12 September 2021
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
26
Australia
28
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Coach: Jacques Nienaber Attendance: 15,191
Team - Combined caps: 681 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Steven Kitshoff WP 2952 
Hooker Bongi Mbonambi WP 30411 try
Tight-head Prop Frans Malherbe WP 3043 
Lock Eben Etzebeth Toulon 2990 
Lock Lood de Jager Sale 2850 
Flank (C) Siya Kolisi Sharks 3056 
Flank Franco Mostert Honda 3044 
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen Blue Bulls 3554 
Scrumhalf Faf de Klerk Sale 2932 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Montpellier 27531 conversion, 3 penalties
Left Wing Makazole Mapimpi Sharks 3118 
Inside Centre Damian de Allende Munster 2951 
Outside Centre Lukhanyo Am Sharks 2719 
Right Wing S'bu Nkosi Sharks 2512 
Full Back Willie le Roux Verblitz 3266 
Reserve Malcolm Marx Spears 27392 tries
Reserve Ox Nche Sharks 264 
Reserve Vincent Koch Saracens 3124 
Reserve Marco van Staden Leicester 266 
Reserve Kwagga Smith Blue Revs 2812 
Reserve Jasper Wiese Leicester 255 
Reserve Herschel Jantjies WP 2514 
Reserve Damian Willemse WP 2312 
Australia: 1 try, 1 conversion, 7 penalties
Match pictures:
Lukhanyo AmJasper WieseMalcolm MarxFranco MostertFrans MalherbeVincent KochMarco van StadenFaf de KlerkOx NcheBongi MbonambiSMakazole MapimpiDamian WillemseKwagga SmithHerschel JantjiesLood de JagerDuane VermeulenEben EtzebethSiya KolisiJacques NienaberHandré PollardWillie le RouxSteven KitshoffDamian de Allende
Team for the Robina test:
Back: Lukhanyo Am, Jasper Wiese, Malcolm Marx, Franco Mostert, Frans Malherbe, Vincent Koch, Marco van Staden
Middle: Faf de Klerk, Ox Nche, Bongi Mbonambi, S'bu Nkosi, Makazole Mapimpi, Damian Willemse, Kwagga Smith, Herschel Jantjies
Front: Lood de Jager, Duane Vermeulen, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi (captain), Jacques Nienaber (coach) Handré Pollard (vice-captain), Willie le Roux, Steven Kitshoff, Damian de Allende