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South Africa South Africa 54 - 7 Barbarians Barbarians

Full time

28 Jun 2025

International Tour

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

DHL Stadium

South Africa vs Barbarians head to head

馃帀 2
馃憦 1
馃敟 1
馃槶 1

South Africa delivered an emphatic performance against the Barbarians, winning 54-7 at DHL Stadium. Malcolm Marx opened the scoring with a try in the fifth minute, quickly followed by Cheslin Kolbe. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu converted both early tries and added a conversion for Vincent Tshituka's score, establishing a strong lead. The Springboks continued their dominance in the second half with tries from Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Kurt-Lee Arendse, and Lood de Jager, all converted by Manie Libbok. The Barbarians managed a consolation try from Melvyn Jaminet, but South Africa's relentless attack proved too much. Vincent Tshituka was a standout player with two tries, showcasing his versatility and power. Overall, the match highlighted South Africa's strength and depth ahead of their upcoming fixtures.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 14.0°C (Feels like 9.3°C) Condition: Drizzle Wind: 21.6 km/h, gusting to 39.7 km/h Humidity: 86% Cloud Cover: 97%

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 5'

    Try

    Malcolm Marx 路 South Africa

    5 - 0
  • 9'

    Try

    Cheslin Kolbe 路 South Africa

    10 - 0
  • 10'

    Conversion

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 路 South Africa

    12 - 0
  • 22'

    Try

    Vincent Tshituka 路 South Africa

    17 - 0
  • 23'

    Conversion

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 路 South Africa

    19 - 0
  • 38'

    Substitution

    Kwagga Smith on for Jean-Luc du Preez 路 South Africa

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Jean-Luc du Preez on for Kwagga Smith 路 South Africa

  • Halftime 19 - 0
  • Second Half
  • 44'

    Substitution

    Franco Mostert on for Jean Kleyn 路 South Africa

  • 44'

    Substitution

    Andre Esterhuizen on for Marco van Staden 路 South Africa

  • 44'

    Substitution

    Manie Libbok on for Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 路 South Africa

  • 44'

    Substitution

    Kwagga Smith on for Jean-Luc du Preez 路 South Africa

  • 44'

    Substitution

    Cobus Reinach on for Morne van den Berg 路 South Africa

  • 44'

    Substitution

    Neethling Fouche on for Asenathi Ntlabakanye 路 South Africa

  • 44'

    Substitution

    Jan-Hendrik Wessels on for Ox Nche 路 South Africa

  • 44'

    Substitution

    Marnus van der Merwe on for Malcolm Marx 路 South Africa

  • 45'

    Try

    Jan-Hendrik Wessels 路 South Africa

    24 - 0
  • 46'

    Conversion

    Manie Libbok 路 South Africa

    26 - 0
  • 47'

    Substitution

    Santiago Arata on for Tawera Kerr-Barlow 路 Barbarians

  • 47'

    Substitution

    Lachlan Boshier on for Sam Cane 路 Barbarians

  • 47'

    Substitution

    Ricky Riccitelli on for Camille Chat 路 Barbarians

  • 47'

    Substitution

    Will Collier on for Paul Alo-Emile 路 Barbarians

  • 47'

    Substitution

    Hassane Kolingar on for Cian Healy 路 Barbarians

  • 52'

    Substitution

    Hoskins Sotutu on for Shannon Frizell 路 Barbarians

  • 53'

    Yellow Card

    Lachlan Boshier 路 Barbarians

  • 57'

    Try

    Kurt-Lee Arendse 路 South Africa

    31 - 0
  • 58'

    Conversion

    Manie Libbok 路 South Africa

    33 - 0
  • 59'

    Try

    Lood de Jager 路 South Africa

    38 - 0
  • 60'

    Conversion

    Manie Libbok 路 South Africa

    40 - 0
  • 61'

    Substitution

    Josh Beehre on for Peter O'Mahony 路 Barbarians

  • 63'

    Substitution

    Joe Marchant on for Mark Tele'a 路 Barbarians

  • 63'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Lachlan Boshier 路 Barbarians

  • 64'

    Try

    Melvyn Jaminet 路 Barbarians

    40 - 5
  • 65'

    Conversion

    Melvyn Jaminet 路 Barbarians

    40 - 7
  • 69'

    Try

    Vincent Tshituka 路 South Africa

    45 - 7
  • 69'

    Conversion

    Manie Libbok 路 South Africa

    47 - 7
  • 70'

    Substitution

    Jean Kleyn on for Lood de Jager 路 South Africa

  • 82'

    Try

    Damian de Allende 路 South Africa

    52 - 7
  • 83'

    Conversion

    Manie Libbok 路 South Africa

    54 - 7
  • Fulltime 54 - 7

Player ratings

South Africa
  • 15 Aphelele Fassi 6.3
  • 14 Cheslin Kolbe 8.9
  • 13 Jesse Kriel 7.5
  • 12 Damian de Allende 6.7
  • 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse 8.6
  • 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 6.4
  • 9 Morne van den Berg 5.9
  • 1 Ox Nche 6.3
  • 2 Malcolm Marx 7.3
  • 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye 6.7
  • 4 Jean Kleyn 6.4
  • 5 Lood de Jager 7.3
  • 6 Marco van Staden 6.3
  • 7 Vincent Tshituka 7.6
  • 8 Jean-Luc du Preez 6.5
  • 16 Marnus van der Merwe 6.9
  • 17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels 6.7
  • 18 Neethling Fouche 6.3
  • 19 Franco Mostert 6.9
  • 20 Kwagga Smith 6.5
  • 21 Cobus Reinach 6.7
  • 22 Manie Libbok 6.4
  • 23 Andre Esterhuizen 6.3
Barbarians
  • 15 Melvyn Jaminet 7.9
  • 14 Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens 6.3
  • 13 Leicester Fainga'anuku 6.4
  • 12 Peter Umaga-Jensen 5.8
  • 11 Mark Tele'a 6.5
  • 10 Josh Jacomb 5.2
  • 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow 6.3
  • 1 Cian Healy 5.5
  • 2 Camille Chat 6.4
  • 3 Paul Alo-Emile 5.4
  • 4 Ruben van Heerden 7.0
  • 5 David Ribbans 4.4
  • 6 Peter O'Mahony 6.5
  • 7 Sam Cane 6.3
  • 8 Shannon Frizell 6.6
  • 16 Ricky Riccitelli 6.5
  • 17 Hassane Kolingar 5.9
  • 18 Will Collier 6.4
  • 19 Josh Beehre 6.2
  • 20 Hoskins Sotutu 6.6
  • 21 Santiago Arata 6.1
  • 22 Joe Marchant 5.5
  • 23 Lachlan Boshier 5.2