In their Rugby Championship game played in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, a near capacity crowd saw the the Springboks defeat Australia 23 points to 12.
Springboks Defeat Australia
The points scorers were as follows:
South Africa 23 Australia 12
South Africa: Tries: Ampiwe Dyantyi, Faf de Klerk Conversions: Handre Pollard 2 Penalties: Pollard 3
Australia: Tries: Reece Hodge, Will Genia Conversion: Matt Toomua
Disappointing second half by the Springboks
This match was billed as a possible high scoring affair, but the second half did not live up to the promise of the first half. The Port Elizabeth crowd will be happy with the win but will be disappointed with a poor second half display in which the Springboks appeared to take their foot off the pedal, allowing the Wallabies to work their way back into the game.
The game analysis: Springboks Defeat Australia
Keep your eye out for our our more detailed game analysis where we look at some of the key points coming out of this match.
Team sheets:
South Africa: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 André Esterhuizen, 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Francois de Klerk, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Mbongeni Mbonambi, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Wilco Louw, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Elton Jantjies, 23 Damian Willemse.
Australia: 15 Dane Haylett-Petty, 14 Israel Folau, 13 Reece Hodge, 12 Matt Toomua, 11 Marika Koroibete, 10 Kurtley Beale, 9 Will Genia, 8 David Pocock, 7 Michael Hooper (captain), 6 Ned Hanigan, 5 Izack Rodda, 4 Adam Coleman, 3 Taniela Tupou, 2 Folau Fainga’a, 1 Scott Sio.
Replacements: 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 17 Sekope Kepu, 18 Allan Alaalatoa, 19 Rory Arnold, 20 Rob Simmons, 21 Nick Phipps, 22 Bernard Foley, 23 Jack Maddocks
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