5 September 2009
Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane
Tri-Nations Match
South Africa
6
Australia
21
Captain: John Smit Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Coach: Peter de Villiers Attendance: 47,481
Team - Combined caps: 623 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 2417 
Hooker Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 2528 
Tight-head Prop (C) John Smit Sharks 3188 
Lock Bakkies Botha Blue Bulls 2961 
Lock Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 3287 
Flank Heinrich Brüssow Cheetahs 238 
Flank Juan Smith Cheetahs 2861 
Eighthman Pierre Spies Blue Bulls 2426 
Scrumhalf Fourie du Preez Blue Bulls 2750 
Flyhalf Morné Steyn Blue Bulls 2571 penalty, 1 dropgoal
Left Wing Bryan Habana Blue Bulls 2652 
Inside Centre Jean de Villiers WP 2852 
Outside Centre Jaque Fourie Lions 2649 
Right Wing Odwa Ndungane Sharks 284 
Full Back Ruan Pienaar Sharks 2533 
Reserve Adrian Jacobs Sharks 2926 
Reserve Schalk (jnr) Burger WP 2651 
Reserve Danie Rossouw Blue Bulls 3141 
Reserve Francois Steyn Sharks 2234 
Australia: 2 tries, 1 conversion, 2 penalties, 1 dropgoal
Match pictures:
Team for the Brisbane test
Back: Jaque Fourie, Schalk Burger, Pierre Spies, Danie Rossouw, Francois Steyn, Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Ruan Pienaar
Middle: Ricky Januarie, Heinrich Brüssow, Tendai Mtawarira, Morné Steyn, Fourie du Preez, Bryan Habana, Odwa Ndungane, Chilliboy Ralepelle, Adrian Jacobs
Front: Juan Smith, Dick Muir (asst coach), Victor Matfield, Peter de Villiers (coach), John Smit (captain), Arthrob Petersen (manager), Bakkies Botha, Gary Gold (asst coach), Jean de Villiers