# 2014 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa

In June 2014, Wales toured South Africa, playing a 2-test series against the Springboks. In addition to the two Test matches, Wales also played a warm-up uncapped match against domestic club side Eastern Province Kings. The three matches coincided with the June International Window, playing in the second and third week of the window.
Wales entered the test series on the back of 14 consecutive losses to South Africa; the last time Wales won against South Africa was in June 1999, the only time Wales have beaten South Africa. Wales were on 16 consecutive losses to the Southern Hemisphere greats, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, with the last time they beat a Southern Hemisphere great was in November 2008, and have not won an away match to the Southern Hemisphere greats since 1969.
The 14 consecutive losses to South Africa were extended to 16, while the 16 consecutive losses to the Southern Hemisphere greats were extended to 18 following a 2–0 series defeat. The only win of the tour came in the un-capped match against the Eastern Province Kings, 34–12. During the test series, Wales and South Africa contested the Prince William Cup, which South Africa retained with the series victory. It was the seventh time South Africa won the trophy to Wales' zero.

## Fixtures

| Date | Venue | Home | Score | Away |
| 10 June 2014 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | Eastern Province Kings | 12–34 | Wales |
| 14 June 2014 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | South Africa | 38–16 | Wales |
| 21 June 2014 | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit | South Africa | 31–30 | Wales |

## Matches
### Eastern Province Kings

* 10 June 2014 19:00 SAST (UTC+02)
| Eastern Province Kings | 12–34 | Wales |
| Try: Soyizwapi 56' m Kerrod 78' c Con: Whitehead (1/2) 79' | Report | Try: Turnbull 9' c Allen 14' c Hook 44' c Cuthbert 46' m Davies 61' m Con: Hook (3/5) 11', 15', 45' Pen: Hook (1/1) 39' |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 11,828 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Hansie Graaff | 71' |
| RW | 14 | Siviwe Soyizwapi |
| OC | 13 | Ronnie Cooke |
| IC | 12 | Shane Gates | 62' |
| LW | 11 | Scott van Breda |
| FH | 10 | George Whitehead |
| SH | 9 | Kevin Luiters | 53' |
| N8 | 8 | Paul Schoeman |
| OF | 7 | Devin Oosthuizen | 55' |
| BF | 6 | Thembelani Bholi |
| RL | 5 | Cameron Lindsay |
| LL | 4 | Darron Nell (c) | 73' |
| TP | 3 | Charl du Plessis | 39' |
| HK | 2 | Edgar Marutlulle | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Lizo Gqoboka | 55' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Albé de Swardt | 71' |
| PR | 17 | BG Uys | 55' |
| PR | 18 | Simon Kerrod | 39' |
| LK | 19 | Steve Cummins | 73' |
| FL | 20 | Stefan Willemse | 55' |
| SH | 21 | Jaco Grobler | 53' |
| CE | 22 | Dwayne Jenner | 62' |
| FH | 23 | Ntabeni Dukisa | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Carlos Spencer ||
| FB | 15 | Matthew Morgan |
| RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert | | 55' |
| OC | 13 | Cory Allen |
| IC | 12 | Steven Shingler |
| LW | 11 | Jordan Williams |
| FH | 10 | James Hook |
| SH | 9 | Rhodri Williams |
| N8 | 8 | Dan Baker | | 23' | 31' |
| OF | 7 | Josh Turnbull |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate (c) | | 58' |
| RL | 5 | Ian Evans |
| LL | 4 | Jake Ball | | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Rhodri Jones | 20' | | | 55' |
| HK | 2 | Scott Baldwin | | 55' |
| LP | 1 | Paul James | | 55' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Matthew Rees | | 55' |
| PR | 17 | Aaron Jarvis | | 55' |
| PR | 18 | Samson Lee | | 23' | 31' | 55' |
| LK | 19 | Luke Charteris | | 63' |
| FL | 20 | Aaron Shingler | | 58' |
| SH | 21 | Gareth Davies | | 55' |
| WG | 22 | George North |
| FB | 23 | Liam Williams |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Touch judges:
* Christie du Preez (South Africa)
* Rodney Boneparte (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* Jason Jaftha (South Africa)
Notes:
* George North was ruled out of the match, as he was still suffering from a virus hours before kick-off. No other player replaced him in the match-day 23.

### First test

* 14 June 2014 17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
| South Africa | 38–16 | Wales |
| Try: Habana (2) 6' c, 20' c Vermeulen 15' c Le Roux 37' c Hendricks 51' c Con: Steyn (5/5) 7', 17', 21', 38', 52' Pen: Steyn (1/1) 44' | Report | Try: Cuthbert 68' c Con: Hook (1/1) 69' Pen: Biggar (1/1) 40' Drop: Biggar (2/2) 2', 19' |
* Kings Park Stadium, Durban Referee: Romain Poite (France)
| FB | 15 | Willie le Roux | 70' |
| RW | 14 | Cornal Hendricks |
| OC | 13 | JP Pietersen |
| IC | 12 | Jan Serfontein |
| LW | 11 | Bryan Habana |
| FH | 10 | Morné Steyn | 70' |
| SH | 9 | Fourie du Preez |
| N8 | 8 | Duane Vermeulen |
| OF | 7 | Willem Alberts | 58' |
| BF | 6 | Francois Louw |
| RL | 5 | Victor Matfield (c) |
| LL | 4 | Bakkies Botha | 40' |
| TP | 3 | Jannie du Plessis | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Bismarck du Plessis | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Gurthrö Steenkamp | 44' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Schalk Brits | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Tendai Mtawarira | 44' |
| PR | 18 | Coenie Oosthuizen | 58' |
| LK | 19 | Lood de Jager | 40' |
| FL | 20 | Schalk Burger | 58' |
| SH | 21 | Ruan Pienaar | | 73' |
| FH | 22 | Johan Goosen | 70' | 73' |
| WG | 23 | Lwazi Mvovo | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Heyneke Meyer ||
| FB | 15 | Liam Williams | | 55' |
| RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts | 12' |
| LW | 11 | George North |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar | | 64' |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips | | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Aaron Shingler | | 55' |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones (c) |
| LL | 4 | Luke Charteris | | 55' |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones | | 31' |
| HK | 2 | Ken Owens | | 58' |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins | | 58' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Matthew Rees | | 58' |
| PR | 17 | Paul James | | 58' |
| PR | 18 | Samson Lee | | 31' |
| LK | 19 | Ian Evans | | 55' |
| FL | 20 | Josh Turnbull | | 55' |
| SH | 21 | Gareth Davies | | 55' |
| FH | 22 | James Hook | | 64' |
| FB | 23 | Matthew Morgan | | 55' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Willie le Roux (South Africa)
* Touch judges:
* Steve Walsh (Australia)
* Marius Mitrea (Italy)
* Television match official:
* Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Notes:
* Cornal Hendricks, Lood de Jager (both South Africa), Gareth Davies and Matthew Morgan (both Wales) made their international debuts.
* Victor Matfield joined John Smit as the most capped South African player with 111 caps.
* Adam Jones played his 100th test match; 95 for Wales and 5 for the British and Irish Lions.

### Second test

* 21 June 2014 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)
| South Africa | 31–30 | Wales |
| Try: Penalty try (2) 32' c, 77' c Hendricks 33' c Le Roux 71' c Con: Steyn (4/4) 32', 35', 72', 78' Pen: Steyn (1/2) 55' | Report | Try: Roberts 18' c Cuthbert 21' c Owens 45' c Con: Biggar (3/3) 19', 22', 45' Pen: Biggar (3/4) 12', 56', 65' |
* Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Attendance: 25,424 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Willie le Roux |
| RW | 14 | Cornal Hendricks |
| OC | 13 | JP Pietersen |
| IC | 12 | Jan Serfontein | | 74' |
| LW | 11 | Bryan Habana |
| FH | 10 | Morné Steyn | | 23' to 29' | 23' to 29' |
| SH | 9 | Fourie du Preez |
| N8 | 8 | Duane Vermeulen |
| OF | 7 | Willem Alberts | | 24' |
| BF | 6 | Francois Louw |
| RL | 5 | Victor Matfield (c) |
| LL | 4 | Flip van der Merwe | 57' | 45' to 49' | 45' to 49' |
| TP | 3 | Jannie du Plessis | | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Bismarck du Plessis | | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Tendai Mtawarira | | 65' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Schalk Brits | | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Gurthrö Steenkamp | | 65' |
| PR | 18 | Coenie Oosthuizen | | 58' |
| LK | 19 | Lood de Jager | | 45' | 49' |
| FL | 20 | Schalk Burger | | 24' |
| SH | 21 | Ruan Pienaar | | 23' | 29' |
| CE | 22 | Wynand Olivier | | 74' |
| WG | 23 | Lwazi Mvovo |
| Coach: ||
| Heyneke Meyer ||
| FB | 15 | Liam Williams |
| RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | George North |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar | 32' |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Josh Turnbull |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones (c) |
| LL | 4 | Luke Charteris | 29' | 74' |
| TP | 3 | Samson Lee | | 51' |
| HK | 2 | Ken Owens | | 74' |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins | | 74' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Matthew Rees | | 74' |
| PR | 17 | Paul James | | 74' |
| PR | 18 | Aaron Jarvis | | 51' |
| LK | 19 | Jake Ball | | 74' |
| N8 | 20 | Dan Baker |
| SH | 21 | Gareth Davies |
| FH | 22 | James Hook |
| FB | 23 | Matthew Morgan |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)
* Touch judges:
* Romain Poite (France)
* Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
* Television match official:
* Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Notes:
* Victor Matfield surpassed John Smit, to become South Arica's most capped player with 112 caps.
* South Africa retain the Prince William Cup for the seventh time.

## Squads
### Wales

Before the tour, the Welsh Rugby Union announced that on 30 May, a Wales senior trial match would take place at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea, the first of its kind in 14 years. The failure of the Welsh regions to qualify for the 2013–14 Pro12 play-offs meant that, for many of the players, there would be a five-week gap between the end of the season and the first Test. The teams were announced on 13 May, with the Probables squad to be coached by Rob Howley, and the Possibles squad by Robin McBryde. The match fell outside the international window, so players based outside Wales were not required to be released to play, in accordance with IRB regulations. No players based in England were released for the match, while all the France-based players selected for the match except Dan Lydiate ended up participating.

#### Trial match

* 30 May 2014 19:05 BST (UTC+01)
| Probables | 55–7 | Possibles |
| Try: J. Williams (2) 2' m, 79 c Biggar 5' c J. Davies (3) 23' c, 25' c, 46' c L. Williams 35' m Baldwin 43' c Con: Biggar (6/8) 6', 24', 26', 44', 47', 80' Pen: Biggar (1/1) 12' | Report | Try: G. Davies 60' c Con: Hook (1/1) 60' |
* Liberty Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 20,032 Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Liam Williams | 48' |
| RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies | | 69' |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts | 37' |
| LW | 11 | Jordan Williams |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips | 48' | 69' |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau | 53' |
| OF | 7 | Aaron Shingler |
| BF | 6 | Josh Turnbull |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones (c) | 48' |
| LL | 4 | Luke Charteris |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones | 48' | 59' |
| HK | 2 | Ken Owens | 16' |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Scott Baldwin | 16' |
| HK | 17 | Aaron Jarvis | 40' |
| PR | 18 | Samson Lee | 48' | 59' |
| LK | 19 | Lewis Evans | 48' |
| FL | 20 | Josh Navidi | 48' |
| SH | 21 | Rhodri Williams | 48' |
| FH | 22 | Sam Davies | 48' |
| CE | 23 | Dafydd Hewitt | 37' |
| Coach: ||
| Rob Howley ||
| FB | 15 | Dan Fish | 40' |
| RW | 14 | Harry Robinson |
| OC | 13 | Cory Allen |
| IC | 12 | Steven Shingler | 71' |
| LW | 11 | Kristian Phillips |
| FH | 10 | James Hook |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Davies | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Dan Baker | 49' |
| OF | 7 | Ellis Jenkins |
| BF | 6 | Andrew Coombs |
| RL | 5 | Ian Evans | 40' |
| LL | 4 | Jake Ball |
| TP | 3 | Rhodri Jones | 53' |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees (c) | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Rob Evans | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Kristian Dacey | 53' |
| PR | 17 | Owen Evans | 40' |
| PR | 18 | Scott Andrews | 53' |
| LK | 19 | Macauley Cook | 40' |
| FL | 20 | James Davies | 49' |
| SH | 21 | Lloyd Williams | 71' |
| CE | 22 | Matthew Morgan | 40' |
| CE | 23 | Jonathan Spratt | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Robin McBryde ||
* Man of the Match:
* Jonathan Davies (Probables)
* Touch judges:
* Sean Brickell (Wales)
* Greg Morgan (Wales)
* Television match official:
* Tim Hayes (Wales)
Note: Bold text denotes players who are internationally capped.

#### Touring squad

Head coach Warren Gatland named a 32-man squad following the trial match, for the two-test series against South Africa. It included 19 players from the Probables squad, 10 from the Possibles squad and three who did not feature in the trial match.
Head coach: Warren Gatland
Note: Caps and ages are as of the date of the first test match, 14 June 2014.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Scott Baldwin | Hooker | (1988-07-12)12 July 1988 (aged 25) | 1 | Ospreys |
| Ken Owens | Hooker | (1987-01-03)3 January 1987 (aged 27) | 24 | Scarlets |
| Matthew Rees | Hooker | (1980-12-09)9 December 1980 (aged 33) | 58 | Cardiff Blues |
| Paul James | Prop | (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 32) | 53 | Bath |
| Aaron Jarvis | Prop | (1986-05-20)20 May 1986 (aged 28) | 3 | Ospreys |
| Gethin Jenkins | Prop | (1980-11-17)17 November 1980 (aged 33) | 105 | Cardiff Blues |
| Adam Jones | Prop | (1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 33) | 94 | Ospreys |
| Rhodri Jones | Prop | (1991-12-23)23 December 1991 (aged 22) | 10 | Scarlets |
| Samson Lee | Prop | (1992-11-30)30 November 1992 (aged 21) | 3 | Scarlets |
| Jake Ball | Lock | (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 22) | 4 | Scarlets |
| Luke Charteris | Lock | (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 31) | 46 | Perpignan |
| Ian Evans | Lock | (1984-10-04)4 October 1984 (aged 29) | 32 | Ospreys |
| Alun Wyn Jones (c) | Lock | (1985-09-19)19 September 1985 (aged 28) | 78 | Ospreys |
| Dan Lydiate | Flanker | (1987-12-18)18 December 1987 (aged 26) | 35 | Racing Métro |
| Aaron Shingler | Flanker | (1987-08-07)7 August 1987 (aged 26) | 7 | Scarlets |
| Josh Turnbull | Flanker | (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 26) | 5 | Scarlets |
| Dan Baker | Number 8 | (1992-07-05)5 July 1992 (aged 21) | 2 | Ospreys |
| Taulupe Faletau | Number 8 | (1990-11-12)12 November 1990 (aged 23) | 34 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Gareth Davies | Scrum-half | (1990-08-18)18 August 1990 (aged 23) | 0 | Scarlets |
| Mike Phillips | Scrum-half | (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (aged 31) | 85 | Racing Métro |
| Rhodri Williams | Scrum-half | (1993-05-05)5 May 1993 (aged 21) | 3 | Scarlets |
| Dan Biggar | Fly-half | (1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 24) | 23 | Ospreys |
| James Hook | Fly-half | (1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 28) | 75 | Perpignan |
| Cory Allen | Centre | (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 21) | 1 | Cardiff Blues |
| Jonathan Davies | Centre | (1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 26) | 39 | Scarlets |
| Jamie Roberts | Centre | (1986-11-08)8 November 1986 (aged 27) | 58 | Racing Métro |
| Steven Shingler | Centre | (1991-06-20)20 June 1991 (aged 22) | 0 | Scarlets |
| Alex Cuthbert | Wing | (1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 24) | 24 | Cardiff Blues |
| George North | Wing | (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 22) | 40 | Northampton Saints |
| Jordan Williams | Wing | (1993-09-20)20 September 1993 (aged 20) | 0 | Scarlets |
| Matthew Morgan | Fullback | (1991-04-23)23 April 1991 (aged 23) | 0 | Ospreys |
| Liam Williams | Fullback | (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 23) | 12 | Scarlets |

### South Africa

On 31 May, head coach Heyneke Meyer named a 36-man squad for the 2-test series against Wales, and the single test match against Scotland, plus the uncapped match against a World XV side.
On 2 June, Damian de Allende was withdrawn from the squad due to injury. He was replaced by Marnitz Boshoff.
On 8 June, Trevor Nyakane was added to the squad to provide further cover at prop.
Note: Caps and ages are as of the date of the first test match, 14 June 2014.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Schalk Brits | Hooker | (1981-05-16)16 May 1981 (aged 33) | 5 | Saracens |
| Bismarck du Plessis ‡ | Hooker | (1984-05-22)22 May 1984 (aged 30) | 57 | Sharks |
| Callie Visagie | Hooker | (1988-07-09)9 July 1988 (aged 25) | 0 | Bulls |
| Jannie du Plessis ‡ | Prop | (1982-11-16)16 November 1982 (aged 31) | 51 | Sharks |
| Tendai Mtawarira ‡ | Prop | (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 28) | 53 | Sharks |
| Trevor Nyakane | Prop | (1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 25) | 3 | Cheetahs |
| Coenie Oosthuizen ‡ | Prop | (1989-03-22)22 March 1989 (aged 25) | 14 | Cheetahs |
| Gurthrö Steenkamp | Prop | (1981-06-12)12 June 1981 (aged 33) | 49 | Toulouse |
| Marcel van der Merwe | Prop | (1990-10-24)24 October 1990 (aged 23) | 0 | Bulls |
| Bakkies Botha | Lock | (1979-09-22)22 September 1979 (aged 34) | 78 | Toulon |
| Lood de Jager | Lock | (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 21) | 0 | Cheetahs |
| Victor Matfield (c) | Lock | (1977-05-11)11 May 1977 (aged 37) | 110 | Bulls |
| Flip van der Merwe ‡ | Lock | (1985-06-06)6 June 1985 (aged 29) | 34 | Bulls |
| Willem Alberts ‡ | Flanker | (1984-05-11)11 May 1984 (aged 30) | 30 | Sharks |
| Schalk Burger | Flanker | (1983-04-13)13 April 1983 (aged 31) | 68 | Stormers |
| Marcell Coetzee ‡ | Flanker | (1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (aged 23) | 15 | Sharks |
| Siya Kolisi ‡ | Flanker | (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 22) | 10 | Stormers |
| Francois Louw | Flanker | (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 (aged 28) | 28 | Bath |
| Oupa Mohojé | Flanker | (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 23) | 0 | Cheetahs |
| Duane Vermeulen ‡ | Number 8 | (1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 27) | 16 | Stormers |
| Fourie du Preez | Scrum-half | (1982-03-24)24 March 1982 (aged 32) | 67 | Suntory Sungoliath |
| Francois Hougaard ‡ | Scrum-half | (1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 26) | 27 | Bulls |
| Ruan Pienaar | Scrum-half | (1984-03-10)10 March 1984 (aged 30) | 74 | Ulster |
| Marnitz Boshoff | Fly-half | (1989-01-11)11 January 1989 (aged 25) | 0 | Lions |
| Johan Goosen | Fly-half | (1992-07-27)27 July 1992 (aged 21) | 4 | Cheetahs |
| François Steyn ‡ | Fly-half | (1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 27) | 53 | Sharks |
| Morné Steyn | Fly-half | (1984-07-11)11 July 1984 (aged 29) | 54 | Stade Français |
| Damian de Allende | Centre | (1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 22) | 0 | Stormers |
| Juan de Jongh | Centre | (1988-04-15)15 April 1988 (aged 26) | 14 | Stormers |
| JJ Engelbrecht ‡ | Centre | (1989-02-22)22 February 1989 (aged 25) | 12 | Bulls |
| Jan Serfontein | Centre | (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 21) | 9 | Bulls |
| Bryan Habana | Wing | (1983-06-12)12 June 1983 (aged 31) | 95 | Toulon |
| Cornal Hendricks | Wing | (1988-04-18)18 April 1988 (aged 26) | 0 | Cheetahs |
| Lwazi Mvovo | Wing | (1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 28) | 7 | Sharks |
| JP Pietersen | Wing | (1986-07-12)12 July 1986 (aged 27) | 51 | Sharks |
| S'bura Sithole | Wing | (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 24) | 0 | Sharks |
| Zane Kirchner | Fullback | (1984-06-16)16 June 1984 (aged 29) | 28 | Leinster |
| Willie le Roux ‡ | Fullback | (1989-08-18)18 August 1989 (aged 24) | 12 | Cheetahs |
The following players were considered for selection, but not chosen due to injury or suspension.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Adriaan Strauss ‡ | Hooker | (1985-11-18)18 November 1985 (aged 28) | 33 | Cheetahs |
| Eben Etzebeth ‡ | Lock | (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 22) | 23 | Stormers |
| Juan Smith | Flanker | (1981-07-30)30 July 1981 (aged 32) | 69 | Toulon |
| Patrick Lambie ‡ | Fly-half | (1990-10-17)17 October 1990 (aged 23) | 32 | Sharks |
| Jaque Fourie | Centre | (1983-03-04)4 March 1983 (aged 31) | 72 | Kobelco Steelers |
| Jean de Villiers ‡ | Centre | (1981-02-24)24 February 1981 (aged 33) | 96 | Stormers |
Note: ‡ denotes players who are centrally contracted to the South African Rugby Union.

## South African warm-up match

On 7 June, South Africa played an uncapped warm-up match against a World XV in Cape Town, in the lead up to the Welsh series.
* 7 June 2014 17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
| South Africa | 47–13 | World XV |
| Try: Habana 16' m Botha 32' c B. Du Plessis (2) 48' m, 58' c Goosen 77' c Le Roux 79' c Con: M. Steyn (2/4) 33', 59' Goosen (2/2) 78', 79' Pen: M. Steyn (3/3) 16', 30', 44' | Report | Try: Hargreaves 5' c Con: O'Connor (1/1) 5' Pen: O'Connor (2/2) 23', 40' |
* Newlands, Cape Town Attendance: 31,500 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Willie le Roux |
| RW | 14 | Cornal Hendricks |
| OC | 13 | JP Pietersen |
| IC | 12 | François Steyn |
| LW | 11 | Bryan Habana | 68' |
| FH | 10 | Morné Steyn | 68' |
| SH | 9 | Ruan Pienaar | 50' |
| N8 | 8 | Duane Vermeulen |
| OF | 7 | Willem Alberts | 59' |
| BF | 6 | Francois Louw |
| RL | 5 | Victor Matfield (c) |
| LL | 4 | Bakkies Botha | 50' |
| TP | 3 | Jannie du Plessis | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Bismarck du Plessis | 59' |
| LP | 1 | Tendai Mtawarira | 64' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Schalk Brits | 59' |
| PR | 17 | Gurthrö Steenkamp | 64' |
| PR | 18 | Coenie Oosthuizen | 64' |
| LK | 19 | Flip van der Merwe | 50' |
| FL | 20 | Schalk Burger | 59' |
| SH | 21 | Fourie du Preez | 50' |
| FH | 22 | Johan Goosen | 68' |
| WG | 23 | Lwazi Mvovo | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Heyneke Meyer ||
| FB | 15 | James O'Connor |
| RW | 14 | Drew Mitchell | | 61' |
| OC | 13 | Rene Ranger |
| IC | 12 | Wynand Olivier |
| LW | 11 | Hosea Gear |
| FH | 10 | Matt Giteau (c) | | 58' |
| SH | 9 | Rory Kockott | | 64' |
| N8 | 8 | Roger Wilson |
| OF | 7 | Steffon Armitage | | 61' |
| BF | 6 | Mamuka Gorgodze | 47' |
| RL | 5 | Alistair Hargreaves |
| LL | 4 | Juandré Kruger | | 40' |
| TP | 3 | Carl Hayman | | 57' |
| HK | 2 | Craig Burden | | 47' |
| LP | 1 | Sona Taumalolo | | 54' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Andrew Hore | | 47' |
| PR | 17 | Schalk Ferreira | | 54' |
| PR | 18 | Pat Cilliers | | 54' |
| LK | 19 | Joe Tekori | | 40' |
| FL | 20 | Alexandre Lapandry | | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Jimmy Cowan | 73' | 64' |
| FH | 22 | François Trinh-Duc | | 58' |
| CE | 23 | Benson Stanley | | 61' |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallett ||
* Man of the Match:
* Bakkies Botha (South Africa)
* Touch judges:
* Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
* Quinton Immelman (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* Deon van Blommestein (South Africa)