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New Zealand vs South Africa · The Rugby Championship

The Rugby Championship · 2025Full time
New Zealand
10–43
South Africa

Match report

South Africa beat New Zealand 43-10 away from home in round 4 of the Rugby Championship on Saturday, 13 September 2025.

Karl Dickson refereed.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

2
New Zealand wins (20%)
0
Draws (0%)
8
South Africa wins (80%)

Last 10 meetings, since August 2023

Biggest New Zealand win
33–16
22 Aug 2026
Biggest South Africa win
43–10
13 Sept 2025

Last 5 meetings

  • 12 Sept 2026South Africa43–28New Zealand
  • 5 Sept 2026South Africa29–24New Zealand
  • 29 Aug 2026South Africa33–26New Zealand
  • 22 Aug 2026South Africa16–33New Zealand
  • 13 Sept 2025New Zealand10–43South Africa

Lineups

Avg. age
27.9
Avg. age
29.6

New Zealand

  1. 1Ethan de Groot(28)
  2. 2Samisoni Taukei'aho(29)
  3. 3Tyrel Lomax(30)
  4. 5Tupou Vaa'i(26)
  5. 6Simon Parker(26)
  6. 8Wallace Sititi(24)
  7. 9Noah Hotham(23)
  8. 10Beauden Barrett(35)
  9. 11Leroy Carter(27)
  10. 12Jordie Barrett(29)
  11. 13Billy Proctor(27)
  12. 14Will Jordan(28)
  13. 15Damian McKenzie(31)
Replacements
  1. 17Tamaiti Williams(26)
  2. 18Fletcher Newell(26)
  3. 20Du'Plessis Kirifi(29)
  4. 21Finlay Christie(32)
  5. 23Ruben Love(25)

South Africa

  1. 1Retshegofaditswe Ox Nché(31)
  2. 2Malcolm Marx(32)
  3. 3Thomas Du Toit(31)
  4. 5Ruan Nortje(28)
  5. 6Siya Kolisi(35)
  6. 7Pieter-Steph du Toit(34)
  7. 8Jasper Van der Weshuizen Wiese(30)
  8. 9Cobus Reinach(36)
  9. 10Sacha Mngomenzulu(24)
  10. 11Ethan Hooker(23)
  11. 12Damian Willemse(28)
  12. 13Canan Moodie(23)
  13. 14Cheslin Kolbe(32)
  14. 15Aphelele Fassi(28)
Replacements
  1. 16Marnus Van Der Merwe(29)
  2. 17Jan-Hendrik Wessels(25)
  3. 18Wilco Louw(32)
  4. 19Rudolph Gerhardus Snyman(31)
  5. 20Kwagga Smith(33)
  6. 21Grant Williams(30)
  7. 22Manie Libbok(29)
  8. 23Andre Esterhuizen(32)