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Full time15 July 2023
New Zealand
35–20
South Africa
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand · The Rugby Championship 2023Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 15 points.

Scoring

  1. 5’TNew Zealand try · Aaron Smith5–0
  2. 6’CNew Zealand conversion · Richie Mo'unga7–0
  3. 10’PNew Zealand penalty · Richie Mo'unga10–0
  4. 17’TNew Zealand try · Shannon Frizell15–0
  5. 18’CNew Zealand conversion · Richie Mo'unga17–0
  6. 41’PSouth Africa penalty · Faf de Klerk17–3
  7. 43’PNew Zealand penalty · Richie Mo'unga20–3
  8. 56’TSouth Africa try · Malcolm Marx20–8
  9. 57’CSouth Africa conversion · Cheslin Kolbe20–10
  10. 62’PNew Zealand penalty · Richie Mo'unga23–10
  11. 66’TSouth Africa try · Cheslin Kolbe23–15
  12. 73’TNew Zealand try · Will Jordan28–15
  13. 74’CNew Zealand conversion · Richie Mo'unga30–15
  14. 80’TNew Zealand try · Richie Mo'unga35–15
  15. 84’TSouth Africa try · Kwagga Smith35–20

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Ethan de GrootProp
  2. 2Codie TaylorHooker
  3. 3Tyrel LomaxProp
  4. 4Brodie RetallickSecond row
  5. 5Scott BarrettSecond row
  6. 6Shannon FrizellFlanker
  7. 7Sam CaneFlanker
  8. 8Ardie SaveaNumber 8
  9. 9Aaron SmithScrum-half
  10. 10Richie Mo'ungaFly-half
  11. 11Mark Tele'aWing
  12. 12Jordie BarrettCentre
  13. 13Rieko IoaneCentre
  14. 14Will JordanWing
  15. 15Beauden BarrettFull-back
  16. 16Samisoni Taukei'ahoBench
  17. 17Tamaiti WilliamsBench
  18. 18Nepo LaulalaBench
  19. 19Tupou Vaa'iBench
  20. 20Dalton Papali'iBench
  21. 21Finlay ChristieBench
  22. 22Braydon EnnorBench
  23. 23Caleb ClarkeBench

South Africa

  1. 1Steven KitshoffProp
  2. 2Mbongeni MbonambiHooker
  3. 3Frans MalherbeProp
  4. 4Eben EtzebethSecond row
  5. 5Lodewyk De JagerSecond row
  6. 6Kwagga SmithFlanker
  7. 7Franco MostertFlanker
  8. 8Jasper WieseNumber 8
  9. 9Faf de KlerkScrum-half
  10. 10Damian WillemseFly-half
  11. 11Makazole MapimpiWing
  12. 12Damian de AllendeCentre
  13. 13Lukhanyo AmCentre
  14. 14Cheslin KolbeWing
  15. 15Willie Le RouxFull-back
  16. 16Malcolm MarxBench
  17. 17Thomas Du ToitBench
  18. 18Vincent KochBench
  19. 19RG SnymanBench
  20. 20Pieter-Steph Du ToitBench
  21. 21Duane VermeulenBench
  22. 22Grant WilliamsBench
  23. 23Manie LibbokBench

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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.