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Men's Internationals 2026 · Perth Stadium, Perth | Boorloo · 27 September 2026Head-to-head
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Australia won by 4 points.Half-time 24–17 · Tries 5–5 · AUS 4 yellow cards

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102427303960647174805789Attacks1729Ball won9510018251418532211492248739%Own 2249%Own half62%Opp half87%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
AUS11017
RSA16123
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
AUS4/53/30
RSA4/41/10
← South Africa attack · Australia 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
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • 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
MinTeamWhatScore
10′South AfricaTry, Johan Grobbelaar, converted3–8
24′AustraliaTry, Len Ikitau, converted8–10
27′AustraliaTry, Len Ikitau, converted15–10
30′South AfricaTry, Edwill Van Der Merwe, converted17–15
39′AustraliaTry, Ben Donaldson, converted22–17
60′AustraliaTry, Harry Wilson, converted35–17
64′AustraliaTry, Max Jorgensen42–17
71′South AfricaTry42–24
74′South AfricaTry, Morne van den Berg, converted42–29
80′South AfricaTry, Ox Nche, converted42–36
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

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013253850HT0′20′40′60′80′4 AUS cards
10′Johan Grobbelaar24′Len Ikitau27′Len Ikitau30′Edwill Van Der Merwe39′Ben Donaldson60′Harry Wilson64′Max Jorgensen71′RSA74′Morne van den Berg80′Ox Nche
AUS

Team stats

RSA
54%Possession46%
49%Territory51%
134Carries93
381Metres gained445
9Clean breaks7
23Defenders beaten17
179Passes107
4Offloads5
110Tackles made161
17Tackles missed23
97/103Rucks won65/68
11/12Lineouts won11/14
7/7Scrums won6/7
0/0Mauls won4/5
5Turnovers won6
12Penalties conceded11
22Kicks from hand17
596Kick metres320
Goal kicking
AUS conversions 4/5, penalties 3/3 · RSA conversions 4/4, penalties 1/1. 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

Australia

  1. 1Angus BellProp
  2. 2Brandon Paenga-AmosaHooker
  3. 3Allan AlaalatoaProp
  4. 4Jeremy WilliamsSecond row
  5. 5Lukhan Salakaia-LotoSecond row
  6. 6Rob ValetiniFlanker
  7. 7Fraser McReightFlanker
  8. 8Harry WilsonNumber 8
  9. 9Ryan LonerganScrum-half
  10. 10Ben DonaldsonFly-half
  11. 11Joseph SuaaliiWing
  12. 12Hunter PaisamiCentre
  13. 13Len IkitauCentre
  14. 14Max JorgensenWing
  15. 15Tom WrightFull-back
  16. 16Billy PollardBench
  17. 17Aidan RossBench
  18. 18Taniela TupouBench
  19. 19Lachlan ShawBench
  20. 20Tom HooperBench
  21. 21Carlo TizzanoBench
  22. 22Tate McDermottBench
  23. 23Harry PotterBench

South Africa

  1. 1Jan-Hendrik WesselsProp
  2. 2Johan GrobbelaarHooker
  3. 3Zach PorthenProp
  4. 4Eben EtzebethSecond row
  5. 5Franco MostertSecond row
  6. 6Paul de VilliersFlanker
  7. 7Elrigh LouwFlanker
  8. 8Marco van StadenNumber 8
  9. 9Herschel JantjiesScrum-half
  10. 10Handre PollardFly-half
  11. 11Ethan HookerWing
  12. 12Andre EsterhuizenCentre
  13. 13Canan MoodieCentre
  14. 14Edwill Van Der MerweWing
  15. 15Aphelele FassiFull-back
  16. 16Malcolm MarxBench
  17. 17Ox NcheBench
  18. 18Wilco LouwBench
  19. 19Lodewyk De JagerBench
  20. 20Jasper WieseBench
  21. 21Morne van den BergBench
  22. 22Sacha Feinberg-MngomezuluBench
  23. 23Quan HornBench

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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.