| AUSTRALIA 16 | V | SOUTH AFRICA 9 | |||||
| COMPETITION: Mandela Trophy Updated 23.07.2007 | |||||||
| VENUE: Subiaco Oval, Perth | DATE: 19 July 2008 | SPECTATORS: 41,838 | |||||
| REFEREE: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) | HALFTIME: 5-3 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Tuqiri, Mortlock | TRIES: | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: | CONVERSIONS: | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Giteau | PENALTY GOALS: Steyn (2), James | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: Barnes | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Adam Ashley-Cooper | ACT Brumbies | 15 | Conrad Jantjes | Lions | ||
| 14 | Peter Hynes | Queensland Reds | 14 | JP Pietersen | Natal Sharks | ||
| 13 | Stirling Mortlock (Capt.) (21) | ACT Brumbies | 13 | Francois Steyn | Natal Sharks | ||
| 12 | Berrick Barnes | Queensland Reds | 12 | Jean de Villiers | Western Province | ||
| 11 | Lote Tuqiri | NSW Waratahs | 11 | Bryan Habana (22) | Blue Bulls | ||
| 10 | Matthew Giteau | WA Western Force | 10 | Butch James (21) | Bath Rugby, England | ||
| 9 | Luke Burgess (20) | NSW Waratahs | 9 | Ricky Januarie | Western Province | ||
| 8 | Wycliff Palu (22) | NSW Waratahs | 8 | Pierre Spies | Blue Bulls | ||
| 7 | George Smith | ACT Brumbies | 7 | Juan Smith | Free State Cheetahs | ||
| 6 | Rocky Elsom (18t) | NSW Waratahs | 6 | Schalk Burger (20) | Western Province | ||
| 5 | Nathan Sharpe (18) | WA Western Force | 5 | Victor Matfield (Capt.) | Toulon, France | ||
| 4 | James Horwill | Queensland Reds | 4 | Bakkies Botha | Blue Bulls | ||
| 3 | Alistair Baxter (17) | NSW Waratahs | 3 | CJ van der Linde (18) | Free State Cheetahs | ||
| 2 | Stephen Moore (16) | Queensland Reds | 2 | Schalk Britz (16) | Western Province | ||
| 1 | Benn Robinson | NSW Waratahs | 1 | Gurthro Steenkamp (17) | Blue Bulls | ||
| 16 | Tatafu Polota-Nau (2) | NSW Waratahs | 16 | Jan Adriaan Strauss (2) | Free State Cheetahs | ||
| 17 | Matthew Dunning (3) | NSW Waratahs | 17 | Tendai Mtawarira (1) | Natal Sharks | ||
| 18 | Hugh McMeniman (6t) (5) | Queensland Reds | 18 | Brian Mujati (3) | Western Province | ||
| 19 | Philip Waugh | NSW Waratahs | 19 | Andries Bekker (20) | Western Province | ||
| 20 | Samuel Cordingley (9) | ACT Brumbies | 20 | Ryan Kankowski (6) (19) | Natal Sharks | ||
| 21 | Ryan Cross (13) | WA Western Force | 21 | Peter Grant (10) | Western Province | ||
| 22 | Drew Mitchell (8) | WA Western Force | 22 | Ruan Pienaar (11) | Natal Sharks | ||
| HEAD COACH: Robbie Deans | HEAD COACH: Pieter de Villiers | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES Strauss was making his test debut for South Africa. Polota-Nau last played for Australia against Scotland in 2006. Sources http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7515418.stm http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jul/20/rugbyunion.australiarugbyunionteam http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/australia-16-south-africa-9-mortlock-rips-open-boks-872312.html |
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