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Full time23 June 2007
South Africa
21–26
New Zealand
ABSA Stadium, Durban, South Africa · Tri Nations 2007Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 5 points.

Scoring

  1. 6’PSouth Africa penalty · Percy Montgomery3–0
  2. 20’PSouth Africa penalty · Ruan Pienaar6–0
  3. 32’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter6–3
  4. 39’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter6–6
  5. 41’TSouth Africa try · Schalk Burger11–6
  6. 43’DNew Zealand drop goal · Aaron Mauger11–9
  7. 46’TSouth Africa try · Butch James16–9
  8. 47’CSouth Africa conversion · Percy Montgomery18–9
  9. 56’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter18–12
  10. 67’PSouth Africa penalty · Percy Montgomery21–12
  11. 70’TNew Zealand try · Richie McCaw21–17
  12. 71’CNew Zealand conversion · Daniel Carter21–19
  13. 73’TNew Zealand try · Josevata Rokocoko21–24
  14. 74’CNew Zealand conversion · Daniel Carter21–26

Line-ups

South Africa

  1. 1Os du RandtProp
  2. 2Gary BothaHooker
  3. 3BJ BothaProp
  4. 4Bakkies BothaSecond row
  5. 5Victor MatfieldSecond row
  6. 6Schalk BurgerFlanker
  7. 7Danie RossouwFlanker
  8. 8Bobby SkinstadNumber 8
  9. 9Ruan PienaarScrum-half
  10. 10Butch JamesFly-half
  11. 11JP PietersenWing
  12. 12Jean De VilliersCentre
  13. 13Jaque FourieCentre
  14. 14Ashwin WillemseWing
  15. 15Percy MontgomeryFull-back
  16. 16Bismarck Du PlessisBench
  17. 17CJ Van Der LindeBench
  18. 18Johan MullerBench
  19. 19Pedrie WannenburgBench
  20. 20Michael ClaassensBench
  21. 21Wynand OlivierBench
  22. 22Frans SteynBench

New Zealand

  1. 1Tony WoodcockProp
  2. 2Anton OliverHooker
  3. 3Carl HaymanProp
  4. 4Troy FlavellSecond row
  5. 5Greg RawlinsonSecond row
  6. 6Jerry CollinsFlanker
  7. 7Richie McCawFlanker
  8. 8Rodney So'oialoNumber 8
  9. 9Byron KelleherScrum-half
  10. 10Daniel CarterFly-half
  11. 11Sitiveni SivivatuWing
  12. 12Aaron MaugerCentre
  13. 13Isaia ToeavaCentre
  14. 14Josevata RokocokoWing
  15. 15Mils MuliainaFull-back
  16. 16Keven MealamuBench
  17. 17Neemia TialataBench
  18. 18Ross FilipoBench
  19. 19Chris MasoeBench
  20. 20Piri WeepuBench
  21. 21Luke McAlisterBench
  22. 22Leon MacDonaldBench

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Context

All-time, South Africa 46–64 New Zealand, 4 drawn in 114 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

South Africa going in
New Zealand 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.