2018 Rugby Championship
Australia vs South Africa
Match Day 3
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane, Australia
Saturday, 8 September 2018
Kick-off is at 12h05 CAT
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Australia will take on South Africa in their third match of the 2018 Rugby Championship at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday.
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The Wallabies lost 40-12 to New Zealand in their previous Rugby Championship match which was played in Auckland over a week ago.
This was Australia's fourth successive defeat in all competitions.
The last time the Wallabies won a match in the Rugby Championship was in October 2017. They beat Argentina 37-20 in Mendoza.
Meanwhile, South Africa lost 32-19 to Argentina in their previous Rugby Championship match which was played in Mendoza over a week ago.
This was the Springboks' second defeat in their last five matches in all competitions.
The last time South Africa won a game in the Rugby Championship was in August 2018. They beat Argentina 34-21 in Durban.
The last meeting between Australia and South Africa was the 30th of September 2017.
The 2017 Rugby Championship match ended in a 27-27 draw in Bloemfontein.
Form Guide
Australia - W,L,L,L,L
South Africa - W,W,L,W,L
Head-to-Head (In all competitions)
Matches - 86
Australia - 36
South Africa - 47
Draws - 3
The Springbok team to play Australia in Brisbane (in order of name, franchise/ club, number of caps and Test points):
15 Willie le Roux (Wasps, England), 46, 55 - 11t
14 Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks) 3, 15 - 3t
13 Jesse Kriel (Vodacom Blue Bulls), 32, 45 - 9t
12 Damian de Allende (DHL Western Province), 30, 15 - 3t
11 Aphiwe Dyantyi (Xerox Golden Lions), 5, 15 - 3t
10 Elton Jantjies (Xerox Golden Lions), 26, 215 - 2t, 41c, 41p
9 Faf de Klerk (Sale Sharks, England), 16, 10 - 2t
8 Warren Whiteley (Xerox Golden Lions), 19, 15 - 3t
7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (DHL Western Province), 38, 20 - 4t
6 Siya Kolisi (captain, DHL Western Province), 33, 25 - 5t
5 Franco Mostert (Xerox Golden Lions), 22, 5 - 1t
4 Eben Etzebeth (DHL Western Province), 69, 15 - 3t
3 Frans Malherbe (DHL Western Province), 21, 0
2 Bongi Mbonambi (DHL Western Province), 18, 5 - 1t
1 Steven Kitshoff (DHL Western Province), 29, 5 - 1t
Replacements:
16 Malcolm Marx (Xerox Golden Lions), 16, 15 - 3t
17 Tendai Mtawarira (Cell C Sharks), 103, 10 - 2t
18 Wilco Louw (DHL Western Province), 8, 0
19 RG Snyman (Vodacom Blue Bulls), 4, 0
20 Francois Louw (Bath, England), 59, 45 - 9t
21 Embrose Papier (Vodacom Blue Bulls), 3, 0
22 Handré Pollard (Vodacom Blue Bulls), 31, 254 - 3t, 46c, 46p, 3d
23 Cheslin Kolbe (Toulouse, France), 0, 0
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