All Blacks VS Springboks

17 July 2010 19h35 [GMT +10]

Westpac Stadium [The Cake Tin] – Wellington

New Zealand: 15. Mils Muliaina, 14. Cory Jane, 13. Conrad Smith, 12. Ma’a Nonu, 11. Rene Ranger, 10. Daniel Carter, 9. Piri Weepu, 8. Kieran Read, 7. Richie McCaw (capt), 6. Jerome Kaino, 5. Tom Donnelly, 4. Brad Thorn, 3. Owen Franks, 2. Keven Mealamu, 1. Tony Woodcock.

Replacements: 16. Corey Flynn, 17. Ben Franks, 18. Sam Whitelock, 19. Liam Messam, 20. Jimmy Cowan, 21. Aaron Cruden, 22. Israel Dagg.

Springboks: 15. Zane Kirchner, 14. Jean de Villiers, 13. Jaque Fourie, 12. Wynand Oliver, 11. Bryan Habana, 10. Morne Steyn, 9. Ricky Januarie, 8. Pierre Spies, 7. Francois Louw, 6. Schalk Burger, 5. Victor Matfield, 4. Danie Rossouw, 3. CJ van der Linde, 2. John Smit (capt), 1. Gurthrö Steenkamp.

Reserves: 16. Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17. BJ Botha, 18. Andries Bekker, 19. Ryan Kankowski, 20. Ruan Pienaar, 21. Butch James, 22. Gio Aplon.

  • Danie Rossouw will have to pass a fitness test later today. Should he not be fit to play the test, Andries Bekker will in all likelihood move to the 2nd row, with Flip van der Merwe coming onto the bench.
  • Date: Saturday 17 July 2010
  • Venue: Westpac Stadium, Wellington
  • Kick-off: 19h35 [GMT +10] [09h35 SA time] for the dummies out there
  • Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) 
  • Assistant referees: Alan Lewis (Ireland), Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
  • TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)