# 2022 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe

The 2022 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2022 in Europe by the South Africa national rugby union team. The tour included four test matches against Ireland, France, Italy and England. The tour also featured two mid-week matches played by South Africa A against club sides Munster and Bristol Bears.

## Squads
### South Africa squad

The South Africa squad for the tour was named on the 28 October 2022.
$^1$On 4 November, Sbu Nkosi and Marco van Staden withdrew from the squad through injury.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Bongi Mbonambi | Hooker | (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 33) | 52 | Sharks |
| Deon Fourie | Hooker | (1986-09-25) 25 September 1986 (age 38) | 4 | Stormers |
| Malcolm Marx | Hooker | (1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 (age 30) | 56 | Kubota Spears |
| Thomas du Toit | Prop | (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 29) | 14 | Sharks |
| Steven Kitshoff | Prop | (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32) | 68 | Stormers |
| Vincent Koch | Prop | (1990-03-13) 13 March 1990 (age 34) | 39 | Stade Français |
| Frans Malherbe | Prop | (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33) | 55 | Stormers |
| Ox Nché | Prop | (1995-07-23) 23 July 1995 (age 29) | 16 | Sharks |
| Trevor Nyakane | Prop | (1989-05-04) 4 May 1989 (age 35) | 59 | Racing 92 |
| Lood de Jager | Lock | (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31) | 65 | Saitama Wild Knights |
| Eben Etzebeth | Lock | (1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 (age 32) | 107 | Sharks |
| Jason Jenkins | Lock | (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 28) | 1 | Leinster |
| Franco Mostert | Lock | (1990-11-27) 27 November 1990 (age 33) | 60 | Mie Honda Heat |
| Salmaan Moerat | Lock | (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 26) | 2 | Stormers |
| Marvin Orie | Lock | (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 (age 31) | 8 | Stormers |
| Pieter-Steph du Toit | Loose forward | (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 32) | 65 | Toyota Verblitz |
| Siya Kolisi (c) | Loose forward | (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 (age 33) | 72 | Sharks |
| Evan Roos | Loose forward | (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 24) | 1 | Stormers |
| Kwagga Smith | Loose forward | (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 31) | 28 | Shizuoka Blue Revs |
| $^1$Marco van Staden | Loose forward | (1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 (age 29) | 9 | Bulls |
| Jasper Wiese | Loose forward | (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 28) | 18 | Leicester Tigers |
| Faf de Klerk | Scrum-half | (1991-10-19) 19 October 1991 (age 32) | 43 | Yokohama Canon Eagles |
| Jaden Hendrikse | Scrum-half | (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24) | 11 | Sharks |
| Cobus Reinach | Scrum-half | (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 34) | 22 | Montpellier |
| Manie Libbok | Fly-half | (1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 (age 27) | 0 | Stormers |
| Damian Willemse | Fly-half | (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 26) | 24 | Stormers |
| Damian de Allende | Centre | (1991-11-25) 25 November 1991 (age 32) | 67 | Saitama Wild Knights |
| André Esterhuizen | Centre | (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 (age 30) | 10 | Harlequins |
| Jesse Kriel | Centre | (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30) | 57 | Yokohama Canon Eagles |
| Kurt-Lee Arendse | Wing | (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28) | 4 | Bulls |
| Cheslin Kolbe | Wing | (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 30) | 21 | Toulon |
| Makazole Mapimpi | Wing | (1990-07-26) 26 July 1990 (age 34) | 34 | Sharks |
| Sbu Nkosi | Wing | (1996-01-21) 21 January 1996 (age 28) | 16 | Bulls |
| Willie le Roux | Fullback | (1989-08-18) 18 August 1989 (age 35) | 80 | Toyota Verblitz |
| Sacha Mngomezulu | Fullback | (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22) | 0 | Stormers |

### South Africa A squad

The South Africa A squad was also named on the 28 October 2022.
$^1$On 4 November 2022, Jan-Hendrik Wessels withdrew from the squad due to injury. Elrigh Louw, Leolin Zas and JJ Kotze were called up to the South Africa A squad.
$^2$On 7 November 2022, Dan du Preez and Jean-Luc du Preez were named as part of the South Africa A squad to play Munster despite not being named in the original South Africa A squad.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Joseph Dweba | Hooker | (1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 (age 28) | 4 | Stormers |
| $^1$JJ Kotze | Hooker | (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 23) | 0 | Stormers |
| Andre-Hugo Venter | Hooker | (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 23) | 0 | Stormers |
| $^1$Jan-Hendrik Wessels | Hooker | (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23) | 0 | Bulls |
| Simphiwe Matanzima | Prop | (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 27) | 0 | Bulls |
| Ntuthuko Mchunu | Prop | (1999-04-05) 5 April 1999 (age 25) | 1 | Sharks |
| Sazi Sandi | Prop | (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26) | 0 | Stormers |
| Mornay Smith | Prop | (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 26) | 0 | Bulls |
| Ruan Nortjé | Lock | (1998-07-25) 25 July 1998 (age 26) | 1 | Bulls |
| Phepsi Buthelezi | Loose forward | (1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 (age 25) | 0 | Sharks |
| $^2$Dan du Preez | Loose forward | (1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 (age 29) | 6 | Sale Sharks |
| $^2$Jean-Luc du Preez | Loose forward | (1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 (age 29) | 13 | Sale Sharks |
| $^1$Elrigh Louw | Loose forward | (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 25) | 2 | Bulls |
| Sikhumbuzo Notshe | Loose forward | (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 (age 31) | 6 | Sharks |
| Herschel Jantjies | Scrum-half | (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 28) | 22 | Stormers |
| Sanele Nohamba | Scrum-half | (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 25) | 0 | Lions |
| Grant Williams | Scrum-half | (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 28) | 1 | Sharks |
| Johan Goosen | Fly-half | (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32) | 13 | Bulls |
| Gianni Lombard | Fly-half | (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26) | 0 | Lions |
| Cornal Hendricks | Centre | (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 36) | 12 | Bulls |
| Henco van Wyk | Centre | (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 23) | 0 | Lions |
| Suleiman Hartzenberg | Centre | (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 21) | 0 | Stormers |
| $^1$Leolin Zas | Wing | (1995-10-20) 20 October 1995 (age 28) | 0 | Stormers |
| Aphelele Fassi | Fullback | (1998-01-23) 23 January 1998 (age 26) | 3 | Sharks |

## Test Matches

* 5 November 2022 17:30 WET (UTC+0)
| Ireland | 19–16 | South Africa |
| Try: Van der Flier 46' m Hansen 50' m Pen: Sexton (3/3) 3', 35', 74' | Report | Try: Mostert 67' m Arendse 77' m Pen: Willemse (1/2) 9' Kolbe (1/1) 40+2' |
* Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
| FB | 15 | Hugo Keenan |
| RW | 14 | Robert Baloucoune |
| OC | 13 | Garry Ringrose |
| IC | 12 | Stuart McCloskey | 27' |
| LW | 11 | Mack Hansen |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton (c) | 78' |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray | 35' |
| N8 | 8 | Caelan Doris |
| OF | 7 | Josh van der Flier |
| BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony | 69' |
| RL | 5 | James Ryan |
| LL | 4 | Tadhg Beirne | 64' |
| TP | 3 | Tadhg Furlong | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Dan Sheehan | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Porter | 69' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rob Herring | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Cian Healy | 69' |
| PR | 18 | Finlay Bealham | 40' |
| LK | 19 | Kieran Treadwell | 64' |
| N8 | 20 | Jack Conan | 69' |
| SH | 21 | Jamison Gibson-Park | 35' |
| FH | 22 | Joey Carbery | 78' |
| WG | 23 | Jimmy O'Brien | 27' |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Farrell ||
| FB | 15 | Cheslin Kolbe |
| RW | 14 | Kurt-Lee Arendse | 53' | 65' |
| OC | 13 | Jesse Kriel |
| IC | 12 | Damian de Allende |
| LW | 11 | Makazole Mapimpi | | 65' |
| FH | 10 | Damian Willemse |
| SH | 9 | Jaden Hendrikse | 52' |
| N8 | 8 | Jasper Wiese | 52' |
| BF | 7 | Pieter-Steph du Toit | 64' |
| OF | 6 | Siya Kolisi (c) |
| RL | 5 | Lood de Jager | 35' |
| LL | 4 | Eben Etzebeth |
| TP | 3 | Frans Malherbe | 45' |
| HK | 2 | Malcolm Marx | 57' |
| LP | 1 | Steven Kitshoff | 57' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Bongi Mbonambi | 57' |
| PR | 17 | Ox Nché | 57' |
| PR | 18 | Vincent Koch | 45' |
| LK | 19 | Franco Mostert | 34' |
| FL | 20 | Kwagga Smith | 52' |
| FL | 21 | Deon Fourie | 64' |
| SH | 22 | Faf de Klerk | 52' |
| FB | 23 | Willie le Roux | 53' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Nienaber ||
* Assistant referees:
* Mathieu Raynal (France)
* Andrea Piardi (Italy)
* Television match official:
* Stuart Terheege (England)
Notes:
* Robbie Henshaw (Ireland) had originally been named to start, but withdrew the day before the match due to injury. He was replaced by Stuart McCloskey, whose place on the bench was taken by Jimmy O'Brien.
* Jimmy O'Brien (Ireland) made his international debut.
* Conor Murray (Ireland) became the eighth Irishman to earn his 100th test cap for Ireland.
* 12 November 2022 21:00 CET (UTC+1)
| France | 30–26 | South Africa |
| Try: Baille 21' c Falatea 75' m Con: Ramos (1/2) 22' Pen: Ramos (6/6) 3', 17', 40+1', 46', 59', 79' | Report | Try: Kolisi 30' c Arendse 51' c Con: Kolbe (1/1) 31' De Klerk (1/1) 52' Pen: Kolbe (2/2) 26', 43' De Klerk (1/1) 55' Willemse (1/1) 64' |
* Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 62,500 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| FB | 15 | Thomas Ramos |
| RW | 14 | Damian Penaud |
| OC | 13 | Gaël Fickou |
| IC | 12 | Jonathan Danty | | 12' |
| LW | 11 | Yoram Moefana |
| FH | 10 | Romain Ntamack | | 71' |
| SH | 9 | Antoine Dupont (c) | 48' |
| N8 | 8 | Grégory Alldritt | | 53' |
| OF | 7 | Charles Ollivon |
| BF | 6 | Anthony Jelonch |
| RL | 5 | Thibaud Flament | | 31' |
| LL | 4 | Cameron Woki | | 77' |
| TP | 3 | Uini Atonio | | 60' |
| HK | 2 | Julien Marchand | | 60' |
| LP | 1 | Cyril Baille | | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Peato Mauvaka | | 60' |
| PR | 17 | Reda Wardi | | 40' |
| PR | 18 | Sipili Falatea | | 60' |
| LK | 19 | Romain Taofifénua | | 31' |
| LK | 20 | Bastien Chalureau | | 77' |
| FL | 21 | Sekou Macalou | | 12' |
| SH | 22 | Maxime Lucu | | 53' |
| FH | 23 | Matthieu Jalibert | | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Fabien Galthié ||
| FB | 15 | Willie le Roux |
| RW | 14 | Cheslin Kolbe | | 48' |
| OC | 13 | Jesse Kriel | | 76' |
| IC | 12 | Damian de Allende |
| LW | 11 | Kurt-Lee Arendse |
| FH | 10 | Damian Willemse |
| SH | 9 | Faf de Klerk | | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Kwagga Smith | | 60' |
| BF | 7 | Pieter-Steph du Toit | 12' |
| OF | 6 | Siya Kolisi (c) | | 72' |
| RL | 5 | Franco Mostert |
| LL | 4 | Eben Etzebeth |
| TP | 3 | Frans Malherbe | | 51' |
| HK | 2 | Bongi Mbonambi | | 29' | 40' | 51' |
| LP | 1 | Ox Nché | | 51' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Malcolm Marx | | 29' | 40' | 51' |
| PR | 17 | Steven Kitshoff | | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Vincent Koch | | 51' |
| LK | 19 | Marvin Orie | | 72' |
| FL | 20 | Deon Fourie | 70' to 80' | 60' |
| SH | 21 | Cobus Reinach | | 60' |
| FH | 22 | Manie Libbok | | 76' |
| WG | 23 | Makazole Mapimpi | | 48' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Nienaber ||
* Assistant referees:
* Karl Dickson (England)
* Christophe Ridley (England)
* Television match official:
* Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Notes:
* Jasper Wiese (South Africa) had originally been named to start, but withdrew prior to the match due to injury. He was replaced by Kwagga Smith, whose place on the bench was taken by Deon Fourie.
* Bastien Chalureau, Reda Wardi (both France) and Manie Libbok (South Africa) made their international debuts.
* 19 November 2022 14:00 CET (UTC+1)
| Italy | 21–63 | South Africa |
| Try: Capuozzo 11' c L. Cannone 66' m Con: Allan (1/2) 13' Pen: Allan (3/3) 8', 21', 45' | Report | Try: Arendse (2) 2' m, 47' c Mbonambi 30' c Kolbe 45' m Smith 55' c Marx 62' c Kitshoff 68' c Willemse 73' c Reinach 79' c Con: Kolbe (1/2) 31' Libbok (5/6) 50', 56', 70', 74', 80+1' Pen: Kolbe (2/2) 10', 26' |
* Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa Attendance: 26,457 Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
| FB | 15 | Ange Capuozzo |
| RW | 14 | Pierre Bruno | 71' |
| OC | 13 | Ignacio Brex |
| IC | 12 | Luca Morisi | 51' |
| LW | 11 | Monty Ioane |
| FH | 10 | Tommaso Allan |
| SH | 9 | Stephen Varney | 61' |
| N8 | 8 | Lorenzo Cannone |
| OF | 7 | Michele Lamaro (c) |
| BF | 6 | Sebastian Negri | 51' |
| RL | 5 | Federico Ruzza | 68' |
| LL | 4 | Niccolò Cannone |
| TP | 3 | Pietro Ceccarelli | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Giacomo Nicotera | 40' |
| LP | 1 | Danilo Fischetti | 51' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Gianmarco Lucchesi | 40' |
| PR | 17 | Ivan Nemer | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Simone Ferrari | 40' |
| LK | 19 | David Sisi | 68' |
| FL | 20 | Manuel Zuliani | 51' |
| SH | 21 | Alessandro Garbisi | 61' |
| FB | 22 | Edoardo Padovani | 71' |
| CE | 23 | Tommaso Menoncello | 51' |
| Coach: ||
| Kieran Crowley ||
| FB | 15 | Willie le Roux |
| RW | 14 | Cheslin Kolbe | 47' |
| OC | 13 | Damian de Allende |
| IC | 12 | André Esterhuizen |
| LW | 11 | Kurt-Lee Arendse |
| FH | 10 | Damian Willemse |
| SH | 9 | Faf de Klerk | 69' |
| N8 | 8 | Jasper Wiese | 61' |
| BF | 7 | Franco Mostert |
| OF | 6 | Siya Kolisi (c) |
| RL | 5 | Marvin Orie | 51' |
| LL | 4 | Salmaan Moerat | 43' |
| TP | 3 | Frans Malherbe | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Bongi Mbonambi | 50' |
| LP | 1 | Ox Nché | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Malcolm Marx | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Steven Kitshoff | 50' |
| PR | 18 | Vincent Koch | 50' |
| LK | 19 | Eben Etzebeth | 43' |
| FL | 20 | Kwagga Smith | 51' |
| FL | 21 | Evan Roos | 61' |
| SH | 22 | Cobus Reinach | 69' |
| FH | 23 | Manie Libbok | 47' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Nienaber ||
* Player of the Match:
* Kurt-Lee Arendse (South Africa)
* Assistant referees:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
* Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
* Television match official:
* Eric Gauzins (France)
Notes:
* South Africa recorded their biggest ever away victory over Italy (excluding their meeting in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which took place in a neutral venue).
* 26 November 2022 17:30 GMT (UTC+0)
| England | 13–27 | South Africa |
| Try: Slade 72' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 73' Pen: Farrell (2/3) 14', 46' | Report | Try: Arendse 33' m Etzebeth 50' c Con: de Klerk (1/2) 50' Pen: de Klerk (3/4) 19', 40', 58' Drop: Willemse (2/2) 32', 42' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,268 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Freddie Steward |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Freeman | | 40' |
| OC | 13 | Manu Tuilagi |
| IC | 12 | Owen Farrell (c) |
| LW | 11 | Jonny May |
| FH | 10 | Marcus Smith | | 61' |
| SH | 9 | Jack van Poortvliet | | 67' |
| N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola | | 57' |
| OF | 7 | Tom Curry | 49' to 59' |
| BF | 6 | Alex Coles | | 47' |
| RL | 5 | Jonny Hill |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Kyle Sinckler | | 40' | 76' |
| HK | 2 | Jamie George | | 40' |
| LP | 1 | Mako Vunipola | | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Luke Cowan-Dickie | | 40' |
| PR | 17 | Ellis Genge | | 40' |
| PR | 18 | Will Stuart | | 40' | 76' |
| LK | 19 | David Ribbans | | 47' |
| N8 | 20 | Sam Simmonds | | 57' |
| SH | 21 | Ben Youngs | | 67' |
| CE | 22 | Henry Slade | | 61' |
| WG | 23 | Jack Nowell | | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Willie le Roux | | 61' |
| RW | 14 | Kurt-Lee Arendse | | 79' |
| OC | 13 | Jesse Kriel |
| IC | 12 | Damian de Allende |
| LW | 11 | Makazole Mapimpi | | | 63' |
| FH | 10 | Damian Willemse |
| SH | 9 | Faf de Klerk | | 73' |
| N8 | 8 | Evan Roos | | 52' | 73' |
| BF | 7 | Franco Mostert |
| OF | 6 | Siya Kolisi (c) | | | 73' |
| RL | 5 | Marvin Orie | | 46' |
| LL | 4 | Eben Etzebeth |
| TP | 3 | Frans Malherbe | | 60' | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Bongi Mbonambi | | 47' |
| LP | 1 | Ox Nché | | 47' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Malcolm Marx | | 47' |
| PR | 17 | Steven Kitshoff | | 47' |
| PR | 18 | Thomas du Toit | 61' | 60' |
| FL | 19 | Marco van Staden | | 54' |
| FL | 20 | Kwagga Smith | | 46' |
| SH | 21 | Jaden Hendrikse | | 73' |
| FH | 22 | Manie Libbok | | 61' |
| WG | 23 | Canan Moodie | | 79' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Nienaber ||
* Player of the Match:
* Franco Mostert (South Africa)
* Assistant referees:
* Andrew Brace (Ireland)
* Pierre Brousset (France)
* Television match official:
* Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Notes:
* Manu Tuilagi (England) earned his 50th test cap.

## Mid-week matches

* 10 November 2022 19:30 GMT (UTC+0)
| Munster | 28–14 | South Africa A |
| Try: Daly 2' c Zebo 29' c Barron 38' c Haley 42' c Con: Healy (4/4) 4', 30', 39', 43' | Report | Try: Fassi 14' c Notshe 62' c Con: Goosen (1/1) 15' Lombard (1/1) 63' |
* Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Attendance: 41,400 Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
| FB | 15 | Mike Haley |
| RW | 14 | Shane Daly |
| OC | 13 | Antoine Frisch | | 63' |
| IC | 12 | Rory Scannell |
| LW | 11 | Simon Zebo | | 53' |
| FH | 10 | Ben Healy |
| SH | 9 | Paddy Patterson | | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | Gavin Coombes | | 57' |
| OF | 7 | John Hodnett | | 61' | 72' |
| BF | 6 | Jack O'Donoghue (c) |
| RL | 5 | Kiran McDonald |
| LL | 4 | Edwin Edogbo | | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Roman Salanoa | | 55' |
| HK | 2 | Diarmuid Barron | | 55' |
| LP | 1 | Josh Wycherley | | 55' | 61' | 72' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Niall Scannell | | 55' |
| PR | 17 | Liam O'Connor | 61' to 71' | 55' |
| PR | 18 | Keynan Knox | | 55' |
| LK | 19 | Cian Hurley | | 63' |
| N8 | 20 | Alex Kendellen | | 57' |
| SH | 21 | Neil Cronin | | 72' |
| FH | 22 | Patrick Campbell | | 53' |
| WG | 23 | Malakai Fekitoa | | 63' |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Rowntree ||
| FB | 15 | Aphelele Fassi |
| RW | 14 | Suleiman Hartzenberg |
| OC | 13 | Henco van Wyk |
| IC | 12 | Cornal Hendricks |
| LW | 11 | Leolin Zas |
| FH | 10 | Johan Goosen |
| SH | 9 | Herschel Jantjies |
| N8 | 8 | Jean-Luc du Preez |
| BF | 7 | Elrigh Louw |
| OF | 6 | Phepsi Buthelezi |
| RL | 5 | Ruan Nortjé |
| LL | 4 | Jason Jenkins |
| TP | 3 | Thomas du Toit (c) |
| HK | 2 | Joseph Dweba |
| LP | 1 | Ntuthuko Mchunu |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Andre-Hugo Venter |
| PR | 17 | Simphiwe Matanzima |
| PR | 18 | Sazi Sandi |
| LK | 19 | Dan du Preez |
| FL | 20 | Sikhumbuzo Notshe |
| SH | 21 | Grant Williams |
| FH | 22 | Sanele Nohamba |
| CE | 23 | Gianni Lombard |
| Coach: ||
| Mzwandile Stick ||
Player of the match: Paddy Patterson (Munster)
* 17 November 2022 19:30 GMT (UTC+0)
| Bristol Bears | 26–18 | South Africa A |
| Try: Ibitoye 32' c Thomas 59' c Con: Sheedy (2/2) 33', 59' Pen: Sheedy (4/4) 16', 25', 51', 67' | Report | Try: Mchunu 48' m Notshe 77' c Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (0/1) Goosen (1/1) 77' Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2/2) 3', 19' |
* Ashton Gate, Bristol Attendance: 26,387
| FB | 15 | Luke Morahan | |
| RW | 14 | Deago Bailey | |
| OC | 13 | Piers O'Conor | |
| IC | 12 | Sam Bedlow | 68' |
| LW | 11 | Gabriel Ibitoye | |
| FH | 10 | Callum Sheedy | |
| SH | 9 | Will Porter | 65' |
| N8 | 8 | Fitz Harding | |
| OF | 7 | Jake Heenan | 60' |
| BF | 6 | Magnus Bradbury | |
| RL | 5 | Joe Batley | |
| LL | 4 | Joe Joyce (c) | 12' |
| TP | 3 | Max Lahiff | 65' |
| HK | 2 | Bryan Byrne | 54' |
| LP | 1 | Yann Thomas | 60' |
| Replacements: | |
| HK | 16 | Harry Thacker | 54' |
| PR | 17 | Jake Woolmore | 60' |
| PR | 18 | Jonathan Benz-Salomon | 65' |
| LK | 19 | John Hawkin | 12' |
| N8 | 20 | Sam Lewis | 60' |
| SH | 21 | Andy Uren | 65' |
| FH | 22 | Joe Jenkins | 68' |
| WG | 23 | Rich Lane | |
| Coach: | |
| Pat Lam | |
| FB | 15 | Gianni Lombard | |
| RW | 14 | Suleiman Hartzenberg | |
| OC | 13 | Henco van Wyk | |
| IC | 12 | Cornal Hendricks | |
| LW | 11 | Leolin Zas | |
| FH | 10 | Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu | |
| SH | 9 | Grant Williams | |
| N8 | 8 | Jean-Luc du Preez | |
| BF | 7 | Elrigh Louw | |
| OF | 6 | Marco van Staden | |
| RL | 5 | Ruan Nortjé | |
| LL | 4 | Jason Jenkins | 15' to 25' |
| TP | 3 | Thomas du Toit (c) | |
| HK | 2 | Andre-Hugo Venter | |
| LP | 1 | Ntuthuko Mchunu | |
| Replacements: | |
| HK | 16 | JJ Kotze | |
| PR | 17 | Simphiwe Matanzima | |
| PR | 18 | Mornay Smith | |
| LK | 19 | Dan du Preez | |
| FL | 20 | Sikhumbuzo Notshe | |
| SH | 21 | Phepsi Buthelezi | |
| FH | 22 | Sanele Nohamba | |
| CE | 23 | Johan Goosen | |
| Coach: | |
| Mzwandile Stick | |
Player of the match: Joe Batley (Bristol Bears)