South Africa 42 - 28 Scotland

Full time

11 Jul 2026

Nations Championship

Stage: Southern Hemisphere Round 2

Loftus Versfeld

South Africa vs Scotland head to head

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South Africa triumphed over Scotland with a score of 42-28 in an exciting Nations Championship clash at Loftus Versfeld. The home side started strong, with Embrose Papier and Evan Roos both scoring tries early on, quickly establishing a 14-0 lead. Scotland fought back valiantly, leveling the score at 14-14 just before halftime, thanks to tries from Matt Fagerson and Kyle Rowe. In the second half, South Africa regained control, with Elrigh Louw and Damian Willemse extending their lead to 26-14. Despite Scotland's continued efforts, including tries from Josh Bayliss and Ben White, South Africa scored again through Jesse Kriel to secure their victory. Handre Pollard's kicking was pivotal, converting six tries throughout the match. This win marked another dominant performance from South Africa against Scotland, continuing their recent success in their encounters.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand

Weather

Temperature: 19.0°C (Feels like 17.5°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 9.9 km/h, gusting to 16.9 km/h Humidity: 21% Cloud Cover: 0%

Events

Kickoff
16'

Try

Embrose Papier · South Africa

5 - 0
17'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · South Africa

7 - 0
18'

Try

Evan Roos · South Africa

12 - 0
19'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · South Africa

14 - 0
32'

Substitution

Vincent Tshituka on for Evan Roos · South Africa
33'

Try

Matt Fagerson · Scotland

14 - 5
34'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Scotland

14 - 7
39'

Try

Kyle Rowe · Scotland

14 - 12
40'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Scotland

14 - 14
40'

Substitution

Zachary Porthen on for Wilco Louw · South Africa
40'

Substitution

Quan Horn on for Handre Pollard · South Africa
40'

Substitution

Jan-Hendrik Wessels on for Boan Venter · South Africa
40'

Substitution

Josh Bayliss on for Rory Darge · Scotland
Halftime 14 - 14
Second Half
41'

Yellow Card

Ben-Jason Dixon · South Africa
44'

Substitution

Grant Williams on for Embrose Papier · South Africa
45'

Substitution

Elrigh Louw on for Cobus Wiese · South Africa
45'

Substitution

Handre Pollard on for Ethan Hooker · South Africa
51'

Yellow Card Complete

Ben-Jason Dixon · South Africa
57'

Try

Elrigh Louw · South Africa

19 - 14
57'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · South Africa

21 - 14
58'

Substitution

Gregor Hiddleston on for Ewan Ashman · Scotland
58'

Substitution

Will Hurd on for Zander Fagerson · Scotland
58'

Substitution

Magnus Bradbury on for Matt Fagerson · Scotland
59'

Try

Damian Willemse · South Africa

26 - 14
60'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · South Africa

28 - 14
61'

Substitution

Ntuthuko Mchunu on for Johan Grobbelaar · South Africa
63'

Substitution

Max Williamson on for Gregor Brown · Scotland
63'

Substitution

Stafford McDowall on for Rory Hutchinson · Scotland
65'

Try

Zachary Porthen · South Africa

33 - 14
66'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · South Africa

35 - 14
66'

Substitution

Vincent Tshituka on for Paul de Villiers · South Africa
67'

Try

Josh Bayliss · Scotland

35 - 21
67'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Scotland

35 - 16
67'

Substitution

Tom Jordan on for Jamie Dobie · Scotland
67'

Substitution

Rory Sutherland on for Pierre Schoeman · Scotland
69'

Try

Ben White · Scotland

35 - 26
70'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Scotland

35 - 28
74'

Substitution

Paul de Villiers on for Vincent Tshituka · South Africa
77'

Try

Jesse Kriel · South Africa

42 - 28
77'

Conversion

Quan Horn · South Africa

37 - 28
Fulltime 42 - 28

Player ratings

South Africa

15 Aphelele Fassi 5.6
14 Edwill van der Merwe 6.0
13 Jesse Kriel 7.7
12 Damian Willemse 8.1
11 Ethan Hooker 6.8
10 Handre Pollard 6.5
9 Embrose Papier 7.8
1 Boan Venter 6.9
2 Johan Grobbelaar 6.9
3 Wilco Louw 6.7
4 Cobus Wiese 6.9
5 Ruan Nortje 7.7
6 Paul de Villiers 7.7
7 Pieter-Steph du Toit 6.5
8 Evan Roos 7.9
16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels 7.0
17 Ntuthuko Mchunu 6.1
18 Zachary Porthen 7.6
19 Vincent Tshituka 6.1
20 Ben-Jason Dixon –
21 Elrigh Louw 6.9
22 Grant Williams 7.3
23 Quan Horn 6.7

Scotland

15 Kyle Rowe 7.7
14 Kyle Steyn 6.9
13 Rory Hutchinson 6.3
12 Sione Tuipulotu 9.1
11 Jamie Dobie 6.9
10 Finn Russell 8.2
9 Ben White 6.6
1 Pierre Schoeman 6.6
2 Ewan Ashman 6.2
3 Zander Fagerson 7.1
4 Gregor Brown 6.9
5 Scott Cummings 7.2
6 Matt Fagerson 7.7
7 Rory Darge 6.3
8 Jack Dempsey 7.3
16 Gregor Hiddleston 7.2
17 Rory Sutherland 5.9
18 Will Hurd 6.2
19 Max Williamson 6.8
20 Josh Bayliss 7.1
21 Magnus Bradbury 6.4
22 Tom Jordan 6.6
23 Stafford McDowall 5.9