South Africa 42 - 28 Scotland (11/07/2026)

Full-time Men's Nations Championship R2
SA
South Africa
6 tries
Form W W W W W
Coach: Rassie Erasmus
Try bonusAtt. bonus
Embrose Cheldon Papier 16' E
Evan Roos 18' E
Elrigh Louw 57' E
Damian Willemse 59' E
Zachary Porthen 65' E
Jesse Andre Kriel 77' E
Handre Pollard5Tr
Quan Horn1Tr
Stadium: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  ·  Cloudy 20°C
42-28
Half-time: 14-14
6 tries 4 tries
Head-to-head
V 32-15 10/11/2024
V 18-3 10/09/2023
V 30-15 13/11/2021
Broadcaster: TMC
ECO
Scotland
4 tries
Form W W W L W
Coach: Gregor Townsend
Try bonusAtt. bonus
Matt Fagerson 33' E
Kyle Rowe 39' E
Josh Bayliss 67' E
Ben White 69' E
Finn Russell4Tr
Stadium
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Coaches
Rassie Erasmus (South Africa) / Gregor Townsend (Scotland)
Broadcaster
TMC
Weather
Cloudy 20°C

Quick summary

South Africa beat Scotland 42–28 in a 10-try match and 1 card. Handre Pollard finishes as top scorer with 10 points (5 conversions).
HP
Top scorer
Handre Pollard
South Africa · 10 pts (5 cons)
Key figures
6 Tries 4
6 Cons 4
1 Cards 0
14 1st half 14
28 2nd half 14

Match feed

Highlights All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
South Africa
MIN
Scotland
1st half 14 - 14
E
Embrose Cheldon Papier Try · converted by Handre Pollard
16'7-0
E
Evan Roos Try · converted by Handre Pollard
18'14-0
↔
Vincent Tshikaya TshitukaPaul De Villiers Replacement
32'14-0
33'14-7
E
Matt Fagerson Try · converted by Finn Russell
39'14-14
E
Kyle Rowe Try · converted by Finn Russell
40'14-14
↔
Josh BaylissRory Darge Replacement
↔
Zachary PorthenJan Hendrik Wessels Replacement
40'14-14
2nd half 28 - 14
↔
Paul De VilliersEvan Roos Replacement
41'14-14
J
Ben-Jason Dixon Yellow card
41'14-14
↔
Grant WilliamsEmbrose Cheldon Papier Replacement
44'14-14
↔
Elrigh LouwQuan Horn Replacement
45'14-14
E
Elrigh Louw Try · converted by Handre Pollard
57'21-14
58'21-14
↔
Magnus BradburyWill Hurd Replacement
E
Damian Willemse Try · converted by Handre Pollard
59'28-14
↔
Ntuthuko MchunuCornelis Johannes Grobbelaar Replacement
61'28-14
63'28-14
↔
Stafford McDowallGregor Brown Replacement
E
Zachary Porthen Try · converted by Handre Pollard
65'35-14
↔
Vincent Tshikaya TshitukaPaul De Villiers Replacement
66'35-14
67'35-14
↔
Tom JordanRory Sutherland Replacement
67'35-21
E
Josh Bayliss Try · converted by Finn Russell
69'35-28
E
Ben White Try · converted by Finn Russell
↔
Paul De VilliersVincent Tshikaya Tshituka Replacement
74'35-28
E
Jesse Andre Kriel Try · converted by Quan Horn
77'42-28

Match stats

South Africa Scotland
42
Points scored
28
6
Tries
4
South Africa Scotland
6
Tries
4
South Africa Scotland
6
Conversions
4
0
Penalties scored — none
0
0
Drop goals — none
0
South Africa Scotland
1
Yellow cards
0
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
South Africa
1 matches played
Scotland
1 matches played
Points scored
42 ▼
avg. 45
28 ▼
avg. 47
32.5
Tries
6 ▼
avg. 7
4 ▼
avg. 7
4.6
First try
16'
avg. 2'00
33'
avg. 17'00
9'24
Penalties scored
0 =
avg. 0
0 =
avg. 0
0.8
Yellow cards
1 =
avg. 1
0 ▼
avg. 1
0.55
% wins
100%
100%
—
% home wins
100%
0%
40%
% away wins
0%
100%
60%

Line-ups

South AfricaScotland
  1. 1A. Adrian Boan VenterOff at 40' 40'
  2. 2C. Johannes GrobbelaarOff at 61' 61' Mchunu
  3. 3W. LouwOff at 40' 40'
  4. 4C. WieseOff at 45' 45'
  5. 5R. Nortje
  6. 6P. De Villiers
  7. 7P. Stephanus du Toit
  8. 8E. RoosE 18'Off at 41' 41' De Villiers
  9. 9E. Cheldon PapierE 16'Off at 44' 44' Williams
  10. 10H. Pollard5 T
  11. 11E. HookerOff at 45' 45'
  12. 12D. WillemseE 59'
  13. 13J. Andre KrielE 77'
  14. 14E. Charl van der Merwe
  15. 15A. Onke Okuhle Fassi
  1. 1P. SchoemanOff at 67' 67'
  2. 2E. AshmanOff at 58' 58'
  3. 3Z. FagersonOff at 58' 58'
  4. 4G. BrownOff at 63' 63'
  5. 5S. Cummings
  6. 6M. FagersonE 33'Off at 58' 58'
  7. 7R. DargeOff at 40' 40' Bayliss
  8. 8J. Dempsey
  9. 9B. WhiteE 69'
  10. 10F. Russell4 T
  11. 11J. DobieOff at 67' 67'
  12. 12S. Tuipulotu
  13. 13R. HutchinsonOff at 63' 63'
  14. 14K. (Steyno) Steyn
  15. 15K. RoweE 39'
Replacements
  1. 16J. Hendrik WesselsOn at 40' 40'
  2. 17N. MchunuOn at 61' 61' Johannes Grobbelaar
  3. 18Z. PorthenE 65'On at 40' 40'
  4. 19V. Tshikaya TshitukaOn at 32' 32'
  5. 20B. DixonYellow card 41'
  6. 21E. LouwE 57'On at 45' 45'
  7. 22G. WilliamsOn at 44' 44' Cheldon Papier
  8. 23Q. Horn1 TOn at 45' 45'
Replacements
  1. 16G. HiddlestonOn at 58' 58'
  2. 17R. SutherlandOn at 67' 67'
  3. 18W. HurdOn at 58' 58'
  4. 19M. WilliamsonOn at 63' 63'
  5. 20J. BaylissE 67'On at 40' 40' Darge
  6. 21M. BradburyOn at 58' 58'
  7. 22T. JordanOn at 67' 67'
  8. 23S. McDowallOn at 63' 63'
80'
South Africa
Forwards
1 Abram Adrian Boan Venter Off at 40' 40'
2 Cornelis Johannes Grobbelaar Off at 61' 61' Mchunu
3 Wilco Louw Off at 40' 40'
4 Cobus Wiese Off at 45' 45'
5 Ruan Nortje
6 Paul De Villiers
7 Pieter Stephanus du Toit
8 Evan Roos E 18'Off at 41' 41' De Villiers
Half-backs
9 Embrose Cheldon Papier E 16'Off at 44' 44' Williams
10 Handre Pollard 5 T
Backs
11 Ethan Hooker Off at 45' 45'
12 Damian Willemse E 59'
13 Jesse Andre Kriel E 77'
14 Edwill Charl van der Merwe
15 Aphelele Onke Okuhle Fassi
Replacements
16 Jan Hendrik Wessels On at 40' 40'
17 Ntuthuko Mchunu On at 61' 61' Johannes Grobbelaar
18 Zachary Porthen E 65'On at 40' 40'
19 Vincent Tshikaya Tshituka On at 32' 32'
20 Ben-Jason Dixon Yellow card 41'
21 Elrigh Louw E 57'On at 45' 45'
22 Grant Williams On at 44' 44' Cheldon Papier
23 Quan Horn 1 TOn at 45' 45'
Scotland
Forwards
1 Pierre Schoeman Off at 67' 67'
2 Ewan Ashman Off at 58' 58'
3 Zander Fagerson Off at 58' 58'
4 Gregor Brown Off at 63' 63'
5 Scott Cummings
6 Matt Fagerson E 33'Off at 58' 58'
7 Rory Darge Off at 40' 40' Bayliss
8 Jack Dempsey
Half-backs
9 Ben White E 69'
10 Finn Russell 4 T
Backs
11 Jamie Dobie Off at 67' 67'
12 Sione Tuipulotu
13 Rory Hutchinson Off at 63' 63'
14 Kyle (Steyno) Steyn
15 Kyle Rowe E 39'
Replacements
16 Gregor Hiddleston On at 58' 58'
17 Rory Sutherland On at 67' 67'
18 Will Hurd On at 58' 58'
19 Max Williamson On at 63' 63'
20 Josh Bayliss E 67'On at 40' 40' Darge
21 Magnus Bradbury On at 58' 58'
22 Tom Jordan On at 67' 67'
23 Stafford McDowall On at 63' 63'

Stats by player

South Africa
10
10 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
10
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
8
5 pts41 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
41'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
9
5 pts44 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
44'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
12
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
13
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
5 pts40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
40'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
5 pts35 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
35'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
2 pts35 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
2
Points
35'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
40'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
61 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
61'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
40'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
45 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
45'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
5
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
63 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
63'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
45 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
45'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
14
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
15
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
40'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
19 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
42 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
42'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
—
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
—
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
36 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
36'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
Scotland
10
8 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
8
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
5 pts58 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
58'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
9
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
15
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
5 pts40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
40'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
67 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
67'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
58 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
58'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
58 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
58'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
63 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
63'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
5
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
40'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
8
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
67 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
67'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
12
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
13
63 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
63'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
14
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
22 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
22'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
13 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
13'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
22 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
22'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
17 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
17'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
22 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
22'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
13 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
13'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
17 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
17'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red