South Africa 33 - 26 All Blacks

Full time

29 Aug 2026

International Friendlies

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

DHL Stadium

South Africa vs All Blacks head to head

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In a thrilling encounter, South Africa triumphed over New Zealand with a score of 33-26 at DHL Stadium. Jesse Kriel opened the scoring for South Africa, quickly followed by a conversion from Cheslin Kolbe. New Zealand responded with a try from Cam Roigard, leveling the match at 7-7. South Africa regained the lead with tries from Damian de Allende and Siya Kolisi, while Kolbe's kicking kept their score ticking. Despite a strong effort from New Zealand, including tries from Damian McKenzie and Leroy Carter, South Africa maintained control. Kolbe's penalty kicks proved crucial, extending their lead to 33-19 before New Zealand's late try from Ardie Savea narrowed the gap. Ultimately, South Africa's strong start and effective kicking secured their victory.

Broadcasters

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Weather

Temperature: 14.7°C (Feels like 11.0°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 16.6 km/h, gusting to 28.4 km/h Humidity: 72% Cloud Cover: 89%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
1'

Try

Jesse Kriel · South Africa

5 - 0
2'

Conversion

Cheslin Kolbe · South Africa

7 - 0
15'

Try

Cam Roigard · All Blacks

7 - 5
16'

Conversion

Ruben Love · All Blacks

7 - 7
18'

Penalty

Cheslin Kolbe · South Africa

10 - 7
21'

Try

Damian de Allende · South Africa

15 - 7
22'

Conversion

Cheslin Kolbe · South Africa

17 - 7
29'

Try

Damian McKenzie · All Blacks

17 - 12
30'

Conversion

Ruben Love · All Blacks

17 - 14
35'

Substitution

Malcolm Marx on for Deon Fourie · South Africa
35'

Substitution

Ox Nche on for Gerhard Steenekamp · South Africa
37'

Try

Siya Kolisi · South Africa

22 - 14
38'

Conversion

Cheslin Kolbe · South Africa

24 - 14
40'

Substitution

Manie Libbok on for Damian Willemse · South Africa
Halftime 24 - 14
Second Half
42'

Substitution

Andre Esterhuizen on for Siya Kolisi · South Africa
48'

Penalty

Cheslin Kolbe · South Africa

27 - 14
48'

Substitution

Asafo Aumua on for Codie Taylor · All Blacks
48'

Substitution

Fletcher Newell on for Tyrel Lomax · All Blacks
50'

Penalty

Cheslin Kolbe · South Africa

30 - 14
51'

Substitution

Peter Lakai on for Simon Parker · All Blacks
53'

Substitution

Xavier Numia on for George Bower · All Blacks
56'

Substitution

Wilco Louw on for Thomas du Toit · South Africa
56'

Substitution

Morne van den Berg on for Cobus Reinach · South Africa
62'

Substitution

Patrick Tuipulotu on for Luke Jacobson · All Blacks
65'

Try

Leroy Carter · All Blacks

30 - 19
67'

Substitution

Anton Lienert-Brown on for Quinn Tupaea · All Blacks
67'

Substitution

Lood de Jager on for Ruan Nortje · South Africa
67'

Substitution

Cameron Hanekom on for Jasper Wiese · South Africa
71'

Penalty

Cheslin Kolbe · South Africa

33 - 19
71'

Substitution

Kyle Preston on for Cam Roigard · All Blacks
76'

Try

Ardie Savea · All Blacks

33 - 24
77'

Conversion

Ruben Love · All Blacks

33 - 26
79'

Yellow Card

Lood de Jager · South Africa
Fulltime 33 - 26

Player ratings

South Africa

15 Damian Willemse 6.5
14 Cheslin Kolbe 8.0
13 Jesse Kriel 7.6
12 Damian de Allende 7.9
11 Ethan Hooker 7.9
10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 7.0
9 Cobus Reinach 7.9
1 Gerhard Steenekamp 6.3
2 Deon Fourie 6.8
3 Thomas du Toit 6.9
4 Eben Etzebeth 7.4
5 Ruan Nortje 7.3
6 Siya Kolisi 7.3
7 Pieter-Steph du Toit 7.3
8 Jasper Wiese 7.0
16 Malcolm Marx 8.3
17 Ox Nche 6.1
18 Wilco Louw 6.8
19 Lood de Jager 5.3
20 Andre Esterhuizen 7.1
21 Cameron Hanekom 5.9
22 Morne van den Berg 5.6
23 Manie Libbok 6.4

All Blacks

15 Damian McKenzie 7.8
14 Will Jordan 8.0
13 Quinn Tupaea 7.2
12 Jordie Barrett 5.7
11 Leroy Carter 7.5
10 Ruben Love 6.1
9 Cam Roigard 8.3
1 George Bower 6.8
2 Codie Taylor 6.3
3 Tyrel Lomax 5.3
4 Fabian Holland 6.8
5 Tupou Vaa'i 6.1
6 Simon Parker 7.3
7 Luke Jacobson 6.4
8 Ardie Savea 8.2
16 Asafo Aumua 7.2
17 Xavier Numia 6.1
18 Fletcher Newell 6.2
19 Patrick Tuipulotu 5.8
20 Peter Lakai 6.5
21 Kyle Preston –
22 Anton Lienert-Brown 6.1
23 Josh Moorby –