31 | 73 | |
| Outside Centre | Jesse Kriel | Canon | 29 | 62 | |
| Right Wing | Kurt-Lee Arendse | Blue Bulls | 27 | 10 | 1 try |
| Full Back | Damian Willemse | WP | 25 | 33 | |
| Reserve | RG Snyman | Munster | 28 | 28 | |
| Reserve | Bongi Mbonambi | Sharks | 32 | 62 | |
| Reserve | Ox Nche | Sharks | 28 | 21 | |
| Reserve | Trevor Nyakane | Racing | 34 | 62 | |
| Reserve | Duane Vermeulen | Ulster | 37 | 70 | |
| Reserve | Marco van Staden | Blue Bulls | 28 | 14 | |
| Reserve | Willie le Roux | Blue Bulls | 34 | 87 | |
| Reserve | Grant Williams | Sharks | 27 | 5 |
| Scotland: 1 penalty |
 Team for the Scotland test: Back: Jasper Wiese, Malcolm Marx, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman, Jesse Kriel, Marco van Staden, Trevor Nyakane Middle: Faf de Klerk, Manie Libbok, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Bongi Mbonambi, Damian Willemse, Ox Nche, Grant Williams, Cheslin Kolbe Front: Franco Mostert, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Willie le Roux, Siya Kolisi (captain), Jacques Nienaber (coach), Damian de Allende, Eben Etzebeth, Steven Kitshoff, Duane Vermeulen |