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South Africa 42 — 28 Scotland

11 July 2026 · Loftus Versfeld · Referee: Pierre Brousset · HT: 14-14

Attack

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Tries 6 4
Conversions 6 4
Penalty Goals 0 0
Drop Goals 0 0
Carries 102 163
Metres 414 556
Line Breaks 5 15
Defenders Beaten 20 46
Passes 85 234
Post Contact Metres 337 549

Defence

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Tackles Made 198 127
Tackles Missed 46 20
Tackle Success % 74% 77%
Dominant Tackles 8 1
Tackle Turnovers 0 1
Offloads Allowed 21 5

Possession

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Possession % 39% 61%
Time in Possession (s) 15 min 23 min
Possession Last 10 min 0.45 0.55
Ball in Play (s) 38 min 38 min

Territory

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Territory % 42% 58%
22m Entries 9 11
Time in Attack 22 (s) 5 min 6 min

Kicking

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Kicks From Hand 21 16
Kick Metres 539 413
Kick Success % 100% 100%
50/22 Kicks 0 0
Charged Down 0 1

Set Piece

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Scrums 9 2
Scrums Won 7 2
Scrums Lost 1 0
Scrum Win % 88% 100%
Lineouts 10 13
Lineout Win % 90% 92%
Mauls Won 4 8
Mauls Lost 0 1
Restarts Won % 20% 13%

Breakdown

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Rucks Won 71 121
Rucks Lost 2 4
Ruck Success % 97% 97%
Ruck Speed 0-3s % 61% 72%
Rucks Over Gain Line 41 69
Rucks Over Gain Line % 56% 55%
Turnovers Won 4 2
Turnovers Lost 8 11

Discipline

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Penalties Conceded 9 10
Free Kicks Conceded 0 2
Yellow Cards 1 0
Red Cards 0 0

The full team stat set for this match across all sources — everything that didn't make the Basic view.

22m Entry Outcomes

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Attacking 22 Entry Converted Try Scored 6 4
Attacking 22 Entry Drop Goal Scored 0 0
Attacking 22 Entry Penalty Goal Scored 0 0
Attacking 22 Entry Penalty Try Scored 0 0
Attacking 22 Entry Unconverted Try Scored 0 0
Opposition 22 Entry Drop Goal 0 0
Opposition 22 Entry Kick Turnover 0 0
Opposition 22 Entry Outcome Turnover 2 5
Opposition 22 Entry Penalty Conceded 0 2
Opposition 22 Entry Penalty Goal Attempt 0 0
Opposition 22 Entry Penalty Won 0 0
Opposition 22 Entry Scrum Won 0 0
Opposition 22 Entry Try 6 4

Carries by Zone & Type

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Carries Crossed Gain Line 71 93
Carries Kick Return 13 10
Carries Kick Return Metres 39 49
Carries Not Made Gain Line 16 47
Carries One Out Drive 39 72
Carries One Out Drive Metres 68 162
Carries Opp 22 43 41
Carries Opp Half 70 101
Carries Own Half 32 62
Carries Pick And Go 14 2
Carries Pick And Go Metres 50 4
Carries Support 3 23
Carries Support Metres 37 146
Carry Metres Total 732 1331

Defence Detail

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Tackle Penalty Conceded 1 3
Tackle Try Saver 0 3
Tackles Opp Half 49 36
Tackles Own 22 64 65
Tackles Own Half 149 91
Tackles Try Conceded 3 9

Defensive Exits

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Defensive Exit Failed 1 0
Defensive Exit Percentage 93% 100%
Defensive Exits Kick 9 4
Defensive Exits Run 5 4
Defensive Exits Success 14% 8%

Kick Detail

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Kick In Touch 11 10
Kick Oppn Collection 10 10
Kick Out Of Play 1 0
Kick Penalty Bad 0 0
Kick Penalty Good 7 8
Kick Possession Lost 23 23
Kick Possession Retained 4 0
Kick Success 21% 16%
Kick Touch In Goal 0 0
Kick Try Scored 1 0
Kicking Competition Goals 0 0
Kicks Opp Half 2 3
Kicks Own 22 6 3
Kicks Own Half 19 13
Pc Kick Percent 100% 100%
Place Kicks Attempted 6 4
Place Kicks Made 6 4
Place Kicks Missed 0 0
Place Kicks Success 100% 100%
Retained Kicks 4 0
True Retained Kicks 4 0

Lineout Detail

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Lineout 2 Man 0 0
Lineout 2 Man Plus1 0 0
Lineout 3 Man 0 0
Lineout 3 Man Plus1 0 0
Lineout 4 Man 1 0
Lineout 4 Man Plus1 1 0
Lineout 5 Man 0 2
Lineout 5 Man Plus1 5 4
Lineout 6 Man 0 1
Lineout 6 Man Plus1 0 5
Lineout Full 2 1
Lineout Length 15plus 0 0
Lineout Length Back 2 1
Lineout Length Front 1 10
Lineout Length Middle 7 2
Lineout Length Quick 0 0
Lineout Throw Lost Free Kick 0 0
Lineout Throw Lost Handling Error 0 0
Lineout Throw Lost Not Straight 0 1
Lineout Throw Lost Outright 0 0
Lineout Throw Lost Penalty 0 0
Lineout Throw Not Straight 0 0
Lineout Throw Won Clean 7 12
Lineout Throw Won Free Kick 1 0
Lineout Throw Won Penalty 0 0
Lineout Throw Won Tap 0 0
Lineout Won Own Throw 7 12
Lineout Won Steal 0 1
Lineouts Infringe Opp 1 0
Lineouts Infringe Own 0 0
Lineouts Opp 22 3 5
Lineouts Opp Half 5 11
Lineouts Own Half 5 2
Lineouts To Opp Player 1 1
Lineouts To Own Player 9 12

Maul Detail

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Mauling Metres 30 19
Mauls Lost Outright 0 0
Mauls Lost Turnover 0 0
Mauls Total 4 9
Mauls Won Outright 3 4
Mauls Won Penalty 1 3
Mauls Won Penalty Try 0 0
Mauls Won Try 0 0

Movement

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Movement Blindside 16 11
Movement Blindside Percentage 22% 9%
Movement Close 35 51
Movement Close Percentage 47% 40%
Movement Left 37 59
Movement Left Percentage 50% 46%
Movement Mid 20 59
Movement Mid Percentage 27% 46%
Movement Openside 58 117
Movement Openside Percentage 78% 91%
Movement Outside10 24 68
Movement Outside10 Percentage 32% 53%
Movement Right 37 69
Movement Right Percentage 50% 54%
Movement Tight 15 9
Movement Tight Percentage 20% 7%
Movement Wide 4 9
Movement Wide Percentage 5% 7%
Movement Within10 50 60
Movement Within10 Percentage 68% 47%

Other

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Bad Passes 2 11
Balls Played Total 193 390
Balls Played With Hands 172 374
Carry Dominant 12 23
Carry Ineffective 1 7
Carry Neutral 70 117
Clean Breaks Opp Half 3 12
Clean Breaks Own Half 2 3
Collection Failed 5 6
Collection From Kick 17 17
Collection Interception 0 1
Collection Loose Ball 17 14
Collection Success 186% 377%
Conversions Attempted 6 4
Conversions Success 100% 100%
Drop Goal Missed 0 0
Goals 6 4
Handling Error 5 9
Missed Conversion Goals 0 0
Missed Goals 0 0
Missed Penalty Goals 0 0
Opposition Entry Lineout Won 0 0
Pc Possession First 0.4 0.6
Pc Possession Second 0.39 0.61
Pc Territory First 0.44 0.56
Pc Territory Second 0.4 0.6
Penalty Kick For Touch Metres 194 254
Points Per 22m Entry 4.67 2.55
Possession Opp 22 Percentage 12% 17%
Possession Opp 50 22 Percentage 8% 22%
Possession Own 22 50 Percentage 13% 18%
Possession Own 22 Percentage 6% 3%
Red Card 20 Min 0 0
Red Card Second Yellow 0 0
Ruck Arrival 226 288
Ruck Arrival Attack 150 254
Ruck Arrival Defence 76 34
Ruck Behind Gainline 8 30
Ruck On Gainline 28 35
Ruck Speed 0 3 39 83
Ruck Speed 3 6 13 20
Ruck Speed 6 Plus 12 13
Rucks Opp 22 37 38
Rucks Opp Half 53 93
Rucks Own Half 20 32
Set Piece Won 16 14
Territory Last 10 Mins 0.33 0.67
Time In Att Half 466.16 883.91
Total Kicks Succeeded 27 23
Try Assists 3 2
Try Kicks 1 0

Penalty Detail

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Free Kick Conceded 0 2
Free Kick Conceded At Lineout 0 1
Free Kick Conceded At Scrum 0 1
Free Kick Conceded In General Play 0 0
Free Kick Conceded In Ruck Or Maul 0 0
Pen Defs 7 7
Pen Offs 2 3
Penalty Conceded Collapsing 0 0
Penalty Conceded Collapsing Maul 1 0
Penalty Conceded Collapsing Offence 0 0
Penalty Conceded Delib Knock On 0 0
Penalty Conceded Dissent 0 0
Penalty Conceded Early Tackle 0 0
Penalty Conceded Foul Play 2 0
Penalty Conceded Handling In Ruck 0 0
Penalty Conceded High Tackle 0 0
Penalty Conceded Killing Ruck 2 5
Penalty Conceded Lineout Offence 0 0
Penalty Conceded Obstruction 0 0
Penalty Conceded Offside 0 0
Penalty Conceded Opp 22 1 3
Penalty Conceded Opp Half 3 6
Penalty Conceded Other 0 1
Penalty Conceded Own 22 1 3
Penalty Conceded Own Half 6 4
Penalty Conceded Scrum Offence 1 3
Penalty Conceded Stamping 0 0
Penalty Conceded Wrong Side 3 1

Playmaker

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Playmaker Carry 56 106
Playmaker Carry Percentage 43% 36%
Playmaker Involvement 129 291
Playmaker Kick 12 12
Playmaker Kick Percentage 9% 4%
Playmaker Pass 61 173
Playmaker Pass Percentage 47% 59%

Restart Detail

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Restart 22m 0 0
Restart Error Not Ten 0 0
Restart Error Out Of Play 0 0
Restart Halfway 4 7
Restart Opp Error 0 0
Restart Opp Player 4 7
Restart Own Player 1 1
Restarts Lost 4 7
Restarts Won 1 1

Scrum Detail

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Scrums Lost Free Kick 0 0
Scrums Lost Outright 0 0
Scrums Lost Penalty 1 0
Scrums Lost Reversed 0 0
Scrums Opp 22 2 0
Scrums Opp Half 3 0
Scrums Own Half 6 2
Scrums Reset 1 0
Scrums Won Free Kick 1 0
Scrums Won Outright 3 2
Scrums Won Penalty 3 0
Scrums Won Penalty Try 0 0
Scrums Won Pushover Try 0 0

Turnover Types

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Turnover Bad Pass 1 1
Turnover Carried In Touch 1 0
Turnover Carried Over 0 0
Turnover Forward Pass 0 0
Turnover Kick Error 1 0
Turnover Knock On 4 8
Turnover Lost In Ruck Or Maul 1 2
Turnover Opp Half 7 9
Turnover Own Half 1 2
Turnover Turnover Forward Pass 0 0
Turnover Won 4 2

Zone Splits

StatSouth AfricaScotland
Attacking Events Zone A 23 18
Attacking Events Zone B 77 140
Attacking Events Zone C 63 224
Attacking Events Zone D 132 150
Ball Won Zone A 7 3
Ball Won Zone B 22 33
Ball Won Zone C 16 59
Ball Won Zone D 42 40
Possession Start Opp 22 5 5
Possession Start Opp Half 11 13
Possession Start Own 22 12 5
Possession Start Own Half 28 22

South Africa

#PlayerTimingCards
1 Boan Venter ▼40'
2 Johan Grobbelaar ▼61'
3 Wilco Louw ▼41'
4 Cobus Wiese ▼31'
5 Ruan Nortje
6 Paul De Villiers ▼66'▲73'
7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
8 Evan Roos ▼41'
9 Embrose Papier ▼41'
10 Handre Pollard ▼41'▲45'
11 Ethan Hooker ▼45'
12 Damian Willemse
13 Jesse Kriel
14 Edwill van der Merwe
15 Aphelele Fassi
16 Jan-Hendrik WesselsSub ▲40'
17 Ntuthuko MchunuSub ▲61'
18 Zachary PorthenSub ▲41'
19 Vincent TshitukaSub ▲66'▼73'
20 Ben-Jason DixonSub ▲31' 🟨40′
21 Elrigh LouwSub ▲41'
22 Grant WilliamsSub ▲41'
23 Quan HornSub ▲41'

Substitutions & Cards

  • 31' ▲ Ben-Jason Dixon on for ▼ Cobus Wiese Injury
  • 40' ▲ Jan-Hendrik Wessels on for ▼ Boan Venter
  • 40' 🟨 Ben-Jason Dixon yellow-carded
  • 41' ▲ Grant Williams on for ▼ Embrose Papier
  • 41' ▲ Zachary Porthen on for ▼ Wilco Louw
  • 41' ▲ Quan Horn on for ▼ Handre Pollard
  • 41' ▲ Elrigh Louw on for ▼ Evan Roos
  • 45' ▲ Handre Pollard on for ▼ Ethan Hooker HIA
  • 61' ▲ Ntuthuko Mchunu on for ▼ Johan Grobbelaar
  • 66' ▲ Vincent Tshituka on for ▼ Paul De Villiers
  • 73' ▲ Paul De Villiers on for ▼ Vincent Tshituka HIA

Scotland

#PlayerTimingCards
1 Pierre Schoeman ▼67'
2 Ewan Ashman ▼58'
3 Zander Fagerson ▼58'
4 Gregor Brown ▼63'
5 Scott Cummings
6 Matt Fagerson ▼58'
7 Rory Darge ▼40'
8 Jack Dempsey
9 Ben White
10 Finn Russell
11 Jamie Dobie ▼67'
12 Sione Tuipulotu
13 Rory Hutchinson ▼63'
14 Kyle Steyn
15 Kyle Rowe
16 Gregor HiddlestonSub ▲58'
17 Rory SutherlandSub ▲67'
18 Will HurdSub ▲58'
19 Max WilliamsonSub ▲63'
20 Josh BaylissSub ▲40'
21 Magnus BradburySub ▲58'
22 Tom JordanSub ▲67'
23 Stafford McDowallSub ▲63'

Substitutions & Cards

  • 40' ▲ Josh Bayliss on for ▼ Rory Darge
  • 58' ▲ Gregor Hiddleston on for ▼ Ewan Ashman
  • 58' ▲ Will Hurd on for ▼ Zander Fagerson
  • 58' ▲ Magnus Bradbury on for ▼ Matt Fagerson
  • 63' ▲ Max Williamson on for ▼ Gregor Brown
  • 63' ▲ Stafford McDowall on for ▼ Rory Hutchinson
  • 67' ▲ Tom Jordan on for ▼ Jamie Dobie
  • 67' ▲ Rory Sutherland on for ▼ Pierre Schoeman
NameMinutes Played TotalTries ▼PointsRunsMetresClean BreaksDefenders BeatenOffloadPassesTacklesMissed TacklesDominant TacklesTurnovers ConcededPenalties ConcededKicks From HandLineouts Won
Jesse Kriel8015537120213500000
Damian Willemse80151047012314302010
Embrose Papier4215126130284100060
Evan Roos4215621000015100100
Zachary Porthen381521000012100000
Elrigh Louw381552200008200100
Kyle Rowe8015115415160301010
Ben White80156272111215201180
Matt Fagerson5815711012714100000
Josh Bayliss401573003137100100
Aphelele Fassi800062100046202160
Edwill van der Merwe80003800013420010
Ethan Hooker450052312034002000
Handre Pollard7701082502083701010
Boan Venter41006200027100000
Johan Grobbelaar610042000012100006
Wilco Louw42002100019010100
Cobus Wiese320043813115110200
Ruan Nortje8000743110118410010
Paul De Villiers7400850030113111110
Pieter-Steph du Toit800079010215410100
Jan-Hendrik Wessels400021000011100003
Ntuthuko Mchunu19002200003300000
Vincent Tshituka6000000005100000
Ben-Jason Dixon370036000112210100
Grant Williams3800322010242100030
Quan Horn38023601034000010
Kyle Steyn8000123017034203000
Rory Hutchinson640061502170000010
Sione Tuipulotu80001472261158000000
Jamie Dobie680063822054200010
Finn Russell8008818034326001040
Pierre Schoeman6800109000313000200
Ewan Ashman5800815110781031011
Zander Fagerson5800723100310101000
Gregor Brown6400108000111000000
Scott Cummings8000830131710300100
Rory Darge41004703134200000
Jack Dempsey80001344001415011200
Gregor Hiddleston220073213014100001
Rory Sutherland12002200000000100
Will Hurd22003400001000000
Max Williamson160053011111000000
Magnus Bradbury220033411031000100
Tom Jordan120042214120100010
Stafford McDowall16002200001000000