16 August 2025
Ellispark, Johannesburg
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
Australia
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus
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 3493 
Scrumhalf Grant Williams Sharks 2919 
Flyhalf Manie Libbok WP 2820 
Left Wing Kurt-Lee Arendse DynaBoars 2926 
Inside Centre André Esterhuizen Sharks 3120 
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Canon 3180 
Right Wing Edwill van der Merwe Lions 293 
Full Back Aphelele Fassi Sharks 2712