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Full time31 July 2004
Australia
30–26
South Africa
Subiaco Oval, Perth | Boorloo, Australia · Tri Nations 2004Head-to-head

Australia won by 4 points.

Scoring

  1. 4’PSouth Africa penalty · Percy Montgomery0–3
  2. 6’TAustralia try · Lote Tuqiri5–3
  3. 7’CAustralia conversion · Matt Giteau7–3
  4. 13’TSouth Africa try · Jaco van der Westhuyzen7–8
  5. 19’PSouth Africa penalty · Percy Montgomery7–11
  6. 24’TSouth Africa try · Jean De Villiers7–16
  7. 35’TAustralia try · Stephen Larkham12–16
  8. 44’PAustralia penalty · Matt Giteau15–16
  9. 52’PAustralia penalty · Matt Giteau18–16
  10. 55’PSouth Africa penalty · Percy Montgomery18–19
  11. 62’TAustralia try · Chris Latham23–19
  12. 69’TSouth Africa try · Gaffie du Toit23–24
  13. 71’CSouth Africa conversion · Percy Montgomery23–26
  14. 79’TAustralia try · Clyde Rathbone28–26
  15. 82’CAustralia conversion · Matt Burke30–26

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Bill YoungProp
  2. 2Jeremy PaulHooker
  3. 3Al BaxterProp
  4. 4Justin HarrisonSecond row
  5. 5Nathan SharpeSecond row
  6. 6George SmithFlanker
  7. 7Phil WaughFlanker
  8. 8David LyonsNumber 8
  9. 9George GreganScrum-half
  10. 10Stephen LarkhamFly-half
  11. 11Lote TuqiriWing
  12. 12Matt GiteauCentre
  13. 13Stirling MortlockCentre
  14. 14Clyde RathboneWing
  15. 15Chris LathamFull-back
  16. 16Adam FreierBench
  17. 17Matt DunningBench
  18. 18Dan VickermanBench
  19. 19John RoeBench
  20. 20Chris WhitakerBench
  21. 21Matt BurkeBench
  22. 22Wendell SailorBench

South Africa

  1. 1Os du RandtProp
  2. 2John SmitHooker
  3. 3Eddie AndrewsProp
  4. 4Bakkies BothaSecond row
  5. 5Gerrie BritzSecond row
  6. 6Schalk BurgerFlanker
  7. 7AJ VenterFlanker
  8. 8Jacques CronjeNumber 8
  9. 9Fourie Du PreezScrum-half
  10. 10Jaco van der WesthuyzenFly-half
  11. 11Jean De VilliersWing
  12. 12De Wet BarryCentre
  13. 13Marius JoubertCentre
  14. 14Breyton PaulseWing
  15. 15Percy MontgomeryFull-back
  16. 16Hanyani ShimangeBench
  17. 17CJ Van Der LindeBench
  18. 18Albert van den BergBench
  19. 19Joe Van NiekerkBench
  20. 20Bolla ConradieBench
  21. 21Gaffie du ToitBench
  22. 22Brent RussellBench

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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.