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South Africa A v Zimbabwe — Int. Friendly Games

Int. Friendly Games
Saturday 20 June 2026 · 10:00
South Africa A
40–0
Ended
1st half 21–0 · 2nd half 19–0
Zimbabwe

Form

South Africa A
W
  • 40–0 v Zimbabwe · 20 Jun
Zimbabwe
L L L L
  • 19–23 v Canada · 19 Jul
  • 15–31 v USA · 11 Jul
  • 26–36 v Tonga · 4 Jul

How it happened

  1. 17' Try Yaqeen Ahmed 5–0
  2. 18' Conversion Yaqeen Ahmed 7–0
  3. 21' Try Markus Muller 12–0
  4. 22' Conversion Yaqeen Ahmed 14–0
  5. 31' Try Hassiem Pead 19–0
  6. 32' Sub Michael Kumbirai on for Bornwell Gwinji
  7. 32' Conversion Yaqeen Ahmed 21–0
  8. 36' Sub Jurenzo Julius on for Zekethelo Siyaya
  9. HT 21–0
  10. 41' Sub Nico Steyn on for Hassiem Pead
  11. 50' Sub Hanru Jacobs on for Neethling Fouche
  12. 50' Sub Sibabalwe Mahashe on for Bathobele Hlekani
  13. 52' Red card Yaqeen Ahmed
  14. 53' Sub Dion Khumalo on for Tapiwa Mafura
  15. 55' Sub Adre Smith on for Phepsi Buthelezi
  16. 56' Try Nico Steyn 26–0
  17. 56' Conversion Luan Giliomee 28–0
  18. 60' Sub Tadiwanashe Gwashu on for Kudakwashe Nyakufaringwa
  19. 62' Sub Oliver Reid on for Boan Venter
  20. 62' Sub Liam van Wyk on for Siphosethu Mnebelele
  21. 62' Sub Tijde Visser on for Victor Mupunga
  22. 62' Sub Tapiwa Mafura on for Trevor Gurwe
  23. 63' Sub Liam Larkan on for Matthew Simba Mandioma
  24. 65' Sub Aiden Burnett on for Dylan Utete
  25. 65' Sub Keegan Joubert on for Hilton Mudariki
  26. 66' Sub Imad Khan on for Nico Steyn
  27. 67' Try Imad Khan 33–0
  28. 67' Conversion Luan Giliomee 35–0
  29. 69' Sub Daniel Cooke on for Gary Porter
  30. 80' Try Jaco Williams 40–0
  31. FT 40–0

Match stats

Possession

48%
Ball possession
52%
143
Passes
167

Scoring

6
Tries
0
2
Try assists
0
5
Conversions
0

Scoring other

114
Carries
109
9
Clean breaks
6
0
Penalty goals
0
0
Drop goals
0

Other

8/8 (100%)
Scrums
4/5 (80%)
13/16 (81%)
Lineouts
15/17 (88%)
12
Turnovers
14
4
Turnovers won
7
681
Meters run
272
9
Offloads
13
143
Tackles
132
22
Tackles missed
29

Penalty

7
Penalties conceded
8
1
Red cards
0
0
Yellow cards
0

Line-ups

South Africa A

  1. Boan Venter
  2. Siphosethu Mnebelele
  3. Neethling Fouche
  4. Vincent Tshikaya Tshituka
  5. Ruben van Heerden
  6. Emmanuel Tshituka
  7. Bathobele Hlekani
  8. Phepsi Buthelezi
  9. Hassiem Pead
  10. Yaqeen Ahmed
  11. Zekethelo Siyaya
  12. Jaco Williams
  13. Luan Giliomee
  14. 13 Lukhanyo Am
  15. 13 Markus Muller
Replacements
  1. Liam van Wyk
  2. Oliver Reid
  3. Hanru Jacobs
  4. Adre Smith
  5. Sibabalwe Mahashe
  6. Nico Steyn
  7. Imad Khan
  8. 13 Jurenzo Julius

Zimbabwe

  1. Gary Porter
  2. Tino Mavesere
  3. Bruce Houston
  4. Tapiwa Mafura
  5. 1 Victor Mupunga
  6. 2 Matthew Simba Mandioma
  7. 3 Bornwell Gwinji
  8. 4 Kudakwashe Nyakufaringwa
  9. 6 Simba Siraha
  10. 7 Dylan Utete
  11. 9 Hilton Mudariki
  12. 11 Edward Sigauke
  13. 12 Kudzai Mashawi
  14. 13 Brandon Mudzekenyedzi
  15. 14 Trevor Gurwe
Replacements
  1. 3 Michael Kumbirai
  2. 16 Liam Larkan
  3. 17 Tijde Visser
  4. 19 Daniel Cooke
  5. 20 Tadiwanashe Gwashu
  6. 21 Aiden Burnett
  7. 22 Keegan Joubert
  8. 23 Dion Khumalo

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