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South Africa
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Match Complete
Australia
12
| 82 |  | C. Gordon | ||
| 80 |  | C. Gordon | ||
| M. Libbok | | 75 | ||
| P. D. Toit | | 74 | ||
| 68 | |||
| 53 | |||
| K. Arendse | | 50 | ||
| M. Libbok | | 30 | ||
| K. Arendse | | 29 | ||
| M. Libbok | | 16 | ||
| K. Arendse | | 15 | ||
| M. Libbok |  | 13 | ||
| 7 | | M. Koroibete |
| 6 | Tries | 2 | ||
| 3 | Conversions | 1 | ||
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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The second coming of Eddie Jones as Wallabies coach begins with a visit to Pretoria where the Springboks await. Join The Roar for live coverage with the game kicking off at 1.05am AEST on Sunday.
Jones has picked four debutants in his 23 man squad with Brumbies flanker Tom Hooper starting at six and Zane Nonggorr, Richie Arnold and Carter Gordon on the bench. The other big call is Jones’ decision to give Suliasi Vunivalu a first start.
The Boks have split their squad and sent a group of players to New Zealand to start preparations early for a game against the old rival next Saturday.
Coach Jacques Nienaber still has a troop of World Cup winners at his disposal against the Wallabies, although the focus will be on four players who didn’t win the trophy in 2019. Manie Libbok starts at flyhalf for the first time and wingers Kurt-Lee Arendse and Canan Moodie are part of a newlook young backline.
Jean Kleyn, the South Africa-born lock who played Test rugby for Ireland, has completed a second nationality switch and will make his second test debut, this time with the Springboks.
South Africa’s biggest asset is their record at Loftus, where it has won all seven of their Tests against Australia at the ground dating to 1963.
Game information
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 1.05am AEST
Streaming: Stan Sport
Betting: South Africa $1.30, Australia $3.55 – Odds via PlayUp
Teams
Wallabies team
1. James Slipper (c) (127 Tests)
2. David Porecki (10 Tests)
3. Allan Alaalatoa (64 Tests)
4. Nick Frost (9 Tests)
5. Will Skelton (24 Tests)
6. Tom Hooper*
7. Michael Hooper (c) (124 Tests)
8. Rob Valetini (30 Tests)
9. Nic White (59 Tests)
10. Quade Cooper (76 Tests)
11. Marika Koroibete (51 Tests)
12. Reece Hodge (62 Tests)
13. Len Ikitau (26 Tests)
14. Suliasi Vunivalu (1 Test)
15. Tom Wright (23 Tests)
Replacements
16. Jordan Uelese (15 Tests)
17. Matt Gibbon (5 Tests)
18. Zane Nonggorr*
19. Richie Arnold*
20. Pete Samu (32 Tests)
21. Tate McDermott (21 Tests)
22. Samu Kerevi (41 Tests)
23. Carter Gordon*
*denotes uncapped
South Africa Team
1. Ox Nche
2. Bongi Mbonambi
3. Frans Malherbe
4. Jean Kleyn
5. Marvin Orie
6. Marco van Staden
7. Pieter-Steph du Toit
8. Dunae Vermeulen
9. Cobus Reinach
10. Manie Libbok
11. Kurt-Lee Arendse
12. Andre Esterhuizen
13. Lukhanyo Am
14. Canan Moodie
15. Willie le Roux
Replacements:
16. Joseph Dweba
17. Thomas du Toit
18. Vincent Koch
19. RG Snyman
20. Evan Roos
21. Deon Fourie
22. Grant Williams
23. Damian Willemse
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