Springboks vs Australia - Line-ups

South Africa vs Australia

2011 Tri-Nations

Saturday, August 13

Mr Price Kings Park Stadium, Durban



Heinrich Brüssow to return

Springboks

1. Beast Mtawarira

2. John Smit (captain)

3. Jannie du Plessis

4. Bakkies Botha

5. Victor Matfield

6. Heinrich Brüssow

7. Danie Rossouw

8. Pierre Spies

9. Fourie du Preez

10. Butch James
11. Bryan Habana

12. Jean de Villiers

13. Jaque Fourie

14. JP Pietersen

15. Frans Steyn
Replacements

16. Bismarck du Plessis

17. Gurthro Steenkamp

18. Gerhard Mostert

19. Jean Deysel

20. Francois Hougaard

21. Morne Steyn

22. Gio Aplon

Australia
1. Sekope Kepu, 2. Stephen Moore, 3. Ben Alexander, 4. Nathan Sharpe, 5. James Horwill, 6. Rocky Elsom (captain), 7. David Pocock, 8. Scott Higginbotham, 9. Will Genia, 10. Quade Cooper, 11. Digby Ioane, 12. Pat McCabe, 13. Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14. James O’Connor, 15. Kurtley Beale

Replacements: 16. Saia Fainga’a, 17. Salesi Maafu, 18. Sitaleki Timani, 19. Ben McCalman, 20. Radike Samo, 21. Luke Burgess, 22. Anthony Fainga’a

Match Facts
• South Africa’s Test record against Australia

Played 72; Won 41; Lost 30; Drawn 1; Points for 1 367; Points against 1 278; Tries for 166; Tries against 133; Average score 19-18

• South Africa’s Tri-Nations record against Australia

Played 35; Won 17; Lost 17; Drawn 1; Points for 768; Points against 825; Tries for 72; Tries against 83. Average score 22-24

• South Africa’s record against Australia in Durban

Played 4; Won 2; Lost 2; Points for 72; Points against 74; Tries for 7; Tries against 7; Average score 18-19

John Smit... most Tests as captain

Records
• The Springboks’ starting line-up boasts a total of 810 caps, exceeding the previous record of 750 caps which was also against Australia in Bloemfontein, 2010

• John Smit will extend his world record of most Tests as a captain to 79 and his Tri-Nations record of most tests as a captain to 31. Richie McCaw of New Zealand is second on 27 Tri-Nations Tests

• John Smit and Victor Matfield will extend their shared South African career record of 22 caps against Australia

• Victor Matfield will extend his record as the most capped Springbok in the Tri-Nations to 42 appearances

• Jaque Fourie and Jean de Villiers will extend their record for most Springbok appearances as a centre pairing in the starting line-up in Tests to 23

• Victor Matfield and Bakkies Botha will extend their world record for most appearances as a lock combination in the starting line-up to 61

• The following players will extend their Springbok records in a position:

Victor Matfield – 106 Test as lock

John Smit – 90 Test as hooker

Bryan Habana – 68 Test as wing

Jean de Villiers – 54 Test as centre

Butch James – 37 Test as flyhalf

Source: news24