| South Africa |
| 20 |
| Australia |
| 39 |
| 23 July 2011 | ||||||
| Stadium Australia, Sydney | ||||||
| Tri-Nations Match | ||||||
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| Captain: John Smit | Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand) | |||||
| Coach: Peter de Villiers | Attendance: 52788 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Dean Greyling | Blue Bulls | 25 | 0 | |
| Hooker (C) | John Smit | Sharks | 33 | 102 | 1 try |
| Tight-head Prop | Werner Kruger | Blue Bulls | 26 | 0 | |
| Lock | Flip van der Merwe | Blue Bulls | 26 | 10 | |
| Lock | Alistair Hargreaves | Sharks | 25 | 2 | |
| Flank | Deon Stegmann | Blue Bulls | 25 | 4 | |
| Flank | Danie Rossouw | Blue Bulls | 33 | 54 | |
| Eighthman | Ashley Johnson | Cheetahs | 25 | 0 | |
| Scrumhalf | Ruan Pienaar | Ulster | 27 | 47 | |
| Flyhalf | Morné Steyn | Blue Bulls | 27 | 25 | 2 penalties |
| Left Wing | Lwazi Mvovo | Sharks | 25 | 2 | |
| Inside Centre | Wynand Olivier | Blue Bulls | 28 | 32 | |
| Outside Centre | Juan de Jongh | WP | 23 | 6 | |
| Right Wing | Bjorn Basson | Blue Bulls | 24 | 4 | |
| Full Back | Gio Aplon | WP | 28 | 13 | |
| Reserve | CJ van der Linde | WP | 30 | 69 | |
| Reserve | Ryan Kankowski | Sharks | 25 | 17 | |
| Reserve | Jean Deysel | Sharks | 26 | 1 | |
| Reserve | Chilliboy Ralepelle | Blue Bulls | 24 | 18 | 1 try |
| Reserve | Pat Lambie | Sharks | 20 | 4 | 2 conversions |
| Reserve | Adrian Jacobs | Sharks | 30 | 32 |
| Australia: 5 tries, 4 conversions, 2 penalties |