South Africa vs Australia Live Score (27 Sep, 2026)
Play-by-Play
80'conversion31–42 · Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
80'try29–42 · Ox Nche
77'substitute on24–42 · Franco Mostert
77'player substituted24–42 · Eben Etzebeth
76'yellow card24–42 · Hunter Paisami
74'conversion24–42 · Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
74'try22–42 · Morne van den Berg
72'yellow card17–42 · Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii
71'yellow card17–42 · Ryan Lonergan
69'substitute on17–42 · Lachlan Shaw
69'player substituted17–42 · Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
69'yellow card17–42 · Harry Wilson
68'substitute on17–42 · Eben Etzebeth
68'player substituted17–42 · Franco Mostert
68'substitute on17–42 · Carlo Tizzano
68'player substituted17–42 · Fraser McReight
65'substitute on17–42 · Franco Mostert
65'player substituted17–42 · Eben Etzebeth
64'try17–42 · Max Jorgensen
63'substitute on17–37 · Aidan Ross
63'player substituted17–37 · Angus Bell
61'conversion17–37 · Ryan Lonergan
60'try17–35 · Harry Wilson
54'substitute on17–30 · Harry Potter
54'player substituted17–30 · Len Ikitau
54'penalty goal17–30 · Ryan Lonergan
52'substitute on17–27 · Tom Hooper
52'player substituted17–27 · Rob Valetini
52'substitute on17–27 · Billy Pollard
52'player substituted17–27 · Brandon Paenga-Amosa
48'substitute on17–27 · Quan Horn
48'player substituted17–27 · Aphelele Fassi
48'substitute on17–27 · Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
48'player substituted17–27 · Handre Pollard
48'substitute on17–27 · Jasper Wiese
48'player substituted17–27 · Marco van Staden
48'substitute on17–27 · Lood de Jager
48'player substituted17–27 · Franco Mostert
48'substitute on17–27 · Morne van den Berg
48'player substituted17–27 · Herschel Jantjies
48'substitute on17–27 · Wilco Louw
48'player substituted17–27 · Zachary Porthen
48'substitute on17–27 · Malcolm Marx
48'player substituted17–27 · Johan Grobbelaar
48'substitute on17–27 · Ox Nche
48'player substituted17–27 · Jan-Hendrik Wessels
48'penalty goal17–27 · Ryan Lonergan
43'substitute on17–24 · Taniela Tupou
43'player substituted17–24 · Allan Alaalatoa
40'conversion17–24 · Ryan Lonergan
39'try17–22 · Ben Donaldson
31'conversion17–17 · Handre Pollard
30'try15–17 · Edwill van der Merwe
28'conversion10–17 · Ryan Lonergan
27'try10–15 · Len Ikitau
25'conversion10–10 · Ryan Lonergan
24'try10–8 · Len Ikitau
11'conversion10–3 · Handre Pollard
10'try8–3 · Johan Grobbelaar
7'penalty goal3–3 · Ryan Lonergan
4'penalty goal3–0 · Handre Pollard
Scoring Summary
Conversion80' · 31–42Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Try80' · 29–42Ox Nche
Conversion74' · 24–42Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Try74' · 22–42Morne van den Berg
Try64' · 17–42Max Jorgensen
Conversion61' · 17–37Ryan Lonergan
Try60' · 17–35Harry Wilson
Penalty Goal54' · 17–30Ryan Lonergan
Penalty Goal48' · 17–27Ryan Lonergan
Conversion40' · 17–24Ryan Lonergan
Try39' · 17–22Ben Donaldson
Conversion31' · 17–17Handre Pollard
Try30' · 15–17Edwill van der Merwe
Conversion28' · 10–17Ryan Lonergan
Try27' · 10–15Len Ikitau
Conversion25' · 10–10Ryan Lonergan
Try24' · 10–8Len Ikitau
Conversion11' · 10–3Handre Pollard
Try10' · 8–3Johan Grobbelaar
Penalty Goal7' · 3–3Ryan Lonergan
Penalty Goal4' · 3–0Handre Pollard
Match Stats
SOUAUS
38Points42
7Clean Breaks9
4Conversion Goals4
17Defenders Beaten23
1.000Kick Percent Success0.880
0Kicks0
18Kicks From Hand21
11Lineouts Won11
0Lineout Won Steal2
5Mauls Total0
4Mauls Won0
428Meters Run382
23Missed Tackles17
5Offload4
107Passes177
0.420Pc Possession First0.580
0.500Pc Possession Second0.500
0.370Pc Territory First0.630
0.660Pc Territory Second0.340
11Penalties Conceded12
1Penalty Goals3
0.460Possession0.540
0Red Cards0
68Rucks Total103
65Rucks Won97
92Runs134
7Scrums Total7
6Scrums Won7
163Tackles106
0.520Territory0.480
0Total Free Kicks Conceded0
14Total Lineouts12
5Tries5
11Turnover Knock On11
17Turnovers Conceded15
0Yellow Cards4
4Conversions4
Last Five Matches
International Test Match Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Australia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 152 | 165 | -13 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 |  Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 19 | 14 | — | — |
| 3 |  Czechia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 60 | 13 | — | — |
| 4 |  Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 71 | -11 | — | — |
| 5 |  Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 6 |  Andorra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 7 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 8 |  Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 9 |  Barbados | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 10 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 11 |  Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 12 |  Bosnia-Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 13 |  Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 14 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 15 |  Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 16 |  Cambridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 17 |  Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 18 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 19 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 22 |  Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 23 |  Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 24 |  Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 25 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 26 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 27 |  Guyana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 28 |  Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 29 |  India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 30 |  Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 31 |  Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 32 |  Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 33 |  Korea Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 34 |  Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 35 |  Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 36 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 37 |  Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 38 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 39 | Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 40 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 41 |  Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 42 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 43 |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 44 |  Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 45 |  Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 46 |  Peru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 47 |  Qatar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 48 |  Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 49 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 50 |  Senegal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 51 |  Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 52 |  Singapore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 53 |  Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 54 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 55 |  Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 56 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 57 |  Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 58 |  Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 59 |  Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 60 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 61 |  Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 62 |  Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 63 |  Uganda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 64 |  Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 66 |  Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 67 |  Zambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 68 |  Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 33 | -16 | — | — |
Game Information
VenueOptus StadiumPerth, Scotland
Season2026
Format2 × 40 min
Matchday Lineups
South Africa
VS
Australia
Starting XV
Starting XV
Team Stats
SOU
4-2
VS
AUS
#3 in International Test Match
Season
6
Games Played
6
4
Wins
2
0
Draws
0
2
Losses
4
0.667
Win Percentage
.333
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Rank
3
Scoring
176
Points For
152
163
Points Against
165
13
Points Difference
-13
29.3
Points Per Game
25.3
27.2
Opponent Points Per Game
27.5
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Table Points
11
Tries
—
Tries For
21
—
Tries Against
17
—
Tries Difference
4
Bonus Points
—
Bonus Points
3
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Try Bonus Points
2
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Losing Bonus Points
1