South Africa 18–3 Scotland result, score & highlights — Rugby World Cup 10 Sep 2023

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Rugby World Cup · Round 1
Sunday 10 September 2023 · 15:45 UTC
CEPAC Vélodrome

18–3

Ended

1st half 6–3 · 2nd half 12–0

Form

South Africa

L W W W L

38–42 v Australia · 27 Sep
43–28 v New Zealand · 12 Sep
29–24 v New Zealand · 5 Sep

Head coach: Rassie Erasmus

Scotland

W L W L W

33–17 v Fiji · 18 Jul
28–42 v South Africa · 11 Jul
47–38 v Argentina · 4 Jul

Head coach: Gregor Townsend

Head to head

Last 1 meetings in our data: South Africa 1 – 0 Scotland · avg 70 total points

11 Jul 2026 · Nations Championship

South Africa

Scotland

42
28 FT

Rugby World Cup

as of October 15, 2026 15:25 UTC

Rugby World Cup standings
#	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
1	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Georgia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Chile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Tonga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Fiji	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Hong Kong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Wales	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Samoa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Scotland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Uruguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Zimbabwe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	USA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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