TheBreakdown
Full time8 July 2000
Australia
44–23
South Africa
Telstra Dome, Melbourne | Narrm, AustraliaHead-to-head

Australia won by 21 points.

Scoring

  1. 1’CAustralia conversion · Stirling Mortlock2–0
  2. 1’CAustralia conversion · Stirling Mortlock4–0
  3. 1’PAustralia penalty · Stirling Mortlock7–0
  4. 1’PAustralia penalty · Stirling Mortlock10–0
  5. 1’PAustralia penalty · Stirling Mortlock13–0
  6. 1’TAustralia try · Stirling Mortlock18–0
  7. 1’TAustralia try · Stirling Mortlock23–0
  8. 1’TAustralia try · Jason Little28–0
  9. 1’TAustralia try · Toutai Kefu33–0
  10. 1’CSouth Africa conversion · Louis Koen33–2
  11. 1’PSouth Africa penalty · Louis Koen33–5
  12. 1’PSouth Africa penalty · Louis Koen33–8
  13. 1’TSouth Africa try · Breyton Paulse33–13
  14. 14’TSouth Africa try · Werner Swanepoel33–18
  15. 31’PAustralia penalty · Stirling Mortlock36–18
  16. 34’TSouth Africa try · Breyton Paulse36–23
  17. 70’PAustralia penalty · Stirling Mortlock39–23
  18. 71’TAustralia try · Stephen Larkham44–23

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Richard HarryProp
  2. 2Michael FoleyHooker
  3. 3Fletcher DysonProp
  4. 4David GiffinSecond row
  5. 5John EalesSecond row
  6. 6Mark ConnorsFlanker
  7. 7David WilsonFlanker
  8. 8Jim WilliamsNumber 8
  9. 9George GreganScrum-half
  10. 10Stephen LarkhamFly-half
  11. 11Joe RoffWing
  12. 12Rod KaferCentre
  13. 13Daniel HerbertCentre
  14. 14Stirling MortlockWing
  15. 15Chris LathamFull-back
  16. 16Jason LittleBench
  17. 17Elton FlatleyBench
  18. 18Sam CordingleyBench
  19. 19Toutai KefuBench
  20. 20Troy JaquesBench
  21. 21Glenn PanohoBench
  22. 22Jeremy PaulBench

South Africa

  1. 1Robbie KempsonProp
  2. 2Charl MaraisHooker
  3. 3Cobus VisagieProp
  4. 4Albert van den BergSecond row
  5. 5Krynauw OttoSecond row
  6. 6Rassie ErasmusFlanker
  7. 7Andre VenterFlanker
  8. 8Andre VosNumber 8
  9. 9Werner SwanepoelScrum-half
  10. 10Louis KoenFly-half
  11. 11Thinus DelportWing
  12. 12Japie MulderCentre
  13. 13Robbie FleckCentre
  14. 14Breyton PaulseWing
  15. 15Percy MontgomeryFull-back
  16. 16Chester WilliamsBench
  17. 17De Wet BarryBench
  18. 18Joost van der WesthuizenBench
  19. 19Corne KrigeBench
  20. 20Warren BrosnihanBench
  21. 21Ollie le RouxBench
  22. 22John SmitBench

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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

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.