TheBreakdown
Full time8 September 2018
Australia
23–18
South Africa
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Meeanjin, Australia · The Rugby Championship 2018Head-to-head

Australia won by 5 points.

Scoring

  1. 3’TAustralia try · Michael Hooper5–0
  2. 4’CAustralia conversion · Matt Toomua7–0
  3. 8’PSouth Africa penalty · Elton Jantjies7–3
  4. 15’TSouth Africa try · Mbongeni Mbonambi7–8
  5. 17’CSouth Africa conversion · Elton Jantjies7–10
  6. 29’TSouth Africa try · Makazole Mapimpi7–15
  7. 34’TAustralia try · Matt Toomua12–15
  8. 35’CAustralia conversion · Matt Toomua14–15
  9. 40’PSouth Africa penalty · Elton Jantjies14–18
  10. 43’PAustralia penalty · Reece Hodge17–18
  11. 56’PAustralia penalty · Matt Toomua20–18
  12. 70’PAustralia penalty · Matt Toomua23–18

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Scott SioProp
  2. 2Tatafu Polota-NauHooker
  3. 3Allan AlaalatoaProp
  4. 4Rory ArnoldSecond row
  5. 5Izack RoddaSecond row
  6. 6Lukhan Salakaia-LotoFlanker
  7. 7Michael HooperFlanker
  8. 8Pete SamuNumber 8
  9. 9Will GeniaScrum-half
  10. 10Kurtley BealeFly-half
  11. 11Marika KoroibeteWing
  12. 12Matt ToomuaCentre
  13. 13Reece HodgeCentre
  14. 14Jack MaddocksWing
  15. 15Dane Haylett-PettyFull-back
  16. 16Folau Fainga'aBench
  17. 17Tom RobertsonBench
  18. 18Taniela TupouBench
  19. 19Rob SimmonsBench
  20. 20Ned HaniganBench
  21. 21Joe PowellBench
  22. 22Bernard FoleyBench
  23. 23Thomas BanksBench

South Africa

  1. 1Steven KitshoffProp
  2. 2Mbongeni MbonambiHooker
  3. 3Frans MalherbeProp
  4. 4Eben EtzebethSecond row
  5. 5Franco MostertSecond row
  6. 6Siya KolisiFlanker
  7. 7Pieter-Steph Du ToitFlanker
  8. 8Warren WhiteleyNumber 8
  9. 9Faf de KlerkScrum-half
  10. 10Elton JantjiesFly-half
  11. 11Aphiwe DyantyiWing
  12. 12Damian de AllendeCentre
  13. 13Jesse KrielCentre
  14. 14Makazole MapimpiWing
  15. 15Willie Le RouxFull-back
  16. 16Malcolm MarxBench
  17. 17Tendai MtawariraBench
  18. 18Wilco LouwBench
  19. 19RG SnymanBench
  20. 20Francois LouwBench
  21. 21Embrose PapierBench
  22. 22Handre PollardBench
  23. 23Cheslin KolbeBench

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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.