2 October 2021
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
The Rugby Championship Match
	South Africa 31 New Zealand 29
Captain: Siya Kolisi		Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Coach: Jacques Nienaber		Attendance: 20441

Team:
Combined caps: 647 tests (starting 15)

Position	Player	Province	Age	Prev Tests	Scoring
Loose-head Prop	Ox Nche	Sharks	26	5
Hooker	Bongi Mbonambi	WP	30	44
Tight-head Prop	Trevor Nyakane	Blue Bulls	32	50
Lock	Eben Etzebeth	Toulon	29	93
Lock	Lood de Jager	Sale	28	52
Flank (C)	Siya Kolisi	Sharks	30	59
Flank	Kwagga Smith	Yamaha	28	15
Eighthman	Duane Vermeulen	Blue Bulls	35	57
Scrumhalf	Faf de Klerk	Sale	29	35
Flyhalf	Handré Pollard	Montpellier	27	56	4 penalties
Left Wing	Makazole Mapimpi	Sharks	31	21	1 try
Inside Centre	Damian de Allende	Munster	29	54	1 try
Outside Centre	Lukhanyo Am	Sharks	27	22
Right Wing	S'bu Nkosi	Sharks	25	15
Full Back	Willie le Roux	Verblitz	32	69
Reserve	Malcolm Marx	Spears	27	42
Reserve	Vincent Koch	Saracens	31	27
Reserve	Steven Kitshoff	WP	29	55
Reserve	Francois Steyn	Cheetahs	34	70
Reserve	Elton Jantjies	Pau	31	40	2 penalties, 1 dropgoal
Reserve	Franco Mostert	Honda	30	47
Reserve	Jasper Wiese	Leicester	25	7
Reserve	Herschel Jantjies	WP	25	17

New Zealand: 3 tries, 1 conversion, 4 penalties

Match pictures:

Team for the Robina NZ test: Back: Lukhanyo Am, Malcolm Marx, Franco Mostert, Lood de Jager, Jasper Wiese, Vincent Koch, Kwagga Smith Middle: Faf de Klerk, Trevor Nyakane, Bongi Mbonambi, S'bu Nkosi, Makazole Mapimpi, Elton Jantjies, Herschel Jantjies Front: Duane Vermeulen, Frans Steyn, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi (captain), Jacques Nienaber (coach) Handré Pollard (vice-captain), Willie le Roux, Damian de Allende, Steven Kitshoff