NZL
	No.	Name
15Beauden Barrett, FB T
14Will Jordan, W
13Rieko Ioane, C
12Jordie Barrett, C
11Mark Tele'a, W
10Richie Mo'unga, FH  2
9Aaron Smith, SH
1Ethan de Groot, P
2Codie Taylor, H
3Tyrel Lomax, P
4Brodie Retallick, L
5Scott Barrett, L
6Shannon Frizell, FL
7Sam Cane, FL
8Ardie Savea, N8
Replacements
16Samisoni Taukei'aho, R
17Tamaiti Williams, R
18Nepo Laulala, R
19Sam Whitelock, R
20Dalton Papali'i, R
21Finlay Christie, R
22Damian McKenzie, R
23Anton Lienert-Brown, R

SA
	No.	Name
15Damian Willemse, FB
14Kurt-Lee Arendse, W
13Jesse Kriel, C
12Damian de Allende, C
11Cheslin Kolbe, W
10Handre Pollard, FH  4
9Faf de Klerk, SH
1Steven Kitshoff, P
2Bongi Mbonambi, H
3Frans Malherbe, P
4Eben Etzebeth, L
5Franco Mostert, L
6Siya Kolisi, FL
7Pieter-Steph du Toit, FL
8Duane Vermeulen, N8
16Deon Fourie, R
17Ox Nche, R
18Trevor Nyakane, R
19Jean Kleyn, R
20RG Snyman, R
21Kwagga Smith, R
22Jasper Wiese, R
23Willie Le Roux, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Stade de France

8:00 PM, October 28, 2023

181dReuters

Springboks deny All Blacks for Rugby World Cup history

South Africa became the first team to win the Rugby World Cup four times when they beat New Zealand 12-11 on Saturday after the All Blacks were reduced to 14 men in the final at the Stade de France.

Match Commentary

76'		Drop goal-missed
75'		Substitute on - Damian McKenzie , New Zealand
75'		Player substituted - Richie Mo'unga , New Zealand

Match Stats

NZL

60%

40%

53%

47%

NZL

149	Runs	85
459	Metres Run	360
7	Clean Breaks	4
92	Tackles	209
14	Missed Tackles	37
12	Turnover Knock On	3

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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