AUS
No.Name
15Israel Folau, FB
T
14Adam Ashley-Cooper, W
13Tevita Kuridrani, C
12Matt To'omua, C
11Rob Horne, W
T
10Bernard Foley, FH
4
9Nick Phipps, SH
1James Slipper, P
2James Hanson, H
3Sekope Kepu, P
4Sam Carter, L
5Rob Simmons, L
6Scott Fardy, FL
7Michael Hooper, FL
8Wycliff Palu, N8
Replacements
16Josh Mann-Rea, -
17Pek Cowan, P
18Ben Alexander, P
19James Horwill, L
20Scott Higginbotham, N8
21Matt Hodgson, FL
22Nic White, -
23Kurtley Beale, C

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Patersons Stadium
11:05 AM, September 6, 2014
Attendance: 25,718
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Match Commentary

81'24-23 End of half
81'24-23 End of half
81'24-23 End of second half
80'Wallabies celebrate as if they've won the World Cup. A win is a win, and they scored 10 points while Bryan Habana was controversially sin-binned.
80'Player substituted - Patrick Lambie , South Africa
80'Substitute on - Warren Whiteley , South Africa
79'Kick-off doesn't go 10, but Wallabies collect and go through the phases to play out the game.
79'24-23 Conversion - Bernard Foley , Australia
78'Bernard Foley making a habit of this.
78'22-23 Try - Rob Horne , Australia
77'Walabies come left through Bernard Foley, Kurtley Beale, Israel Folau and Tevita Kuridrani, and Rob Horne steps inside to score. Great try.
75'Wallabies go right and have numbers but Kurtley Beale comes back inside. Great defence, but you wonder if the Wallabies decision-making was off there. South Africa win penalty but fail to find touch.
74'Wallabies go back right, and Michael Hooper held up short. Wallabies rucking on 2m. Springboks penalised for offside, and Wallabies tap and go.
73'Israel Folau increasingly involved in a range of positions, and looking dangerous. Wallabies on attack with Kurtley Beale putting Tevita Kuridrani into space.
73'Substitute on - Lood de Jager , South Africa
73'Substitute on - Kurtley Beale , Australia
73'Player substituted - Eben Etzebeth , South Africa
73'Player substituted - Matt To'omua , Australia
72'South Africa mauling and rucking slowly deep in Australia territory, clearly playing for a penalty, but they infringe with hands in the ruck.
71'Substitute on - Matt Hodgson , Australia
71'Player substituted - Scott Fardy , Australia
70'Lovely half-break from Matt Toomua, but Duane Vermeulen just holds on. Crucial tackle with Wallabies immediately conceding a penalty. Interesting for Wallabies that Kurtley Beale remains on the bench.
70'Substitute on - Patrick Lambie , South Africa
70'Player substituted - Francois Louw , South Africa
70'Player substituted - Tendai Mtawarira , South Africa
70'Substitute on - Trevor Nyakane , South Africa
69'Wallabies win a lineout and Scott Higginbotham makes great ground with a fierce run in the loose. We imagine Greg Growden might have something to say on Monday.
69'17-23 Penalty goal - Bernard Foley , Australia
67'Israel Folau makes massive ground in midfield after collecting a box kick, but Australia can't capitalise before South Africa penalised.
67'Substitute on - Marcel van der Merwe , South Africa
67'Player substituted - Jannie du Plessis , South Africa
67'Player substituted - Sekope Kepu , Australia
67'Substitute on - Ben Alexander , Australia
66'Pek Cowan rumbles over from a ruck, only to have the score disallowed for obstruction in the breakdown.
66'Yellow card - Bryan Habana , South Africa
65'Seems a really harsh decision to card Habana in his 100th Test for high tackle on Adam Ashley-Cooper. Can the Wallabies tad advantage of the extra man?
64'Wallabies firmly on the attack, with Scott Higginbotham involved in a midfield bust. Australia held up short, with Bryan Habana tackling Adam Ashley-Cooper.
63'Aimless kick through from Scott Fardy there, and you do wonder what's happening to the Wallabies game plan. South Africa kick out on the full again to gift Wallabies a lineout on 10m.
63'14-23 Penalty goal - Morne Steyn , South Africa
62'Wallabies have the wind, but the Springboks have had 75% territory in the second half.
61'James Hanson overthrows a full lineout, and Ruan Pienaar collects the pill. James Horwill then penalised for not rolling away after effecting a tackle.
61'Player substituted - Adriaan Strauss , South Africa
61'Substitute on - Bismarck du Plessis , South Africa
60'Springboks put on a couple of phases only for Willie le Roux to kick out on the full.
60'Player substituted - Wycliff Palu , Australia
60'Substitute on - Scott Higginbotham , Australia
60'Player substituted - Sam Carter , Australia
60'Substitute on - James Horwill , Australia
59'Wallabies win a short-arm free-kick.
58'South Africa accidental offside and Australia have the scrum 7m from their own line.
56'Springboks come right and a nice flick pass from Willie le Roux puts Jean de Villiers into space. Australia shut it down, but concede another penalty, which Morne Steyne puts into the corner for a lineout and a driving maul.
55'We've got a spate of poor and aimless kicking from both sides, but South Africa do get the better of the duels - especially when Izzy Folau gains only 5m.
53'Player substituted - James Slipper , Australia
53'Substitute on - Pek Cowan , Australia
52'Australia win that scrum and Rob Horne breaks a kicks - straight to Willie le Roux, who puts the ball back into Aussie territory. We end up with a South Africa lineout and they look good on attack before going off their feet at a ruck.
51'Bryan Haban used on a crash ball, and South Africa moving forward but Ruan Pienaar knocks-on after gainng 5m. South Africa playing very much better with faster front-foot ball in the second half.
50'Australia put South Africa scrum under pressure but the visitors hold on, and soon enough Australia spill a lineout after a poor throw from James Hanson.
49'14-20 Penalty goal - Morne Steyn , South Africa
48'South Africa are riding momentum and you just wonder if the next 10 metres could be telling - especially as Bernard Foley kicks out on the full from the restart. Australia are digging a hole for themselves.
47'Australia concede another penalty, for a collapsed scrum.
45'Another box kick from Ruan Pienaar but Israel Folau takes easily. Australia spill the ball, and South Africa spin the ball quickly to Bryan Habana on the left flank, on the winger sprints clear to feed Jean de Villiers but Pienaar spills on the 5m.
45'14-17 Penalty goal - Morne Steyn , South Africa
42'Australia win the lineout but roost the ball too deep and the ball goes through the in-goal. Boks scrum in mid-division, and they drive the Wallabies backwards to win a penalty. Seems a gift three points.
42'14-14 Penalty goal - Bernard Foley , Australia
41'Sweet kick from Bernard Foley, and Australia make another good start. Ewen McKenzie in sideline comments laments silly penalties.
41'11-14 End of first half
40'We're aback underway with Morne Steyn, the Boks kicking long and Adam Ashley-Cooper fails to find touch. Wallabies chase hard, however, and force a penalty as Boks join the ruck incorrectly.
40'The half comes to an end with Willie le Roux kicking out. Neither side dominant, but you think Australia, playing into the breeze, will be content enough to be just three points down. Now they just need to play a fraction slower. More speed, less haste.
40'11-14 Start of second half
38'Springboks going through phases but its all a bit one-out, and Australia effect turnover on the left. Australia com right and Tevita Kuridrani once again makes ground.
36'South African scrum just survives again but Australia looking dominant in the set-piece. Teams then kick back and forth with a net gain to the Boks. Lineout just outside 22.
35'Knock-ons either way, and the teams really are struggling to get momentum.
33'Victor Matfield wins a defensive lineout but Rob Simmons concedes another cheap penalty by tackling him in the air.
32'Australia put the ball through phases, and just when they look to be going lateral they grubber. Adam Ashley-Cooper looks certain to score but he knocks on over the tryline under pressure from Willie le Roux.
29'Australia come right and Tevita Kuridrani makes a half-break after Bryan Habana tries and misses an intercept. Go back right but spill the ball in contact. Springboks engage early, and Australia have a free-kick.
28'Wallabies win a scrum penalty at the ensuing set-piece, with Jannie du Plessis pinged, and Matt Toomua roosts Australia to the 25m for a lineout.
28'11-14 Penalty goal - Bernard Foley , Australia
27'South Africa's time for a dumb error: Victor Matfield in front of the kicker at the restart.
25'Bryan Haban collects that kick-off and carts the ball forward, but they lose the pill and Australia counter through Israel Folau and Michael Hooper. Australia recycle and go left but Jame Slipper is hammered. Duane Vermeulen penalised for a high tackle, but seems a tough call.
25'8-14 Penalty goal - Morne Steyn , South Africa
23'Australia lose the lineout after their lifting prop, Jame Slipper, fails to get there on time. Boks feed Bryan Habana on a short ball and beats three tacklers. South Africa lose the ball but Scott Fardy has conceded another penalty. Elementary errors from Australia.
22'Back on halfway after a session of kick tennis which ended with Willie le Roux kicking out on the full.
20'South Africa just about win that scrum, but they can't do anything with the ball. Encouraging for Australia that, first scrum of the game.
19'South Africa clear from the kick off, with Ruan Pienaar roosting high and Bernard Foley knocks on on the 10m line. Penalties and mistakes cruelling Australia at the minute. They seems to be playing just a little too quickly.
19'8-11 Penalty goal - Morne Steyn , South Africa
17'Another soft penalty to South Africa, with Scott Fardy in front of the kicker. Brendan Cannon mentioned this in a preview earlier in the week, indicating it's the sign of individuals playing not as a team.
17'8-8 Penalty goal - Bernard Foley , Australia
14'Bernard Foley tries another short kick off, but it doesn't go 10 metres. Boks play at it, however, and then kick poorly. Tevita Kuridrani makes a strikes bust the the right and Australia tear into 5m ruck. South Africa penalised, and Michael Hooper indicates he wants to go for goal.
13'5-8 Try - Cornal Hendricks , South Africa
12'Fantastic try Springboks, with Cornal Hendricks grabbing his fourth. Swift hands to the right and Hendricks ghosted over. Worth watching that in the video report.
10'Australia making easy ground in midfield through half breaks, but the go off feet at the breakdown and Morne Steyn kicks Boks deep into Australia territory. Australia playing at pace but gifting Boks soft penalties.
8'South Africa win the lineout and pick and go, only to be penalised for not releasing in midfield on first run of game. Nick Phipps taps and goes, but Australia go nowhere. RSA penalised at the next ruck for hands, and this time Australia clear into Boks territory.
7'Sam Carter penalised for going off his feet at the breakdown, and RSA kick into Australian territory. Australia moving the ball at pace on the short side, and that's encouraging for Wallabies fans.
7'5-3 Penalty goal - Morne Steyn , South Africa
6'Australia try another short re-start but Boks defuse this one and clear.
4'We've got a mini game of forcings backhere, but the kicking basically is poor from both sides. Penalty South Africa after Tevita Kuridrani takes the ball into a ruck. Australia penalised for going off their feet. Midfield from 22m line.
3'Australia collect the restart easily and clear deep into Boks territory. Australia started as quickly last time in Auckland but seem to have more intensity tonight.
2'5-0 Try - Israel Folau , Australia
1'Wallabies kick off into the breeze through Bernard Foley. They go short in the middle and Israel Folau flies high to regather the ball. Attacking 5m lineout. Australia put five phases going right, and they go back left and Matt Toomua feeds Israel Folau with a short ball. Front-foot ball and pace and Australia had massive numbers to their advantage. Try awarded only after TMO checked lazy runners and whether they impeded Morne Steyn. Great start Australia.
1'Welcome to the second game of our Rugby Championship double header, with Australia hosting South Africa in Perth. Can Australia get off the mark? It's a dank day in Perth.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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