30 July 2005
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Tri-Nations Match
South Africa
22
Australia
16
Captain: John Smit Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Coach: Jake White Attendance: 50,000
Team - Combined caps: 374 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Gürthro Steenkamp Cheetahs 245 
Hooker (C) John Smit Sharks 2744 
Tight-head Prop CJ van der Linde Cheetahs 2417 
Lock Bakkies Botha Blue Bulls 2524 
Lock Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 2838 
Flank Joe van Niekerk WP 2536 
Flank Juan Smith Cheetahs 2414 
Eighthman Jacques Cronjé Blue Bulls 2214 
Scrumhalf Fourie du Preez Blue Bulls 2318 
Flyhalf André Pretorius Lions 26131 dropgoal
Left Wing Bryan Habana Blue Bulls 228 
Inside Centre Jean de Villiers WP 2413 
Outside Centre Jaque Fourie Lions 2212 
Right Wing Breyton Paulse WP 29521 try
Full Back Percy Montgomery Sharks 31661 conversion, 3 penalties, 1 dropgoal
Reserve Wayne Julies Lions 267 
Reserve Schalk (jnr) Burger WP 2218 
Reserve Albert van den Berg Sharks 3130 
Reserve Gary Botha Blue Bulls 230 
Reserve Enrico Januarie Lions 234 
Australia: 1 try, 1 conversion, 3 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Australia test
Back: Jaque Fourie, Jean de Villiers, Schalk Burger, Bakkies Botha, Albert van der Berg, Juan Smith, Jacques Cronjé, Gürthro Steenkamp, CJ van der Linde
Middle: Enrico Januarie, Lawrence Sephaka, Jaco van der Westhuyzen, Wayne Julies, Gary Botha, Fourie du Preez, Bryan Habana, André Pretorius
Front: Joe van Niekerk, Allister Coetzee (asst coach), Percy Montgomery, Jake White (coach), John Smit (captain), Arthrob Petersen (manager), Breyton Paulse, Gert Smal (asst coach), Victor Matfield