27 September 2014
Newlands, Cape Town
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
28
Australia
10
Captain: Jean de Villiers Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Coach: Heyneke Meyer Attendance: 44,955
Team - Combined caps: 616 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 2959 
Hooker Adriaan Strauss Cheetahs 2838 
Tight-head Prop Jannie du Plessis Sharks 3158 
Lock Eben Etzebeth WP 2227 
Lock Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 37115 
Flank Marcell Coetzee Sharks 23201 try
Flank Oupa Mohoje Cheetahs 241 
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen WP 2823 
Scrumhalf Francois Hougaard Blue Bulls 2630 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 2041 penalty
Left Wing Bryan Habana Toulon 31101 
Inside Centre (C) Jean de Villiers WP 331002 tries
Outside Centre Jan Serfontein Blue Bulls 2114 
Right Wing Cornal Hendricks Cheetahs 267 
Full Back Willie le Roux Cheetahs 2519 
Reserve JP Pietersen Sharks 2854 
Reserve Schalk (jnr) Burger Suntory 3171 
Reserve Pat Lambie Sharks 23341 try, 1 conversion, 1 dropgoal
Reserve Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 3064 
Reserve Bakkies Botha Toulon 3581 
Reserve Marcel van der Merwe Blue Bulls 233 
Reserve Trevor Nyakane Cheetahs 257 
Reserve Cobus Reinach Sharks 240 
Australia: 1 try, 1 conversion, 1 penalty
Match pictures:
Team for the Newlands test:
Back: Teboho Mohoje, JP Pietersen, Schalk Burger (Jnr), Duane Vermeulen, Eben Etzebeth, Marcell Coetzee, Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss
Middle: Pat Lambie, Cornal Hendricks, Jan Serfontein, Handre Pollard, Marcel van der Merwe, Tendai Mtawarira, Willie le Roux, Francois Hougaard, Trevor Nyakane, Cobus Reinach
Front: Ricardo Loubscher (asst coach), Bryan Habana, Johann van Graan (asst coach), Jean de Villiers (captain), Heyneke Meyer (coach), Victor Matfield (vice-captain), Ian Schwartz (team manager), Bakkies Botha, John McFarland (asst coach)