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Full time29 August 1981
New Zealand
12–24
South Africa
Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand · Tour 1981Head-to-head

South Africa won by 12 points.

Scoring

  1. –PNew Zealand penalty · Alan Hewson3–0
  2. –PNew Zealand penalty · Alan Hewson6–0
  3. –PNew Zealand penalty · Alan Hewson9–0
  4. –PNew Zealand penalty · Alan Hewson12–0
  5. –CSouth Africa conversion · Naas Botha12–2
  6. –PSouth Africa penalty · Naas Botha12–5
  7. –PSouth Africa penalty · Naas Botha12–8
  8. –PSouth Africa penalty · Naas Botha12–11
  9. –PSouth Africa penalty · Naas Botha12–14
  10. –PSouth Africa penalty · Naas Botha12–17
  11. –TSouth Africa try · Gerrie Germishuys12–21
  12. –DSouth Africa drop goal · Naas Botha12–24

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1John AshworthProp
  2. 2Andy DaltonHooker
  3. 3Greg BurgessProp
  4. 4Mark ShawSecond row
  5. 5Frank OliverSecond row
  6. 6Andy HadenFlanker
  7. 7Ken StewartFlanker
  8. 8Murray MextedNumber 8
  9. 9Dave LoveridgeScrum-half
  10. 10Doug RollersonFly-half
  11. 11Freddy WoodmanWing
  12. 12Lachlan CameronCentre
  13. 13Stu WilsonCentre
  14. 14Bernie FraserWing
  15. 15Alan HewsonFull-back
  16. 16Mark DonaldsonBench
  17. 17Rod KetelsBench
  18. 18Geoff OldBench
  19. 19Peter SloaneBench
  20. 20Brian McKechnieBench
  21. 21Andy JefferdBench

South Africa

  1. 1Ockie OosthuizenProp
  2. 2Willie KahtsHooker
  3. 3Flippe Van der MerweProp
  4. 4Burger GeldenhuysSecond row
  5. 5Div VisserSecond row
  6. 6Louis MoolmanFlanker
  7. 7Theuns StofbergFlanker
  8. 8Wynand ClaassenNumber 8
  9. 9Divan SerfonteinScrum-half
  10. 10Naas BothaFly-half
  11. 11Ray MordtWing
  12. 12Willie Du PlessisCentre
  13. 13Danie GerberCentre
  14. 14Gerrie GermishuysWing
  15. 15Gysie PienaarFull-back
  16. 16Robert CockrellBench
  17. 17Henning Van AswegenBench
  18. 18Rob LouwBench
  19. 19Gawie VisagieBench
  20. 20Colin BeckBench
  21. 21Johan HeunisBench

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Context

All-time, New Zealand 64–46 South Africa, 4 drawn in 114 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

New Zealand going in
South Africa 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.