NZL
	No.	Name
15Beauden Barrett, FB 
14Sevu Reece, W
13Anton Lienert-Brown, C
12Ryan Crotty, C
11George Bridge, W T
10Richie Mo'unga, FH  2  2
9Aaron Smith, SH
1Joe Moody, P
2Dane Coles, H
3Nepo Laulala, P
4Sam Whitelock, L
5Scott Barrett, L T
6Ardie Savea, FL
7Sam Cane, FL
8Kieran Read, N8
Replacements
16Codie Taylor, R
17Ofa Tu'ungafasi, R
18Angus Ta'avao, R
19Patrick Tuipulotu, R
20Shannon Frizell, R
21TJ Perenara, R
22Sonny Bill Williams, R
23Ben Smith, R

SA
	No.	Name
15Willie Le Roux, FB
14Cheslin Kolbe, W
13Lukhanyo Am, C
12Damian de Allende, C
11Makazole Mapimpi, W
10Handre Pollard, FH   
9Faf de Klerk, SH
1Steven Kitshoff, P
2Malcolm Marx, H
3Frans Malherbe, P
4Eben Etzebeth, L
5Franco Mostert, L
6Siya Kolisi, FL
7Pieter Steph Du Toit, FL T
8Duane Vermeulen, N8
16Bongi Mbonambi, R
17Tendai Mtawarira, R
18Trevor Nyakane, R
19RG Snyman, R
20Francois Louw, R
21Herschel Jantjies, R
22Frans Steyn, R
23Jesse Kriel, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: International Stadium Yokohama

5:45 AM, September 21, 2019

1951dReuters

Two sparks of brilliance see New Zealand past South Africa

Four minutes of first-half brilliance led an otherwise unconvincing New Zealand to a 23-13 victory over South Africa in a clash between two World Cup favourites on Saturday that never quite lived up to its billing.

Match Commentary

81'+1		23-13 End of second half
80'		"Heck of a Test match," Kieran Read says. "We took our opportunities," he says of the five-minute spell in which New Zealand scored 17 points in the first half to claim a match-defining 17-3 advantage.
80'		"We lost our way, today," Springboks captain Siya Kolisi says. "We couldn't capitalise on our opportunities.

Match Stats

NZL

47%

53%

41%

59%

NZL

110	Runs	104
367	Meters Run	370
12	Clean Breaks	7
126	Tackles	108
28	Missed Tackles	35
8	Turnover Knock On	11

Standings

Pool A
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	FRA	4	+178	18
2	NZL	4	+206	15
3	ITALY	4	-67	10
4	URUG	4	-99	5
5	NAMIB	4	-218	0
Pool B
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	4	+144	19
2	SA	4	+117	15
3	SCOT	4	+75	10
4	TONGA	4	-81	5
5	ROM	4	-255	0
Pool C
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	WALES	4	+84	19
2	FIJI	4	+5	11
3	AUS	4	-1	11
4	POR	4	-39	6
5	GEO	4	-49	3
Pool D
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ENG	4	+111	18
2	ARG	4	+58	14
3	JPN	4	+2	9
4	SAMOA	4	+17	7
5	CHI	4	-188	0

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