Full time31 July 1971
Exhibition Ground, Brisbane | Meeanjin, Australia · Tour 1971Head-to-head
South Africa won by 8 points.
Scoring
- –PAustralia penalty · Arthur McGill3–0
- –DAustralia drop goal · Arthur McGill6–0
- –CSouth Africa conversion · Ian McCallum6–2
- –PSouth Africa penalty · Ian McCallum6–5
- –TSouth Africa try · Piet Visagie6–8
- –TSouth Africa try · Hannes Viljoen6–11
- –TSouth Africa try · Piet Visagie6–14
Line-ups
Australia
- 1Reg SmithProp
- 2Peter JohnsonHooker
- 3Roy ProsserProp
- 4Garrick FaySecond row
- 5Owen ButlerSecond row
- 6Peter SullivanFlanker
- 7Greg DavisFlanker
- 8Robert McLeanNumber 8
- 9John HipwellScrum-half
- 10Geoffrey RichardsonFly-half
- 11Jeffrey McLeanWing
- 12Geoff ShawCentre
- 13Stephen KnightCentre
- 14John ColeWing
- 15Arthur McGillFull-back
South Africa
- 1Martiens LouwProp
- 2Piston van WykHooker
- 3Hannes MaraisProp
- 4Frik Du PreezSecond row
- 5John WilliamsSecond row
- 6Piet GreylingFlanker
- 7Jan EllisFlanker
- 8Morne Du PlessisNumber 8
- 9Joggie ViljoenScrum-half
- 10Piet VisagieFly-half
- 11Hannes ViljoenWing
- 12Peter CronjeCentre
- 13Joggie JansenCentre
- 14Syd NomisWing
- 15Ian McCallumFull-back
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Context
All-time, Australia 41–55 South Africa, 3 drawn in 99 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Australia going in
South Africa going in
- Previous meeting: 17 July 1971, Australia 11–19 South Africa
- Next meeting on record: 7 August 1971
Also on this day
Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.