6 September 2014
Subiaco Oval, Perth
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
23
Australia
24
Captain: Jean de Villiers Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Coach: Heyneke Meyer Attendance: 25,718
Team - Combined caps: 725 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 2957 
Hooker Adriaan Strauss Cheetahs 2836 
Tight-head Prop Jannie du Plessis Sharks 3156 
Lock Eben Etzebeth WP 2225 
Lock Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 37113 
Flank Francois Louw Bath 2932 
Flank Marcell Coetzee Sharks 2318 
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen WP 2821 
Scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar Ulster 3078 
Flyhalf Morné Steyn Francais 30586 penalties
Left Wing Bryan Habana Toulon 3199 
Inside Centre (C) Jean de Villiers WP 3398 
Outside Centre Jan Serfontein Blue Bulls 2112 
Right Wing Cornal Hendricks Cheetahs 2651 try
Full Back Willie le Roux Cheetahs 2517 
Reserve Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 3062 
Reserve Marcel van der Merwe Blue Bulls 231 
Reserve Trevor Nyakane Cheetahs 255 
Reserve Pat Lambie Sharks 2332 
Reserve Lood de Jager Cheetahs 215 
Reserve Warren Whiteley Lions 260 
Australia: 2 tries, 1 conversion, 4 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Perth test:
Back: Marcel van der Merwe, Francois Louw, Warren Whiteley, Duane Vermeulen, Lodewyk de Jager, Eben Etzebeth, Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss
Middle: Pat Lambie, Morné Steyn, Cornal Hendricks, Damian de Allende, Jan Serfontein, Marcell Coetzee, Tendai Mtawarira, Willie le Roux, Francois Hougaard, Trevor Nyakane
Front: Ricardo Loubscher (asst coach), Bryan Habana (100th test), Johann van Graan (asst coach), Jean de Villiers (captain), Heyneke Meyer (coach), Victor Matfield (vice-captain), Ian Schwartz (manager), Ruan Pienaar, John McFarland (asst coach)