| South Africa |
| 16 |
| New Zealand |
| 32 |
| 6 October 2012 | ||||||
| National Stadium, Johannesburg | ||||||
| The Rugby Championship Match | ||||||
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| Captain: Jean de Villiers | Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) | |||||
| Coach: Heyneke Meyer | Attendance: 88739 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Tendai Mtawarira | Sharks | 27 | 40 | |
| Hooker | Adriaan Strauss | Cheetahs | 26 | 17 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Jannie du Plessis | Sharks | 29 | 38 | |
| Lock | Eben Etzebeth | WP | 20 | 7 | |
| Lock | Andries Bekker | WP | 28 | 28 | |
| Flank | Francois Louw | Bath | 27 | 13 | |
| Flank | Willem Alberts | Sharks | 28 | 16 | |
| Eighthman | Duane Vermeulen | WP | 26 | 3 | |
| Scrumhalf | Ruan Pienaar | Ulster | 28 | 59 | |
| Flyhalf | Johan Goosen | Cheetahs | 20 | 3 | 1 conversion, 1 penalty |
| Left Wing | Bryan Habana | WP | 29 | 82 | 1 try |
| Inside Centre (C) | Jean de Villiers | WP | 31 | 80 | |
| Outside Centre | Jaco Taute | Lions | 21 | 1 | |
| Right Wing | Francois Hougaard | Blue Bulls | 24 | 23 | |
| Full Back | Zane Kirchner | Blue Bulls | 28 | 20 | |
| Reserve | Elton Jantjies | Lions | 22 | 1 | 2 penalties |
| Reserve | Marcell Coetzee | Sharks | 21 | 8 | |
| Reserve | Coenie Oosthuizen | Cheetahs | 23 | 1 | |
| Reserve | Flip van der Merwe | Blue Bulls | 27 | 19 | |
| Reserve | Pat Lambie | Sharks | 21 | 16 | |
| Reserve | Tiaan Liebenberg | WP | 30 | 4 | |
| Reserve | Juan de Jongh | WP | 24 | 11 |
| New Zealand: 4 tries, 3 conversions, 1 penalty, 1 dropgoal |