9 July 2005
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Mandela Plate
	South Africa 12 Australia 30
Captain: John Smit		Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Coach: Jake White		Attendance: 61534

Team:
Combined caps: 381 tests (starting 15)

Position	Player	Province	Age	Prev Tests	Scoring
Loose-head Prop	Os du Randt	Cheetahs	32	54
Hooker (C)	John Smit	Sharks	27	42
Tight-head Prop	Lawrence Sephaka	Lions	26	17
Lock	Bakkies Botha	Blue Bulls	25	22
Lock	Victor Matfield	Blue Bulls	28	36
Flank	Schalk (jnr) Burger	WP	22	16
Flank	Danie Rossouw	Blue Bulls	27	10
Eighthman	Jacques Cronjé	Blue Bulls	22	13
Scrumhalf	Enrico Januarie	Lions	23	2
Flyhalf	Jaco van der Westhuyzen	NEC	27	25
Left Wing	Bryan Habana	Blue Bulls	22	6
Inside Centre	De Wet Barry	WP	27	34
Outside Centre	Marius Joubert	WP	25	29
Right Wing	Jean de Villiers	WP	24	11
Full Back	Percy Montgomery	Sharks	31	64	4 penalties
Reserve	Brent Russell	Sharks	25	19
Reserve	CJ van der Linde	Cheetahs	24	16
Reserve	Joe van Niekerk	WP	25	34
Reserve	Albert van den Berg	Sharks	31	28
Reserve	Fourie du Preez	Blue Bulls	23	16
Reserve	Hanyani Shimange	WP	27	5
Reserve	Jaque Fourie	Lions	22	10

Australia: 5 tries, 1 conversion, 1 penalty