4 September 2010
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Tri-Nations Match
South Africa
39
Australia
41
Captain: John Smit Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Coach: Peter de Villiers Attendance: 38,000
Team - Combined caps: 750 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Gürthro Steenkamp Blue Bulls 29301 try
Hooker (C) John Smit Sharks 32101 
Tight-head Prop Jannie du Plessis Sharks 2719 
Lock Danie Rossouw Blue Bulls 3253 
Lock Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 33100 
Flank Schalk (jnr) Burger WP 2762 
Flank Juan Smith Cheetahs 2964 
Eighthman Pierre Spies Blue Bulls 2536 
Scrumhalf Francois Hougaard Blue Bulls 224 
Flyhalf Morné Steyn Blue Bulls 26203 conversions, 6 penalties
Left Wing Bryan Habana WP 2765 
Inside Centre Jean de Villiers Munster 29621 try
Outside Centre Jaque Fourie WP 27611 try
Right Wing JP Pietersen Sharks 2435 
Full Back Francois Steyn Racing 2338 
Reserve Gio Aplon WP 278 
Reserve CJ van der Linde Cheetahs 3064 
Reserve Flip van der Merwe Blue Bulls 255 
Reserve Chilliboy Ralepelle Blue Bulls 2316 
Reserve Ryan Kankowski Sharks 2415 
Australia: 5 tries, 5 conversions, 2 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Bloemfontein test:
Back: Jaque Fourie, Schalk Burger, Pierre Spies, Flip van der Merwe, Danie Rossouw, Ryan Kankowski, Jannie du Plessis, Güthro Steenkamp
Middle Ricky Januarie, Gio Aplon, Morné Steyn, JP Pietersen, Francois Steyn, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Francois Hougaard, Juan de Jongh
Front: Jean de Villiers, Bryan Habana, Dick Muir (asst coach), Victor Matfield, Peter de Villiers (coach), John Smit (captain), Gary Gold (asst coach), Juan Smith, CJ van der Linde