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Recap: Springboks v Australia LIVE | Rugby Championship

By Online Editors
The Mandela Plate is up for grabs in the Rugby Championship opener between South Africa and Australia in Johannesburg (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Follow all the action from the opening round of The Rugby Championship live on RugbyPass as South Africa host Australia at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.

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South Africa have played Australia 10 times at Ellis Park in downtown Johannesburg, winning nine and losing just once – 9-11 back in 1963. The last time they played at Ellis Park was in 2008, when the Springboks won 53-8, scoring eight tries to one.

SPRINGBOKS v AUSTRALIA 

Warrick Gelant 15 Tom Banks 

Sbu Nkosi 14 Dane Haylett-Petty

Jesse Kriel 13 Tevita Kuridrani

André Esterhuizen 12 Samu Kerevi

Makazole Mapimpi 11 Reece Hodge 

Elton Jantjies 10 Bernard Foley

Herschel Jantjies 9 Nic White

Francois Louw 8 Isi Naisarani

Pieter-Steph du Toit 7 Michael Hooper

Rynhardt Elstadt 6 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto

Lood de Jager 5 Rory Arnold

Eben Etzebeth 4 Izack Rodda

Trevor Nyakane 3 Sekope Kepu

Bongi Mbonambi 2 Folau Fainga’a

Tendai Mtawarira 1 James Slipper

Replacements

Schalk Brits 16 Jordan Uelese

Lizo Gqoboka 17 Harry Johnson-Holmes

Vincent Koch 18 Taniela Tupou

Marvin Orie 19 Rob Simmons

Marcell Coetzee 20 Jack Dempsey

Cobus Reinach 21 Will Genia

Frans Steyn 22 Matt To’omua

Dillyn Leyds 23 Kurtley Beale

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