South Africa 43-28 New Zealand final score - 12 September 2026, Test Matches

International - Test Matches

South Africa
43
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28
End
New Zealand
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Highlights

South Africa South Africa
New Zealand New Zealand
End of game
80'
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(43-28) D. Mckenzie
Transformation
80'
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(43-26) B. Barrett
Try
M. Libbok (43-21)
Transformation
77'
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C. Hanekom (41-21)
Try
77'
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M. Libbok (36-21)
Transformation
73'
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K. Arendse (34-21)
Try
72'
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64'
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(29-21) D. Mckenzie
Transformation
63'
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(29-19) E. Blackadder
Try
M. van der Berg (29-14)
Transformation
53'
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P. du Toit (27-14)
Try
53'
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M. Marx (22-14)
Try
49'
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Half-time
38'
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(17-14) D. Mckenzie
Transformation
38'
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(17-12) W. Jordan
Try
S. Mngomenzulu (17-7)
Transformation
23'
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M. van der Berg (15-7)
Try
22'
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S. Mngomenzulu (10-7)
Transformation
16'
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D. De Allende (8-7)
Try
15'
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9'
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(3-7) D. Mckenzie
Transformation
8'
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(3-5) C. Taylor
Try
S. Mngomenzulu (3-0)
Penalty
4'
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Kick-off

Game Statistics

South Africa South Africa
New Zealand New Zealand
53
Possession (%)
47
6
Tries
4
1
Penalties
0
5
Conversions
4
9
Penalties conceded
9
7
Scrums
6
6
Scrums won
6
1
Scrums lost
0
6
Line-outs won
11
11
Interceptions
8

Form

Last matches

South Africa
South Africa Last matches
W W W L W W
Wins

5/6 (83%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Losses

1/6 (17%)

5 Sept 2026 - Test Matches

South Africa
29 :  24
New Zealand

29 Aug 2026 - Test Matches

South Africa
33 :  26
New Zealand

22 Aug 2026 - Test Matches

South Africa
16 :  33
New Zealand

8 Aug 2026 - Test Matches

Argentina
10 :  17
South Africa

18 Jul 2026 - Nations Championship

South Africa
43 :  0
Wales

11 Jul 2026 - Nations Championship

South Africa
42 :  28
Scotland
W W W L W W
Wins

5/6 (83%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Losses

1/6 (17%)

5 Sept 2026 - Test Matches

South Africa
29 :  24
New Zealand

29 Aug 2026 - Test Matches

South Africa
33 :  26
New Zealand

22 Aug 2026 - Test Matches

South Africa
16 :  33
New Zealand

18 Jul 2026 - Nations Championship

South Africa
43 :  0
Wales

11 Jul 2026 - Nations Championship

South Africa
42 :  28
Scotland

4 Jul 2026 - Nations Championship

South Africa
45 :  21
England
W W W W W W
Wins

6/6 (100%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Losses

0/6 (0%)

8 Aug 2026 - Test Matches

Argentina
10 :  17
South Africa

29 Nov 2025 - Test Matches

Wales
0 :  73
South Africa

22 Nov 2025 - Test Matches

Ireland
13 :  24
South Africa

15 Nov 2025 - Test Matches

Italy
14 :  32
South Africa

8 Nov 2025 - Test Matches

France
17 :  32
South Africa

4 Oct 2025 - The Rugby Championship

Argentina
27 :  29
South Africa
New Zealand
New Zealand Last matches
W W W W L L
Wins

4/6 (67%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

5 Sept 2026 - Test Matches

South Africa
29 :  24
New Zealand

29 Aug 2026 - Test Matches

South Africa
33 :  26
New Zealand

22 Aug 2026 - Test Matches

South Africa
16 :  33
New Zealand

7 Aug 2026 - Test Matches

Stormers
21 :  38
New Zealand

18 Jul 2026 - Nations Championship

New Zealand
40 :  21
Ireland

10 Jul 2026 - Nations Championship

New Zealand
47 :  17
Italy
W L W W W W
Wins

5/6 (83%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Losses

1/6 (17%)

18 Jul 2026 - Nations Championship

New Zealand
40 :  21
Ireland

10 Jul 2026 - Nations Championship

New Zealand
47 :  17
Italy

4 Jul 2026 - Nations Championship

New Zealand
34 :  32
France

26 Sept 2025 - The Rugby Championship

New Zealand
33 :  24
Australia

13 Sept 2025 - The Rugby Championship

New Zealand
10 :  43
South Africa

6 Sept 2025 - The Rugby Championship

New Zealand
24 :  17
South Africa
L W W W L L
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Losses

3/6 (50%)

5 Sept 2026 - Test Matches

South Africa
29 :  24
New Zealand

29 Aug 2026 - Test Matches

South Africa
33 :  26
New Zealand

22 Aug 2026 - Test Matches

South Africa
16 :  33
New Zealand

7 Aug 2026 - Test Matches

Stormers
21 :  38
New Zealand

22 Nov 2025 - Test Matches

Wales
26 :  52
New Zealand

15 Nov 2025 - Test Matches

England
33 :  19
New Zealand

Head to head

South Africa

67 %

Draw

0 %

New Zealand

33 %

5 Sept 2026 - Test Matches

South Africa
29 :  24
New Zealand

29 Aug 2026 - Test Matches

South Africa
33 :  26
New Zealand

22 Aug 2026 - Test Matches

South Africa
16 :  33
New Zealand

13 Sept 2025 - The Rugby Championship

New Zealand
10 :  43
South Africa

6 Sept 2025 - The Rugby Championship

New Zealand
24 :  17
South Africa

28 Oct 2023 - Rugby World Cup

New Zealand
11 :  12
South Africa

Players List

South Africa
South Africa
M. van der Berg R. Nortje D. Willemse K. Arendse E. Hooker S. Mngomenzulu D. De Allende P. du Toit E. Etzebeth S. Kolisi J. Kriel O. Nche J. Wiese W. Louw M. Marx
New Zealand
New Zealand
E. de Groot E. Blackadder W. Jordan T. Vaa'i F. Newell P. Lakai C. Roigard J. Moorby S. Darry J. Barrett C. Taylor P. Tuipulotu R. Mo'unga D. Mckenzie A. Lienert-Brown

Substitutes

South Africa
South Africa
M. Libbok G. Steenekamp C. Hanekom A. Esterhuizen L. De Jager C. Reinach T. Du Toit D. Fourie
New Zealand
New Zealand
K. Preston X. Numia W. Sititi J. Lord A. Aumua B. Barrett R. Ioane T. Lomax

Score and result South Africa - New Zealand

The South Africa - New Zealand match (Rugby - Test Matches) at 12/09/2026 14:00 is complete.

The South Africa - New Zealand match result is as follows: 43-28.

Now that this Test Matches Rugby match is over and the score is known, you can find the highlights and key statistics on that same page.