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Men's Rugby World Cup 2003 · Telstra Dome, Melbourne | Narrm · 8 November 2003Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 20 points.Half-time 13–6 · Tries 3–0

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176073
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
NZL854
RSA15545
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
NZL1/13/31
RSA0/03/30
← 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
  • Territory is not in the feed for this match.
  • Zone counts are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
17′New ZealandTry, Leon MacDonald, converted8–3
60′New ZealandTry, Keven Mealamu21–9
73′New ZealandTry, Josevata Rokocoko29–9
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′
17′Leon MacDonald60′Keven Mealamu73′Josevata Rokocoko
NZL

Team stats

RSA
100%Possession0%
153Carries92
737Metres gained337
19Clean breaks7
45Defenders beaten4
168Passes91
20Offloads10
85Tackles made155
4Tackles missed45
92/95Rucks won49/52
17/18Lineouts won12/13
15/16Scrums won10/11
12/12Mauls won5/6
8Turnovers won8
10Penalties conceded7
23Kicks from hand21
625Kick metres566
Goal kicking
NZL conversions 1/1, penalties 3/3 · RSA conversions 0/0, penalties 3/3. 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. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Dave HewettProp
  2. 2Keven MealamuHooker
  3. 3Greg SomervilleProp
  4. 4Chris JackSecond row
  5. 5Ali WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Reuben ThorneFlanker
  7. 7Richie McCawFlanker
  8. 8Jerry CollinsNumber 8
  9. 9Justin MarshallScrum-half
  10. 10Carlos SpencerFly-half
  11. 11Josevata RokocokoWing
  12. 12Aaron MaugerCentre
  13. 13Leon MacDonaldCentre
  14. 14Doug HowlettWing
  15. 15Mils MuliainaFull-back
  16. 16Mark HammettBench
  17. 17Kees MeeuwsBench
  18. 18Brad ThornBench
  19. 19Marty HolahBench
  20. 20Steve DevineBench
  21. 21Daniel CarterBench
  22. 22Caleb RalphBench

South Africa

  1. 1Christo BezuidenhoudtProp
  2. 2John SmitHooker
  3. 3Faan RautenbachProp
  4. 4Bakkies BothaSecond row
  5. 5Victor MatfieldSecond row
  6. 6Corne KrigeFlanker
  7. 7Danie RossouwFlanker
  8. 8Juan SmithNumber 8
  9. 9Joost van der WesthuizenScrum-half
  10. 10Derick HougaardFly-half
  11. 11Thinus DelportWing
  12. 12De Wet BarryCentre
  13. 13Jorrie MullerCentre
  14. 14Ashwin WillemseWing
  15. 15Jaco van der WesthuyzenFull-back
  16. 16Danie CoetzeeBench
  17. 17Richard BandsBench
  18. 18Selborne BoomeBench
  19. 19Schalk BurgerBench
  20. 20Neil de KockBench
  21. 21Louis KoenBench
  22. 22Jaque FourieBench

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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.