23 September 2023
Stade de France, Paris
World Cup Pool Match
	South Africa 8 Ireland 13
Captain: Siya Kolisi		Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Coach: Jacques Nienaber		Attendance: 78542

Team:
Combined caps: 834 tests (starting 15)

Position	Player	Province	Age	Prev Tests	Scoring
Loose-head Prop	Steven Kitshoff	Ulster	31	78
Hooker	Bongi Mbonambi	Sharks	32	64
Tight-head Prop	Frans Malherbe	WP	32	65
Lock	Eben Etzebeth	Sharks	31	114
Lock	Franco Mostert	Honda	32	68
Flank (C)	Siya Kolisi	Sharks	32	78
Flank	Pieter-Steph du Toit	Verblitz	31	72
Eighthman	Jasper Wiese	Leicester	27	24
Scrumhalf	Faf de Klerk	Canon	31	51
Flyhalf	Manie Libbok	WP	26	10	1 penalty
Left Wing	Cheslin Kolbe	Suntory	29	27	1 try
Inside Centre	Damian de Allende	Wild Knights	31	74
Outside Centre	Jesse Kriel	Canon	29	63
Right Wing	Kurt-Lee Arendse	Blue Bulls	27	11
Full Back	Damian Willemse	WP	25	35
Reserve	Ox Nche	Sharks	28	23
Reserve	RG Snyman	Munster	28	30
Reserve	Jean Kleyn	Munster	30	5
Reserve	Kwagga Smith	Yamaha	30	35
Reserve	Marco van Staden	Blue Bulls	28	16
Reserve	Trevor Nyakane	Racing	34	64
Reserve	Deon Fourie	WP	36	8
Reserve	Cobus Reinach	Montpellier	33	28

Ireland: 1 try, 1 conversion, 2 penalties

Match pictures:

Team for the Ireland test: Back: Trevor Nyakane, Jasper Wiese, Jean Kleyn, Jesse Kriel, Marco van Staden, Kwagga Smith Middle: Faf de Klerk, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Manie Libbok, Damian Willemse, Deon Fourie, Ox Nche, Jaco Reinach, Cheslin Kolbe Front: Franco Mostert, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Bongi Mbonambi, Siya Kolisi (captain), Jacques Nienaber (coach), Damian de Allende, Eben Etzebeth, Steven Kitshoff, Frans Malherbe