16 August 2025
Ellispark, Johannesburg
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
22
Australia
38
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus Attendance: 51,327
Team - Combined caps: 725 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Ox Nche Sharks 3041 
Hooker Malcolm Marx Spears 3178 
Tight-head Prop Wilco Louw Blue Bulls 3118 
Lock Eben Etzebeth Sharks 33133 
Lock Lood de Jager Wild Knights 3267 
Flank Marco van Staden Blue Bulls 2927 
Flank Pieter-Steph du Toit Verblitz 3288 
Eighthman (C) Siya Kolisi Sharks 34931 try
Scrumhalf Grant Williams Sharks 2919 
Flyhalf Manie Libbok Liners 28202 conversions, 1 penalty
Left Wing Kurt-Lee Arendse DynaBoars 29261 try
Inside Centre André Esterhuizen Sharks 31201 try
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Canon 3180 
Right Wing Edwill van der Merwe Lions 293 
Full Back Aphelele Fassi Sharks 2712 
Reserve Kwagga Smith Blue Revs 3253 
Reserve Franco Mostert Honda 3479 
Reserve Boan Venter Edinburgh 281 
Reserve Bongi Mbonambi Sharks 3479 
Reserve Canan Moodie Blue Bulls 2214 
Reserve Asenathi Ntlabakanye Lions 261 
Reserve Damian Willemse WP 2741 
Reserve Cobus Reinach WP 3540 
Australia: 6 tries, 4 conversions
Match pictures:
Ox NcheMarco van StadenAndré EsterhuizenCanan MoodieAphelele FassiBoan VenterWilco LouwCobus ReinachEdwill van der MerweManie LibbokDamian WillemseKwagga SmithAsenathi NtlabakanyeKurt-Lee ArendseGrant WilliamsBongi MbonambiFranco MostertJesse KrielSiya KolisiRassie ErasmusEben EtzebethPieter-Steph du ToitMalcolm MarxLood de Jager
Team for the Ellispark test:
Back: Ox Nche, Marco van Staden, André Esterhuizen, Canan Moodie, Aphelele Fassi, Boan Venter, Wilco Louw
Middle: Cobus Reinach, Edwill van der Merwe, Manie Libbok, Damian Willemse, Kwagga Smith, Asenathi Ntlabakanye, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Grant Williams
Front: Bongi Mbonambi, Franco Mostert, Jesse Kriel, Siya Kolisi (captain), Dr Johan Erasmus (coach), Eben Etzebeth, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Malcolm Marx, Lood de Jager