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Full time25 September 2021
New Zealand
19–17
South Africa
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville | Gurambilbarra, Australia · The Rugby Championship 2021Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 2 points.

Scoring

  1. 3’TNew Zealand try · Will Jordan5–0
  2. 4’CNew Zealand conversion · Jordie Barrett7–0
  3. 6’TSouth Africa try · S'Busiso Nkosi7–5
  4. 11’PSouth Africa penalty · Handre Pollard7–8
  5. 14’PSouth Africa penalty · Handre Pollard7–11
  6. 31’PNew Zealand penalty · Jordie Barrett10–11
  7. 36’PNew Zealand penalty · Jordie Barrett13–11
  8. 58’PSouth Africa penalty · Handre Pollard13–14
  9. 61’PNew Zealand penalty · Jordie Barrett16–14
  10. 67’PSouth Africa penalty · Handre Pollard16–17
  11. 78’PNew Zealand penalty · Jordie Barrett19–17

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Joe MoodyProp
  2. 2Codie TaylorHooker
  3. 3Nepo LaulalaProp
  4. 4Brodie RetallickSecond row
  5. 5Scott BarrettSecond row
  6. 6Akira IoaneFlanker
  7. 7Ethan BlackadderFlanker
  8. 8Ardie SaveaNumber 8
  9. 9TJ PerenaraScrum-half
  10. 10Beauden BarrettFly-half
  11. 11George BridgeWing
  12. 12David HaviliCentre
  13. 13Rieko IoaneCentre
  14. 14Will JordanWing
  15. 15Jordie BarrettFull-back
  16. 16Samisoni Taukei'ahoBench
  17. 17Karl Tu'inukuafeBench
  18. 18Ofa TuungafasiBench
  19. 19Patrick TuipulotuBench
  20. 20Hoskins SotutuBench
  21. 21Brad WeberBench
  22. 22Damian McKenzieBench
  23. 23Quinn TupaeaBench

South Africa

  1. 1Trevor NyakaneProp
  2. 2Mbongeni MbonambiHooker
  3. 3Frans MalherbeProp
  4. 4Eben EtzebethSecond row
  5. 5Lodewyk De JagerSecond row
  6. 6Siya KolisiFlanker
  7. 7Kwagga SmithFlanker
  8. 8Duane VermeulenNumber 8
  9. 9Faf de KlerkScrum-half
  10. 10Handre PollardFly-half
  11. 11Makazole MapimpiWing
  12. 12Damian de AllendeCentre
  13. 13Lukhanyo AmCentre
  14. 14S'Busiso NkosiWing
  15. 15Willie Le RouxFull-back
  16. 16Malcolm MarxBench
  17. 17Steven KitshoffBench
  18. 18Vincent KochBench
  19. 19Franco MostertBench
  20. 20Marco van StadenBench
  21. 21Herschel JantjiesBench
  22. 22Elton JantjiesBench
  23. 23Frans SteynBench

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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.