27 September 2026
Perth Stadium, Perth
South Africa
38
Australia
42
Captain: André Esterhuizen Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus Attendance: 54,678
Team - Combined caps: 527 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Jan-Hendrik Wessels Blue Bulls 2514 
Hooker Johan Grobbelaar Blue Bulls 28101 try
Tight-head Prop Zachary Porthen WP 227 
Lock Eben Etzebeth Sharks 34146 
Lock Franco Mostert Heat 3584 
Flank Paul de Villiers WP 234 
Flank Elrigh Louw Blue Bulls 2715 
Eighthman Marco van Staden Blue Bulls 3137 
Scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies WP 3025 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 32872 conversions, 1 penalty
Left Wing Ethan Hooker Sharks 2313 
Inside Centre (C) André Esterhuizen Sharks 3235 
Outside Centre Canan Moodie Blue Bulls 2325 
Right Wing Edwill van der Merwe Sharks 3071 try
Full Back Aphelele Fassi Lupus 2818 
Reserve Malcolm Marx Spears 3293 
Reserve Ox Nche Sharks 31521 try
Reserve Wilco Louw WP 3235 
Reserve Lood de Jager Wild Knights 3377 
Reserve Jasper Wiese D-Rocks 3049 
Reserve Morné van den Berg Lions 28101 try
Reserve Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu WP 24242 conversions
Reserve Quan Horn Lions 252 
Penalty Tries: 1
Australia: 5 tries, 4 conversions, 3 penalties
Match pictures:
Wilco LouwZachary PorthenJan-Hendrik WesselsElrigh LouwEthan HookerCanan MoodieMarco van StadenMorné van den BergQuan HornSacha Feinberg-MngomezuluAphelele FassiJohan GrobbelaarPaul de VilliersEdwill van der MerweHerschel JantjiesOx NcheFranco MostertMalcolm MarxAndré EsterhuizenRassie ErasmusEben EtzebethHandré PollardLood de JagerJasper Wiese
Springbok team for the Perth test:
Back: Wilco Louw, Zachary Porthen, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Elrigh Louw, Ethan Hooker, Canan Moodie, Marco van Staden
Middle: Morné van den Berg, Quan Horn, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Aphelele Fassi, Johan Grobbelaar, Paul de Villiers, Edwill van der Merwe, Herschel Jantjies
Front: Ox Nche, Franco Mostert, Malcolm Marx, André Esterhuizen (captain), Dr Johan Erasmus (coach), Eben Etzebeth, Handré Pollard, Lood de Jager, Jasper Wiese