6 September 2019
Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Saitama
	South Africa 41 Japan 7
Captain: Siya Kolisi		Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus		Attendance: 30000

Team:
Combined caps: 527 tests (starting 15)

Position	Player	Province	Age	Prev Tests	Scoring
Loose-head Prop	Steven Kitshoff	WP	27	39
Hooker	Malcolm Marx	Lions	25	26
Tight-head Prop	Frans Malherbe	WP	28	31
Lock	Eben Etzebeth	WP	27	78
Lock	Franco Mostert	Gloucester	28	31
Flank (C)	Siya Kolisi	WP	28	42
Flank	Pieter-Steph du Toit	WP	27	49
Eighthman	Duane Vermeulen	Blue Bulls	33	48
Scrumhalf	Faf de Klerk	Sale	27	24
Flyhalf	Handré Pollard	Blue Bulls	25	41	2 conversions, 1 penalty
Left Wing	Makazole Mapimpi	Sharks	29	7	3 tries
Inside Centre	Damian de Allende	WP	27	39
Outside Centre	Lukhanyo Am	Sharks	25	8
Right Wing	Cheslin Kolbe	Toulouse	25	9	2 tries
Full Back	Willie le Roux	Verblitz	30	55
Reserve	Bongi Mbonambi	WP	28	29
Reserve	Tendai Mtawarira	Sharks	34	110
Reserve	Trevor Nyakane	Blue Bulls	30	40
Reserve	RG Snyman	Blue Bulls	24	15
Reserve	Francois Louw	Bath	34	68
Reserve	Herschel Jantjies	WP	23	3	1 try
Reserve	Francois Steyn	Montpellier	32	60	2 conversions
Reserve	Jesse Kriel	Blue Bulls	25	44

Japan: 1 try, 1 conversion

Match pictures:

Team for the Japan test: Back: Frans Malherbe, Damian de Allende, Franco Mostert, RG Snyman, Duane Vermeulen, Lukhanyo Am, Malcolm Marx Middle: Faf de Klerk, Trevor Nyakane, Bongi Mbonambi, Jesse Kriel, Steven Kitshoff, Makazole Mapimpi, Cheslin Kolbe, Herschel Jantjies Front: Willie le Roux, Frans Steyn, Tendai Mtawarira, Siya Kolisi (captain), Rassie Erasmus (coach), Handré Pollard, Eben Etzebeth, Francois Louw, Pieter-Steph du Toit