| South Africa |
| 6 |
| Australia |
| 21 |
| 5 September 2009 | ||||||
| Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane | ||||||
| Tri-Nations Match | ||||||
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| Captain: John Smit | Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) | |||||
| Coach: Peter de Villiers | Attendance: 47481 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Tendai Mtawarira | Sharks | 24 | 17 | |
| Hooker | Bismarck du Plessis | Sharks | 25 | 28 | |
| Tight-head Prop (C) | John Smit | Sharks | 31 | 88 | |
| Lock | Bakkies Botha | Blue Bulls | 29 | 61 | |
| Lock | Victor Matfield | Blue Bulls | 32 | 87 | |
| Flank | Heinrich Brüssow | Cheetahs | 23 | 8 | |
| Flank | Juan Smith | Cheetahs | 28 | 61 | |
| Eighthman | Pierre Spies | Blue Bulls | 24 | 26 | |
| Scrumhalf | Fourie du Preez | Blue Bulls | 27 | 50 | |
| Flyhalf | Morné Steyn | Blue Bulls | 25 | 7 | 1 penalty, 1 dropgoal |
| Left Wing | Bryan Habana | Blue Bulls | 26 | 52 | |
| Inside Centre | Jean de Villiers | WP | 28 | 52 | |
| Outside Centre | Jaque Fourie | Lions | 26 | 49 | |
| Right Wing | Odwa Ndungane | Sharks | 28 | 4 | |
| Full Back | Ruan Pienaar | Sharks | 25 | 33 | |
| Reserve | Adrian Jacobs | Sharks | 29 | 26 | |
| Reserve | Schalk (jnr) Burger | WP | 26 | 51 | |
| Reserve | Danie Rossouw | Blue Bulls | 31 | 41 | |
| Reserve | Francois Steyn | Sharks | 22 | 34 |
| Australia: 2 tries, 1 conversion, 2 penalties, 1 dropgoal |
 Team for the Brisbane test Back: Jaque Fourie, Schalk Burger, Pierre Spies, Danie Rossouw, Francois Steyn, Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Ruan Pienaar Middle: Ricky Januarie, Heinrich Brüssow, Tendai Mtawarira, Morné Steyn, Fourie du Preez, Bryan Habana, Odwa Ndungane, Chilliboy Ralepelle, Adrian Jacobs Front: Juan Smith, Dick Muir (asst coach), Victor Matfield, Peter de Villiers (coach), John Smit (captain), Arthrob Petersen (manager), Bakkies Botha, Gary Gold (asst coach), Jean de Villiers |