3 September 2022
Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney
The Rugby Championship
	South Africa 24 Australia 8
Captain: Siya Kolisi		Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Coach: Jacques Nienaber		Attendance: 45000

Team:
Combined caps: 720 tests (starting 15)

Position	Player	Province	Age	Prev Tests	Scoring
Loose-head Prop	Steven Kitshoff	WP	30	64
Hooker	Malcolm Marx	Spears	28	52
Tight-head Prop	Frans Malherbe	WP	31	51
Lock	Eben Etzebeth	Sharks	30	103
Lock	Lood de Jager	Wild Knights	29	61
Flank (C)	Siya Kolisi	Sharks	31	68
Flank	Franco Mostert	Honda	31	56	1 try
Eighthman	Jasper Wiese	Leicester	26	15
Scrumhalf	Jaden Hendrikse	Sharks	22	7
Flyhalf	Damian Willemse	WP	24	21	1 conversion
Left Wing	Makazole Mapimpi	Sharks	32	30	1 try
Inside Centre	Damian de Allende	Wild Knights	30	63	1 try
Outside Centre	Jesse Kriel	Canon	28	53
Right Wing	Canan Moodie	Blue Bulls	19	0	1 try
Full Back	Willie le Roux	Verblitz	33	76
Reserve	Kwagga Smith	Yamaha	29	24
Reserve	Duane Vermeulen	Ulster	36	63
Reserve	Trevor Nyakane	Racing	33	57
Reserve	Deon Fourie	WP	35	1
Reserve	Francois Steyn	Cheetahs	35	75	1 conversion
Reserve	Cobus Reinach	Montpellier	32	21
Reserve	Ox Nche	Sharks	27	12

Australia: 1 try, 1 penalty

Match pictures:

Team for the test in the new SFG stadium: Back: Malcolm Marx, Jasper Wiese, Canan Moodie, Franco Mostert, Frans Malherbe, Jesse Kriel, Jaden Hendrikse Middle: Cobus Reinach, Trevor Nyakane, Kwagga Smith, Damian Willemse, Makazole Mapimpi, Warrick Gelant, Deon Fourie, Ox Nche Front: Lood de Jager, Damian de Allende, Frans Steyn, Siya Kolisi (captain), Jacques Nienaber (coach), Eben Etzebeth, Willie le Roux, Duan Vermeulen, Steven Kitshoff