TheBreakdown
Full time12 September 1981
New Zealand
25–22
South Africa
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand · Tour 1981Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –CNew Zealand conversion · Doug Rollerson2–0
  2. –PNew Zealand penalty · Doug Rollerson5–0
  3. –PNew Zealand penalty · Alan Hewson8–0
  4. –PNew Zealand penalty · Alan Hewson11–0
  5. –PNew Zealand penalty · Alan Hewson14–0
  6. –TNew Zealand try · Stu Wilson18–0
  7. –TNew Zealand try · Gary Knight22–0
  8. –DNew Zealand drop goal · Doug Rollerson25–0
  9. –CSouth Africa conversion · Naas Botha25–2
  10. –CSouth Africa conversion · Naas Botha25–4
  11. –PSouth Africa penalty · Naas Botha25–7
  12. –PSouth Africa penalty · Naas Botha25–10
  13. –TSouth Africa try · Ray Mordt25–14
  14. –TSouth Africa try · Ray Mordt25–18
  15. –TSouth Africa try · Ray Mordt25–22

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Gary KnightProp
  2. 2Andy DaltonHooker
  3. 3John AshworthProp
  4. 4Andy HadenSecond row
  5. 5Gary WhettonSecond row
  6. 6Geoff OldFlanker
  7. 7Frank ShelfordFlanker
  8. 8Murray MextedNumber 8
  9. 9Dave LoveridgeScrum-half
  10. 10Doug RollersonFly-half
  11. 11Bernie FraserWing
  12. 12Steve PokereCentre
  13. 13Lachlan CameronCentre
  14. 14Stu WilsonWing
  15. 15Alan HewsonFull-back
  16. 16Mark DonaldsonBench
  17. 17Brian McKechnieBench
  18. 18Freddy WoodmanBench
  19. 19Hika ReidBench
  20. 20Rod KetelsBench
  21. 21Alan DawsonBench

South Africa

  1. 1Ockie OosthuizenProp
  2. 2Robert CockrellHooker
  3. 3Flippe Van der MerweProp
  4. 4Hennie BekkerSecond row
  5. 5Louis MoolmanSecond row
  6. 6Burger GeldenhuysFlanker
  7. 7Rob LouwFlanker
  8. 8Wynand ClaassenNumber 8
  9. 9Divan SerfonteinScrum-half
  10. 10Naas BothaFly-half
  11. 11Gerrie GermishuysWing
  12. 12Willie Du PlessisCentre
  13. 13Danie GerberCentre
  14. 14Ray MordtWing
  15. 15Gysie PienaarFull-back
  16. 16Shaun PoveyBench
  17. 17Henning Van AswegenBench
  18. 19Gawie VisagieBench
  19. 20Colin BeckBench
  20. 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.