30 September 2017
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
27
Australia
27
Captain: Eben Etzebeth Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Coach: Allister Coetzee Attendance: 33,000
Team - Combined caps: 354 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 3294 
Hooker Malcolm Marx Lions 239 
Tight-head Prop Ruan Dreyer Lions 2721 try
Lock (C) Eben Etzebeth WP 2561 
Lock Franco Mostert Lions 2613 
Flank Siya Kolisi WP 2623 
Flank Francois Louw Bath 3252 
Eighthman Uzair Cassiem Cheetahs 275 
Scrumhalf Ross Cronjé Lions 284 
Flyhalf Elton Jantjies Lions 27183 conversions, 2 penalties
Left Wing Courtnall Skosan Lions 2671 try
Inside Centre Jan Serfontein Blue Bulls 24331 try
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Blue Bulls 2323 
Right Wing Dillyn Leyds WP 253 
Full Back Andries Coetzee Lions 277 
Reserve Jean-Luc du Preez Sharks 228 
Reserve Steven Kitshoff Bordeaux 2517 
Reserve Trevor Nyakane Blue Bulls 2832 
Reserve Damian de Allende WP 2525 
Reserve Pieter-Steph du Toit WP 2527 
Reserve Rudy Paige Blue Bulls 2810 
Australia: 3 tries, 3 conversions, 2 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Bloemfontein test:
Back: Malcolm Marx, Uzair Cassiem, Franco Mostert, Jean-Luc du Preez, Damian de Allende, Steven Kitshoff, Handré Pollard, Ruan Dreyer
Middle: Ross Cronjé, Courtnall Skosan, Elton Jantjies, Dillyn Leyds, Wade van Niekerk (presented jerseys), Jesse Kriel, Andries Coetzee, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Rudy Paige
Front: Trevor Nyakane, Francois Louw, Siya Kolisi, Allister Coetzee (coach), Eben Etzebeth (captain), Ian Schwartz (manager), Tendai Mtawarira, Jan Serfontein, Pieter-Steph du Toit