30 September 2017
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
The Rugby Championship Match
	South Africa 27 Australia 27
Captain: Eben Etzebeth		Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Coach: Allister Coetzee		Attendance: 33000

Team:
Combined caps: 354 tests (starting 15)

Position	Player	Province	Age	Prev Tests	Scoring
Loose-head Prop	Tendai Mtawarira	Sharks	32	94
Hooker	Malcolm Marx	Lions	23	9
Tight-head Prop	Ruan Dreyer	Lions	27	2	1 try
Lock (C)	Eben Etzebeth	WP	25	61
Lock	Franco Mostert	Lions	26	13
Flank	Siya Kolisi	WP	26	23
Flank	Francois Louw	Bath	32	52
Eighthman	Uzair Cassiem	Cheetahs	27	5
Scrumhalf	Ross Cronjé	Lions	28	4
Flyhalf	Elton Jantjies	Lions	27	18	3 conversions, 2 penalties
Left Wing	Courtnall Skosan	Lions	26	7	1 try
Inside Centre	Jan Serfontein	Blue Bulls	24	33	1 try
Outside Centre	Jesse Kriel	Blue Bulls	23	23
Right Wing	Dillyn Leyds	WP	25	3
Full Back	Andries Coetzee	Lions	27	7
Reserve	Jean-Luc du Preez	Sharks	22	8
Reserve	Steven Kitshoff	Bordeaux	25	17
Reserve	Trevor Nyakane	Blue Bulls	28	32
Reserve	Damian de Allende	WP	25	25
Reserve	Pieter-Steph du Toit	WP	25	27
Reserve	Rudy Paige	Blue Bulls	28	10

Australia: 3 tries, 3 conversions, 2 penalties

Match pictures:

Team for the Bloemfontein test: Back: Malcolm Marx, Uzair Cassiem, Franco Mostert, Jean-Luc du Preez, Damian de Allende, Steven Kitshoff, Handré Pollard, Ruan Dreyer Middle: Ross Cronjé, Courtnall Skosan, Elton Jantjies, Dillyn Leyds, Wade van Niekerk (presented jerseys), Jesse Kriel, Andries Coetzee, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Rudy Paige Front: Trevor Nyakane, Francois Louw, Siya Kolisi, Allister Coetzee (coach), Eben Etzebeth (captain), Ian Schwartz (manager), Tendai Mtawarira, Jan Serfontein, Pieter-Steph du Toit