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Men's Rugby World Cup 2011 · Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington · 17 September 2011Head-to-head
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South Africa won by 46 points.Half-time 18–3 · Tries 6–0

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26344963707650127Attacks1340Ball won113153204617071472114935451128%Own 2242%Own half71%Opp half81%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
RSA13725
FIJ13025
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
RSA5/63/50
FIJ0/01/10
← Fiji attack · South Africa attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
26′South AfricaTry, Gurthro Steenkamp, converted8–3
34′South AfricaTry, Jaque Fourie, conversion missed18–3
49′South AfricaTry, Frans Steyn, converted26–3
63′South AfricaTry, Morne Steyn, converted33–3
70′South AfricaTry, Tendai Mtawarira, converted40–3
76′South AfricaTry, Danie Rossouw, converted47–3
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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013253850HT0′20′40′60′80′
26′Gurthro Steenkamp34′Jaque Fourie49′Frans Steyn63′Morne Steyn70′Tendai Mtawarira76′Danie Rossouw
RSA

Team stats

FIJ
51%Possession49%
52%Territory48%
147Carries125
795Metres gained495
25Defenders beaten25
213Passes159
137Tackles made130
25Tackles missed25
95/103Rucks won97/103
7/8Lineouts won7/8
5/7Mauls won0/0
7Penalties conceded11
Goal kicking
RSA conversions 5/6, penalties 3/5 · FIJ conversions 0/0, penalties 1/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

South Africa

  1. 1Gurthro SteenkampProp
  2. 2John SmitHooker
  3. 3Jannie Du PlessisProp
  4. 4Bakkies BothaSecond row
  5. 5Danie RossouwSecond row
  6. 6Heinrich BrussowFlanker
  7. 7Schalk BurgerFlanker
  8. 8Pierre SpiesNumber 8
  9. 9Fourie Du PreezScrum-half
  10. 10Morne SteynFly-half
  11. 11JP PietersenWing
  12. 12Frans SteynCentre
  13. 13Jaque FourieCentre
  14. 14Odwa NdunganeWing
  15. 15Pat LambieFull-back
  16. 16Bismarck Du PlessisBench
  17. 17Tendai MtawariraBench
  18. 18Francois LouwBench
  19. 19Willem AlbertsBench
  20. 20Francois HougaardBench
  21. 21Ruan PienaarBench
  22. 22Juan de JonghBench

Fiji

  1. 1Campese Ma'afuProp
  2. 2Sunia KotoHooker
  3. 3Deacon ManuProp
  4. 4Leone NakarawaSecond row
  5. 5Wame LewaravuSecond row
  6. 6Dominiko WaqaniburotuFlanker
  7. 7Akapusi QeraFlanker
  8. 8Sakiusa MatadigoNumber 8
  9. 9Nemia KenataleScrum-half
  10. 10Waisea Sedre LuveniyaliFly-half
  11. 11Napolioni NalagaWing
  12. 12Seremaia BaikeinukuCentre
  13. 13Gabiriele LovobalavuCentre
  14. 14Vereniki GonevaWing
  15. 15Kini MurimurivaluFull-back
  16. 16Talemaitoga TuapatiBench
  17. 17Waisea Daveta NailagoBench
  18. 18Netani TaleiBench
  19. 19Sisa KoyamaiboleBench
  20. 20Vitori Tomu BuatavaBench
  21. 21Nicky LittleBench
  22. 22Ravai FatiakiBench

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Context

All-time, South Africa 3–0 Fiji in 3 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

South Africa going in
Fiji going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.