18 July 2015
Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
20
Australia
24
Captain: Victor Matfield Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Coach: Heyneke Meyer Attendance: 37,633
Team - Combined caps: 767 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 2964 
Hooker Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 3170 
Tight-head Prop Jannie du Plessis Sharks 3262 
Lock Eben Etzebeth WP 23331 try
Lock (C) Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 38121 
Flank Francois Louw Bath 3034 
Flank Marcell Coetzee Sharks 2426 
Eighthman Schalk (jnr) Burger Suntory 3275 
Scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar Ulster 3180 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 2192 conversions, 2 penalties
Left Wing Bryan Habana Toulon 32106 
Inside Centre Damian de Allende WP 233 
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Blue Bulls 2101 try
Right Wing JP Pietersen Wild Knights 2959 
Full Back Willie le Roux Cheetahs 2525 
Reserve Frans Malherbe WP 244 
Reserve Lood de Jager Cheetahs 229 
Reserve Oupa Mohoje Cheetahs 247 
Reserve Adriaan Strauss Blue Bulls 2944 
Reserve Heinke van der Merwe Francais 304 
Reserve Lwazi Mvovo Sharks 2910 
Reserve Pat Lambie Sharks 2440 
Reserve Cobus Reinach Sharks 256 
Australia: 3 tries, 3 conversions, 1 penalty
Match pictures:
Team for the Brisbane test:
Back: JP Pietersen, Teboho “Oupa” Mohoje, Francois Louw, Lood de Jager, Eben Etzebeth, Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss
Middle: Pat Lambie, Lwazi Mvovo, Jesse Kriel, Handré Pollard, Damian De Allende, Marcell Coetzee, Frans Malherbe, Tendai Mtawarira, Willie le Roux, Heinke van der Merwe, Cobus Reinach
Front: Ricardo Loubscher (asst coach), Bryan Habana, Johann van Graan (asst coach), Victor Matfield (captain), Heyneke Meyer (coach), Ruan Pienaar (vice-captain), Ian Schwartz (team manager), Schalk Burger, John McFarland (asst coach)