8 November 2014
Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin
South Africa
15
Ireland
29
Captain: Jean de Villiers Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Coach: Heyneke Meyer Attendance: 51100
Team:
Combined caps: 672 tests (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head PropTendai MtawariraSharks2961 
HookerBismarck du PlessisSharks3066 
Tight-head PropJannie du PlessisSharks3160 
LockEben EtzebethWP2329 
LockVictor MatfieldBlue Bulls37117 
FlankMarcell CoetzeeSharks23221 try
FlankOupa MohojeCheetahs243 
EighthmanDuane VermeulenWP2825 
ScrumhalfFrancois HougaardBlue Bulls2632 
FlyhalfHandré PollardBlue Bulls2061 conversion, 1 penalty
Left WingBryan HabanaToulon31103 
Inside Centre (C)Jean de VilliersWP33102 
Outside CentreJan SerfonteinBlue Bulls2116 
Right WingCornal HendricksCheetahs269 
Full BackWillie le RouxCheetahs2521 
ReserveSchalk (jnr) BurgerSuntory3173 
ReserveJP PietersenWild Knights28561 try
ReserveAdriaan StraussCheetahs2840 
ReserveCobus ReinachSharks242 
ReserveBakkies BothaToulon3583 
ReservePat LambieSharks2436 
ReserveTrevor NyakaneCheetahs259 
ReserveCoenie OosthuizenCheetahs2517 
Ireland: 2 tries, 2 conversions, 5 penalties

Match pictures:

Team for the Dublin Test:

Back: Teboho Mohoje, JP Pietersen, Schalk Burger, Duane Vermeulen, Eben Etzebeth, Coenie Oosthuizen, Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss

Middle: Pat Lambie, Tendai Mtawarira, Cornal Hendricks, Jan Serfontein, Marcell Coetzee, Handre Pollard, Willie le Roux, Francois Hougaard, Trevor Nyakane, Cobus Reinach

Front: Ricardo Loubscher (asst coach), Bryan Habana, Johann van Graan (asst coach), Jean de Villiers (captain), Heyneke Meyer (coach), Victor Matfield (vice captain), Ian Schwartz (manager), Bakkies Botha, John McFarland (asst coach)