TheBreakdown
Full time24 July 2004
New Zealand
23–21
South Africa
Jade Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand · Tri Nations 2004Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 2 points.

Scoring

  1. 2’TSouth Africa try · Jean De Villiers0–5
  2. 3’CSouth Africa conversion · Percy Montgomery0–7
  3. 12’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter3–7
  4. 15’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter6–7
  5. 20’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter9–7
  6. 26’TSouth Africa try · Jacques Cronje9–12
  7. 27’CSouth Africa conversion · Percy Montgomery9–14
  8. 32’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter12–14
  9. 37’TSouth Africa try · Fourie Du Preez12–19
  10. 39’CSouth Africa conversion · Percy Montgomery12–21
  11. 58’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter15–21
  12. 76’PNew Zealand penalty · Carlos Spencer18–21
  13. 97’TNew Zealand try · Doug Howlett23–21

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Kees MeeuwsProp
  2. 2Keven MealamuHooker
  3. 3Greg SomervilleProp
  4. 4Chris JackSecond row
  5. 5Simon MalingSecond row
  6. 6Jerry CollinsFlanker
  7. 7Marty HolahFlanker
  8. 8Xavier RushNumber 8
  9. 9Justin MarshallScrum-half
  10. 10Carlos SpencerFly-half
  11. 11Josevata RokocokoWing
  12. 12Daniel CarterCentre
  13. 13Faalogo Tana UmagaCentre
  14. 14Doug HowlettWing
  15. 15Mils MuliainaFull-back
  16. 16Andrew HoreBench
  17. 17Tony WoodcockBench
  18. 18Ali WilliamsBench
  19. 19Craig NewbyBench
  20. 20Byron KelleherBench
  21. 21Nick EvansBench
  22. 22Sam TuitupouBench

South Africa

  1. 1Os du RandtProp
  2. 2John SmitHooker
  3. 3Eddie AndrewsProp
  4. 4Bakkies BothaSecond row
  5. 5Albert van den BergSecond row
  6. 6Schalk BurgerFlanker
  7. 7AJ VenterFlanker
  8. 8Jacques CronjeNumber 8
  9. 9Fourie Du PreezScrum-half
  10. 10Jaco van der WesthuyzenFly-half
  11. 11Jean De VilliersWing
  12. 12De Wet BarryCentre
  13. 13Marius JoubertCentre
  14. 14Breyton PaulseWing
  15. 15Percy MontgomeryFull-back
  16. 16Danie CoetzeeBench
  17. 17Faan RautenbachBench
  18. 18Quinton DavidsBench
  19. 19Joe Van NiekerkBench
  20. 20Bolla ConradieBench
  21. 21Gaffie du ToitBench
  22. 22Brent RussellBench

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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.