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Men's Rugby World Cup 2019 · International Stadium Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City · 21 September 2019Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 10 points.Half-time 17–3 · Tries 2–1

Pitch map

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2′19′23′38′67′72′2427483799Attacks933Ball won1701604448130823324301210327%Own 2252%Own half61%Opp half71%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
NZL12628
RSA10835
← South Africa attack · New Zealand 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.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
24′New ZealandTry, George Bridge, converted8–3
27′New ZealandTry, Scott Barrett, converted15–3
48′South AfricaTry, Pieter-Steph Du Toit, converted17–8
2′South AfricaPenalty goal scored
19′South AfricaPenalty goal missed
23′New ZealandPenalty goal scored
38′New ZealandPenalty goal missed
59′South AfricaDrop goal scored
67′New ZealandPenalty goal scored
72′New ZealandPenalty goal scored
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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08152330HT0′20′40′60′80′
24′George Bridge27′Scott Barrett48′Pieter-Steph Du Toit
NZL

Team stats

RSA
47%Possession53%
41%Territory59%
110Carries104
367Metres gained370
12Clean breaks7
35Defenders beaten28
143Passes119
8Offloads2
126Tackles made108
28Tackles missed35
77/77Rucks won87/91
7/9Lineouts won9/9
8/8Scrums won5/6
3/3Mauls won5/5
7Turnovers won5
4Penalties conceded9
30Kicks from hand24
601Kick metres541
Goal kicking
NZL conversions 2/2, penalties 3/4 · RSA conversions 1/1, penalties 1/2. 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.

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Joe MoodyProp
  2. 2Dane ColesHooker
  3. 3Nepo LaulalaProp
  4. 4Samuel WhitelockSecond row
  5. 5Scott BarrettSecond row
  6. 6Ardie SaveaFlanker
  7. 7Sam CaneFlanker
  8. 8Kieran ReadNumber 8
  9. 9Aaron SmithScrum-half
  10. 10Richie Mo'ungaFly-half
  11. 11George BridgeWing
  12. 12Ryan CrottyCentre
  13. 13Anton Lienert-BrownCentre
  14. 14Sevu ReeceWing
  15. 15Beauden BarrettFull-back
  16. 16Codie TaylorBench
  17. 17Ofa TuungafasiBench
  18. 18Angus Ta'avaoBench
  19. 19Patrick TuipulotuBench
  20. 20Shannon FrizellBench
  21. 21TJ PerenaraBench
  22. 22Sonny Bill WilliamsBench
  23. 23Ben SmithBench

South Africa

  1. 1Steven KitshoffProp
  2. 2Malcolm MarxHooker
  3. 3Frans MalherbeProp
  4. 4Eben EtzebethSecond row
  5. 5Franco MostertSecond row
  6. 6Siya KolisiFlanker
  7. 7Pieter-Steph Du ToitFlanker
  8. 8Duane VermeulenNumber 8
  9. 9Faf de KlerkScrum-half
  10. 10Handre PollardFly-half
  11. 11Makazole MapimpiWing
  12. 12Damian de AllendeCentre
  13. 13Lukhanyo AmCentre
  14. 14Cheslin KolbeWing
  15. 15Willie Le RouxFull-back
  16. 16Mbongeni MbonambiBench
  17. 17Tendai MtawariraBench
  18. 18Trevor NyakaneBench
  19. 19RG SnymanBench
  20. 20Francois LouwBench
  21. 21Herschel JantjiesBench
  22. 22Frans SteynBench
  23. 23Jesse KrielBench

Match officials

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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.