8 August 2009
Newlands, Cape Town
Tri-Nations Match
South Africa
29
Australia
17
Captain: John Smit Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Coach: Peter de Villiers Attendance: 49,000
Team - Combined caps: 620 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 2415 
Hooker Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 2526 
Tight-head Prop (C) John Smit Sharks 3186 
Lock Bakkies Botha Blue Bulls 2959 
Lock Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 32851 try
Flank Heinrich Brüssow Cheetahs 236 
Flank Juan Smith Cheetahs 2859 
Eighthman Pierre Spies Blue Bulls 2424 
Scrumhalf Fourie du Preez Blue Bulls 2748 
Flyhalf Morné Steyn Blue Bulls 2557 penalties, 1 dropgoal
Left Wing Bryan Habana Blue Bulls 2650 
Inside Centre Jean de Villiers WP 2850 
Outside Centre Jaque Fourie Lions 2647 
Right Wing JP Pietersen Sharks 2328 
Full Back Francois Steyn Sharks 2232 
Reserve Danie Rossouw Blue Bulls 3140 
Reserve Jannie du Plessis Sharks 269 
Reserve Ruan Pienaar Sharks 2531 
Reserve Adrian Jacobs Sharks 2824 
Reserve Andries Bekker WP 2516 
Reserve Enrico Januarie WP 2737 
Australia: 2 tries, 2 conversions, 1 dropgoal
Match pictures:
Team for the Newlands test
Back: Jaque Fourie, JP Pietersen, Pierre Spies, Andries Bekker, Danie Rossouw, Francois Steyn, Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Ruan Pienaar
Middle: Ricky Januarie, Bryan Habana, Morné Steyn, Fourie du Preez, Tendai Mtawarira, Heinrich Brüssow, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Adrian Jacobs
Front: Juan Smith, Dick Muir (asst coach), Victor Matfield, Peter de Villiers (coach), John Smit (captain), Arthob Pietersen (manager), Bakkies Botha, Gary Gold (asst coach), Jean de Villiers