Men's Rugby World Cup 1995 · Newlands Stadium, Cape Town · 25 May 1995Head-to-head
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South Africa won by 9 points.Half-time 14–13 · Tries 2–2
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Tacklesmademissed
RSA8613
AUS4911
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
RSA1/24/41
AUS1/22/30
← Australia attack · South Africa attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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- Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33′ | Australia | Try, Michael Lynagh, converted | 9–11 |
| 38′ | South Africa | Try, Pieter Hendriks, conversion missed | 14–13 |
| 64′ | South Africa | Try, Joel Stransky, converted | 25–13 |
| 78′ | Australia | Try, Phil Kearns, conversion missed | 27–18 |
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.
Score progression
Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.33′Michael Lynagh38′Pieter Hendriks64′Joel Stransky78′Phil Kearns
RSA
Team stats
AUS50%Possession50%
55Carries86
235Metres gained258
6Clean breaks3
11Defenders beaten13
80Passes114
5Offloads9
86Tackles made49
13Tackles missed11
30/32Rucks won46/50
8/20Lineouts won15/16
15/15Scrums won12/13
10/11Mauls won6/9
6Penalties conceded8
57Kicks from hand44
Goal kicking
RSA conversions 1/2, penalties 4/4 · AUS conversions 1/2, penalties 2/3. Pale segment = set piece lost.
RSA conversions 1/2, penalties 4/4 · AUS conversions 1/2, penalties 2/3. Pale segment = set piece lost.
Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.
Line-ups
South Africa
- 1Os du RandtProp
- 2James DaltonHooker
- 3Balie SwartProp
- 4Mark AndrewsSecond row
- 5Hannes StrydomSecond row
- 6Francois PienaarFlanker
- 7Ruben KrugerFlanker
- 8Rudolf StraeuliNumber 8
- 9Joost van der WesthuizenScrum-half
- 10Joel StranskyFly-half
- 11Pieter HendriksWing
- 12Hennie le RouxCentre
- 13Japie MulderCentre
- 14James SmallWing
- 15Andre JoubertFull-back
- 16Garry PagelBench
- 17Johan RouxBench
- 18Brendan VenterBench
- 19Gavin JohnsonBench
- 20Chris RossouwBench
- 21Krynauw OttoBench
Australia
- 1Dan CrowleyProp
- 2Phil KearnsHooker
- 3Ewen McKenzieProp
- 4Rod McCallSecond row
- 5John EalesSecond row
- 6Willie OfahengaueFlanker
- 7David WilsonFlanker
- 8Tim GavinNumber 8
- 9George GreganScrum-half
- 10Michael LynaghFly-half
- 11Damian SmithWing
- 12Jason LittleCentre
- 13Daniel HerbertCentre
- 14David CampeseWing
- 15Matt PiniFull-back
- 16Matt BurkeBench
- 17Scott BowenBench
- 18Peter SlatteryBench
- 19Troy CokerBench
- 20Mark HartillBench
- 21Michael FoleyBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, South Africa 55–41 Australia, 3 drawn in 99 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
South Africa going in
Australia going in
- Previous meeting: 21 August 1993, South Africa 12–19 Australia
- Next meeting on record: 13 July 1996
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.