The Rugby Championship
New Zealand vs South Africa

Time Sat, Sep 6, 2025, 7:05 AM
Location Eden Park

New Zealand		South Africa
Tupaea66' Jordan16' Narawa1'	Tries	Reinach73' Marx61'
McKenzie67' McKenzie17' Barrett2'	Conversions	Feinberg-Mngomezulu74' Feinberg-Mngomezulu62'
McKenzie50'	Penalty Goals	Pollard22'

New Zealand		South Africa
Attack
3	Tries	2
195	Metres	258
95	Carries	96
25	Defenders Beaten	22
3	Clean Breaks	2
125	Passes	103
5	Offloads	3
14	Turnovers Conceded	15
Defence
146	Tackles	109
22	Missed Tackles	25
7	Turnovers Won	2
Kicking
34	Kicks in Play	31
3/3	Conversions	2/2
1/2	Penalty Goals	1/2
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
1	Charged Down	2
889	Kick From Hand Metres	734
19	In Touch	14
17	Opponent Collection	15
80%	Success	75%
38	Possession Lost	31
3	Possession Retained	6
Breakdown
75	Rucks Won	82
3	Rucks Lost	4
96%	Rucks Success Rate	95%
1	Mauls Won	4
Set Plays
12	Lineouts Won	14
3	Lineouts Lost	4
80%	Lineouts Success Rate	77%
4	Scrums Won	6
1	Scrums Lost	0
80%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
48%	Possession	52%
48%	First Half	52%
48%	Second Half	52%
22%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	78%
Discipline
10	Penalties Conceded	10
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	1
5	Penalty Conceded Own Half	4

New Zealand	South Africa
1Ethan de Groot	1Ox Nche
2Codie Taylor	2Malcolm Marx
3Fletcher Newell	3Thomas du Toit
4Scott Barrett (C)	4Eben Etzebeth
5Tupou Vaa'i	5Ruan Nortje
6Simon Parker	6Marco van Staden
7Ardie Savea	7Pieter-Steph du Toit
8Wallace Sititi	8Siya Kolisi
9Finlay Christie	9Grant Williams
10Beauden Barrett	10Handre Pollard
11Rieko Ioane	11Canan Moodie
12Jordie Barrett	12Damian de Allende
13Billy Proctor	13Jesse Kriel (C)
14Emoni Narawa	14Cheslin Kolbe
15Will Jordan	15Willie le Roux
Substitutes
16Samisoni Taukei'aho	16Jan-Hendrik Wessels
17Tamaiti Williams	17Boan Venter
18Tyrel Lomax	18Wilco Louw
19Fabian Holland	19Lood de Jager
20Du'Plessis Kirifi	20Kwagga Smith
21Kyle Preston	21Cobus Reinach
22Quinn Tupaea	22Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
23Damian McKenzie	23Ethan Hooker
Coaches
Scott Robertson	Rassie Erasmus

81	End Of Second Half	The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.
75	Substitution on	Marco van Staden comes on.
75	Substitution off	Siya Kolisi comes off.
74	Substitution on	South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Handre Pollard getting some game time.
74	Substitution off	South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Damian de Allende being replaced.
74	Conversion - Kicked	Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has kicked a conversion.
73	Try - Close range	Cobus Reinach scores the try from close range.
72	Substitution on	New Zealand decide to make a substitution, with Du'Plessis Kirifi getting some game time.
72	Substitution off	New Zealand decide to make a substitution, with Wallace Sititi being replaced.
71	Substitution on	New Zealand decide to make a substitution, with Jordie Barrett getting some game time.
71	Substitution off	New Zealand decide to make a substitution, with Billy Proctor being replaced.
70	Substitution on	South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Siya Kolisi getting some game time.
70	Substitution off	South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Marco van Staden being replaced.
67	Substitution on	New Zealand make a substitution with Fabian Holland coming on.
67	Substitution off	New Zealand make a substitution with Simon Parker coming off.
67	Substitution on	South Africa make a substitution with Boan Venter coming on.
67	Substitution off	South Africa make a substitution with Ox Nche coming off.
67	Substitution on	South Africa make a substitution with Jan-Hendrik Wessels coming on.
67	Substitution off	South Africa make a substitution with Malcolm Marx coming off.
67	Substitution on	New Zealand make a substitution with Kyle Preston coming on.
67	Substitution off	New Zealand make a substitution with Finlay Christie coming off.
67	Conversion - Kicked	The New Zealand supporters go wild as Damian McKenzie successfully kicks the conversion.
66	Try - Individual effort	A bit of individual brilliance by Quinn Tupaea leads to a try for New Zealand
66	Try Assist	Beauden Barrett sets up the try.
64	Yellow card	Kwagga Smith (South Africa) is shown a yellow card
62	Conversion - Kicked	The South Africa supporters go wild as Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu successfully kicks the conversion.
61	Try - Close range	South Africa are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Malcolm Marx touching down.
61	Substitution on	South Africa sub Wilco Louw comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Thomas du Toit departs for South Africa.
59	Substitution on	Quinn Tupaea comes on for New Zealand.
59	Substitution off	Jordie Barrett leaves the field.
58	Substitution on	Ethan Hooker comes on for South Africa.
58	Substitution off	Handre Pollard leaves the field.
58	Substitution on	Wallace Sititi comes on for New Zealand.
58	Substitution off	Du'Plessis Kirifi leaves the field.
54	Clean Break	What a run here by Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu as they get over the gainline!
51	Substitution on	Kwagga Smith comes on.
51	Substitution off	Siya Kolisi comes off.
50	Substitution on	Lood de Jager comes on.
50	Substitution off	Ruan Nortje comes off.
50	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Damian McKenzie does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
47	Substitution on	South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu getting some game time.
47	Substitution off	South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Willie le Roux being replaced.
47	Substitution on	South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Cobus Reinach getting some game time.
47	Substitution off	South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Grant Williams being replaced.
45	Substitution on	New Zealand decide to make a substitution, with Tyrel Lomax getting some game time.
45	Substitution off	New Zealand decide to make a substitution, with Fletcher Newell being replaced.
45	Substitution on	New Zealand decide to make a substitution, with Du'Plessis Kirifi getting some game time.
45	Substitution off	New Zealand decide to make a substitution, with Wallace Sititi being replaced.
44	Clean Break	Will Jordan makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
41	Clean Break	Fabulous play by South Africa has led to Cheslin Kolbe being able to wriggle through a gap.
40	Substitution on	New Zealand make a substitution with Tamaiti Williams coming on.
40	Substitution off	New Zealand make a substitution with Ethan de Groot coming off.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
40	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
31	Substitution on	Samisoni Taukei'aho comes on for New Zealand.
31	Substitution off	Codie Taylor leaves the field.
24	Penalty Goal - Missed Left	The touch judges have waved away the attempt by Handre Pollard as they hook it left.
22	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Handre Pollard adds the points for South Africa.
17	Conversion - Kicked	Damian McKenzie converts the try.
16	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by New Zealand is finished off by Will Jordan
16	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Will Jordan bursts through to advance the New Zealand attack.
16	Try Assist	Wallace Sititi sets up the try.
6	Penalty Goal - Missed Right	Jordie Barrett steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.
6	Substitution on	Damian McKenzie comes on for New Zealand.
6	Substitution off	Emoni Narawa leaves the field.
2	Conversion - Kicked	Jordie Barrett has kicked a conversion.
1	Try - From kick	The kick through from New Zealand has allowed Emoni Narawa to touch down.
1	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Emoni Narawa goes through the gap.
1	Try Assist	Beauden Barrett sets up the try.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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