New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score (5 Sep, 2026)
Play-by-Play
83'conversion24–22 · Damian McKenzie
82'try22–22 · Samisoni Taukei'aho
71'penalty goal17–22 · Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
68'substitute on17–19 · Andre Esterhuizen
68'player substituted17–19 · Malcolm Marx
68'player substituted17–19 · Leroy Carter
68'substitute on17–19 · Josh Moorby
67'substitute on17–19 · Kyle Preston
67'player substituted17–19 · Cam Roigard
67'conversion17–19 · Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
66'try17–17 · Malcolm Marx
62'substitute on17–12 · Cameron Hanekom
62'player substituted17–12 · Jasper Wiese
62'substitute on17–12 · Fabian Holland
62'player substituted17–12 · Sam Darry
62'substitute on17–12 · Samisoni Taukei'aho
62'player substituted17–12 · Asafo Aumua
59'conversion17–12 · Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
58'try17–10 · Jesse Kriel
57'substitute on17–5 · Lood de Jager
57'player substituted17–5 · Eben Etzebeth
57'substitute on17–5 · Deon Fourie
57'player substituted17–5 · Siya Kolisi
57'substitute on17–5 · Gerhard Steenekamp
57'player substituted17–5 · Ox Nche
56'try17–5 · Will Jordan
51'substitute on12–5 · Thomas du Toit
51'player substituted12–5 · Wilco Louw
46'substitute on12–5 · Fletcher Newell
46'player substituted12–5 · Tyrel Lomax
46'substitute on12–5 · Xavier Numia
46'player substituted12–5 · George Bower
44'substitute on12–5 · Anton Lienert-Brown
44'player substituted12–5 · Quinn Tupaea
44'substitute on12–5 · Morne van den Berg
44'player substituted12–5 · Cobus Reinach
36'yellow card12–5 · Ruben Love
31'substitute on12–5 · Wallace Sititi
31'player substituted12–5 · Ardie Savea
26'try12–5 · Ardie Savea
21'try7–5 · Kurt-Lee Arendse
12'conversion7–0 · Ruben Love
11'try5–0 · Ardie Savea
10'substitute on0–0 · Manie Libbok
10'player substituted0–0 · Cheslin Kolbe
9'yellow card0–0 · Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Scoring Summary
Conversion83' · 24–22Damian McKenzie
Try82' · 22–22Samisoni Taukei'aho
Penalty Goal71' · 17–22Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Conversion67' · 17–19Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Try66' · 17–17Malcolm Marx
Conversion59' · 17–12Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Try58' · 17–10Jesse Kriel
Try56' · 17–5Will Jordan
Try26' · 12–5Ardie Savea
Try21' · 7–5Kurt-Lee Arendse
Conversion12' · 7–0Ruben Love
Try11' · 5–0Ardie Savea
Match Stats
NZLSOU
24Points29
4Tries3
2Conversions2
0Penalty Goals1
1Yellow Cards1
Last Five Matches
International Test Match Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 19 | 14 | — | — |
| 2 |  Czechia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 60 | 13 | — | — |
| 3 |  Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 71 | -11 | — | — |
| 4 |  Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 5 |  Andorra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 6 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 7 |  Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 8 |  Barbados | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 9 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 10 |  Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 11 |  Bosnia-Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 12 |  Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 13 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 14 |  Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 15 |  Cambridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 16 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 17 |  Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 18 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 19 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 22 |  Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 23 |  Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 24 |  Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 25 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 26 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 27 |  Guyana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 28 |  Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 29 |  India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 30 |  Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 31 |  Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 32 |  Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 33 |  Korea Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 34 |  Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 35 |  Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 36 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 37 |  Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 38 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 39 | Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 40 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 41 |  Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 42 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 43 |  Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 44 |  Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 45 |  Peru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 46 |  Qatar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 47 |  Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 48 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 49 |  Senegal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 50 |  Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 51 |  Singapore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 52 |  Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 53 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 54 |  Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 55 |  Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 56 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 57 |  Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 58 |  Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 59 |  Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 60 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 61 |  Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 62 |  Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 63 |  Uganda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 64 |  Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 66 |  United States of America | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 67 |  Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 68 |  Zambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 69 |  Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 33 | -16 | — | — |
Game Information
VenueFNB StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa
Season2026
Format2 × 40 min
Matchday Lineups
New Zealand
VS
South Africa
Starting XV
Starting XV
Team Stats
NZL
#2 in International Test Match
VS
SOU
#1 in International Test Match
Season
6
Games Played
6
4
Wins
4
0
Draws
0
2
Losses
2
0.6666667
Win Percentage
0.6666667
2
Rank
1
Scoring
159
Points For
208
151
Points Against
151
8
Points Difference
57
26.5
Points Per Game
34.666668
25.166666
Opponent Points Per Game
25.166666
19
Table Points
19
Tries
21
Tries For
27
17
Tries Against
19
4
Tries Difference
8
Bonus Points
3
Bonus Points
3
2
Try Bonus Points
2
1
Losing Bonus Points
1