15 July 2023
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
The Rugby Championship Match
	South Africa 20 New Zealand 35
Captain: Eben Etzebeth		Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Coach: Jacques Nienaber		Attendance: 31265

Team:
Combined caps: 796 tests (starting 15)

Position	Player	Province	Age	Prev Tests	Scoring
Loose-head Prop	Steven Kitshoff	WP	31	72
Hooker	Bongi Mbonambi	Sharks	32	57
Tight-head Prop	Frans Malherbe	WP	32	59
Lock (C)	Eben Etzebeth	Sharks	31	110
Lock	Lood de Jager	Sale	30	65
Flank	Kwagga Smith	Yamaha	30	31	1 try
Flank	Franco Mostert	Honda	32	63
Eighthman	Jasper Wiese	Leicester	27	20
Scrumhalf	Faf de Klerk	Canon	31	46	1 penalty
Flyhalf	Damian Willemse	WP	25	28
Left Wing	Makazole Mapimpi	Sharks	32	36
Inside Centre	Damian de Allende	Wild Knights	31	70
Outside Centre	Lukhanyo Am	Sharks	29	32
Right Wing	Cheslin Kolbe	Suntory	29	23	1 try, 1 conversion
Full Back	Willie le Roux	Verblitz	33	84
Reserve	Malcolm Marx	Spears	29	59	1 try
Reserve	Pieter-Steph du Toit	Verblitz	30	67
Reserve	RG Snyman	Munster	28	24
Reserve	Duane Vermeulen	Ulster	37	66
Reserve	Grant Williams	Sharks	26	2
Reserve	Thomas du Toit	Sharks	28	16
Reserve	Vincent Koch	Francais	33	42
Reserve	Manie Libbok	WP	25	4

New Zealand: 4 tries, 3 conversions, 3 penalties

Match pictures:

Team for the Auckland test: Back: Jasper Wiese, Malcolm Marx, Duane Vermeulen, RG Snyman, Frans Malherbe, Thomas du Toit, Vincent Koch Middle: Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Makazole Mapimpi, Damian Willemse, Kwagga Smith, Manie Libbok, Grant Williams, Cheslin Kolbe Front: Pieter-Steph du Toit, Damian de Allende, Willie le Roux, Eben Etzebeth (captain), Jacques Nienaber (coach), Lukhanyo Am, Steven Kitshoff, Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert