Full time7 August 1971
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Tour 1971Head-to-head
South Africa won by 12 points.
Scoring
- –PAustralia penalty · Jeffrey McLean3–0
- –TAustralia try · John Cole6–0
- –CSouth Africa conversion · Piet Visagie6–2
- –CSouth Africa conversion · Piet Visagie6–4
- –CSouth Africa conversion · Piet Visagie6–6
- –PSouth Africa penalty · Piet Visagie6–9
- –TSouth Africa try · Peter Cronje6–12
- –TSouth Africa try · Piet Visagie6–15
- –TSouth Africa try · Jan Ellis6–18
Line-ups
Australia
- 1Stuart MacdougallProp
- 2Robert ThompsonHooker
- 3Roy ProsserProp
- 4Stuart GregorySecond row
- 5Owen ButlerSecond row
- 6Peter SullivanFlanker
- 7Greg DavisFlanker
- 8Robert McLeanNumber 8
- 9Michael BarryScrum-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
Match officials
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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: 31 July 1971, Australia 6–14 South Africa
- Next meeting on record: 22 August 1992
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.