Recap: Springboks v Australia LIVE | Rugby Championship
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South Africa have played Australia 10 times at Ellis Park in downtown Johannesburg, winning nine and losing just once – 9-11 back in 1963. The last time they played at Ellis Park was in 2008, when the Springboks won 53-8, scoring eight tries to one.
SPRINGBOKS v AUSTRALIA
Warrick Gelant 15 Tom Banks
Sbu Nkosi 14 Dane Haylett-Petty
Jesse Kriel 13 Tevita Kuridrani
André Esterhuizen 12 Samu Kerevi
Makazole Mapimpi 11 Reece Hodge
Elton Jantjies 10 Bernard Foley
Herschel Jantjies 9 Nic White
Francois Louw 8 Isi Naisarani
Pieter-Steph du Toit 7 Michael Hooper
Rynhardt Elstadt 6 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
Lood de Jager 5 Rory Arnold
Bongi Mbonambi 2 Folau Fainga’a
Tendai Mtawarira 1 James Slipper
The Bok pack getting ready, under the watchful eye of a very special water carrier today! 💥 pic.twitter.com/sO5j5e9qJo
— Springboks (@Springboks) July 20, 2019
Replacements
Lizo Gqoboka 17 Harry Johnson-Holmes
Marcell Coetzee 20 Jack Dempsey
Cobus Reinach 21 Will Genia
Frans Steyn 22 Matt To’omua
Dillyn Leyds 23 Kurtley Beale
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