The Rugby Championship
South Africa vs Wallabies

Time Sat, Jul 8, 2023, 3:05 PM
Location Loftus Versfeld
Referee Ben O'Keeffe

South Africa		Wallabies
du74' Penalty Try68' Penalty Try53' Arendse50' Arendse29' Arendse15'	Tries	Gordon80' Koroibete7'
Libbok75' Libbok30' Libbok16'	Conversions	Gordon82'
Libbok13'	Penalty Goals

South Africa		Wallabies
Attack
6	Tries	2
671	Metres	331
156	Carries	64
29	Defenders Beaten	21
12	Clean Breaks	5
173	Passes	105
7	Offloads	6
21	Turnovers Conceded	12
Defence
58	Tackles	139
21	Missed Tackles	29
2	Turnovers Won	5
Kicking
30	Kicks in Play	32
3/4	Conversions	1/2
1/2	Penalty Goals	0/2
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
1	Charged Down	1
679	Kick From Hand Metres	945
21	In Touch	9
8	Opponent Collection	16
67%	Success	25%
30	Possession Lost	26
5	Possession Retained	5
Breakdown
97	Rucks Won	37
3	Rucks Lost	2
97%	Rucks Success Rate	94%
6	Mauls Won	3
Set Plays
15	Lineouts Won	12
4	Lineouts Lost	3
78%	Lineouts Success Rate	80%
9	Scrums Won	7
0	Scrums Lost	0
100%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
63%	Possession	37%
64%	First Half	36%
63%	Second Half	37%
59%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	41%
Discipline
3	Penalties Conceded	13
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	2
1	Penalty Conceded Own Half	7

South Africa	Wallabies
1Steven Kitshoff	1James Slipper (C)
2Bongi Mbonambi	2Dave Porecki
3Frans Malherbe	3Allan Alaalatoa
4Jean Kleyn	4Nick Frost
5Marvin Orie	5Will Skelton
6Marco van Staden	6Tom Hooper
7Pieter-Steph du Toit	7Michael Hooper (C)
8Duane Vermeulen (C)	8Rob Valetini
9Cobus Reinach	9Nic White
10Manie Libbok	10Quade Cooper
11Kurt-Lee Arendse	11Marika Koroibete
12Andre Esterhuizen	12Reece Hodge
13Lukhanyo Am	13Len Ikitau
14Canan Moodie	14Suliasi Vunivalu
15Willie Le Roux	15Tom Wright
Substitutes
16Joseph Dweba	16Jordan Uelese
17Thomas du Toit	17Matt Gibbon
18Vincent Koch	18Zane Nonggorr
19RG Snyman	19Richie Arnold
20Evan Roos	20Pete Samu
21Deon Fourie	21Tate McDermott
22Grant Williams	22Samu Kerevi
23Damian Willemse	23Carter Gordon
Coaches
Jacques Nienaber	Eddie Jones

82	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.
82	Conversion - Kicked	Carter Gordon converts the try.
80	Try - Individual effort	Carter Gordon goes on their own for a try.
80	Try Assist	Marika Koroibete sets up the try.
80	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Marika Koroibete bursts through to advance the Australia attack.
80	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Deon Fourie bursts through to advance the South Africa attack.
78	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Len Ikitau bursts through to advance the Australia attack.
77	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Canan Moodie bursts through to advance the South Africa attack.
75	Conversion - Kicked	Manie Libbok has kicked a conversion.
74	Try - Close range	Pieter-Steph du Toit scores the try from close range.
74	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Pieter-Steph du Toit took full advantage.
68	Substitution on	South Africa make a substitution with Damian Willemse coming on.
68	Substitution off	South Africa make a substitution with Willie Le Roux coming off.
68	Substitution on	South Africa make a substitution with Evan Roos coming on.
68	Substitution off	South Africa make a substitution with Jean Kleyn coming off.
68	Substitution on	Australia make a substitution with Carter Gordon coming on.
68	Substitution off	Australia make a substitution with Quade Cooper coming off.
68	Penalty Try	It was a certain try if South Africa hadn't been impeded, the referee agrees and awards the penalty try.
67	Yellow card	Suliasi Vunivalu (Australia) is shown a yellow card
65	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Grant Williams goes through the gap.
65	Substitution on	South Africa make a substitution with Deon Fourie coming on.
65	Substitution off	South Africa make a substitution with Marco van Staden coming off.
64	Substitution on	South Africa sub Grant Williams comes onto the field.
64	Substitution off	Cobus Reinach departs for South Africa.
64	Substitution on	Australia sub Jordan Uelese comes onto the field.
64	Substitution off	Dave Porecki departs for Australia.
64	Substitution on	Australia sub Pete Samu comes onto the field.
64	Substitution off	Jordan Uelese departs for Australia.
64	Substitution on	Australia sub Zane Nonggorr comes onto the field.
64	Substitution off	Allan Alaalatoa departs for Australia.
64	Substitution on	Australia sub Matt Gibbon comes onto the field.
64	Substitution off	James Slipper departs for Australia.
62	Substitution on	South Africa sub Vincent Koch comes onto the field.
62	Substitution off	Frans Malherbe departs for South Africa.
62	Substitution on	South Africa sub Thomas du Toit comes onto the field.
62	Substitution off	Steven Kitshoff departs for South Africa.
62	Substitution on	South Africa sub Joseph Dweba comes onto the field.
62	Substitution off	Bongi Mbonambi departs for South Africa.
58	Substitution on	Tate McDermott comes on for Australia.
58	Substitution off	Nic White leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Jordan Uelese comes on for Australia.
55	Substitution off	Pete Samu leaves the field.
53	Penalty Try	The referee has had enough, awarding the penalty try to South Africa.
53	Yellow card	Dave Porecki (Australia) is shown a yellow card
53	Substitution on	RG Snyman comes on.
53	Substitution off	Marvin Orie comes off.
51	Substitution on	Richie Arnold comes on.
51	Substitution off	Will Skelton comes off.
51	Substitution on	Samu Kerevi comes on.
51	Substitution off	Reece Hodge comes off.
51	Conversion - Dropped Short	More power was needed in that conversion attempt by Manie Libbok as it drops short.
50	Try - Passing Move	A penetrating move by South Africa results in a try for Kurt-Lee Arendse.
50	Clean Break	What a run here by Kurt-Lee Arendse as they get over the gainline!
50	Try Assist	Lukhanyo Am sets up the try.
49	Clean Break	Quade Cooper makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
43	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
42	Penalty Goal - Dropped Short	More power was needed in that penalty goal attempt by Reece Hodge as it drops short.
39	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Australia has led to Suliasi Vunivalu being able to wriggle through a gap.
38	Clean Break	Fabulous play by South Africa has led to Kurt-Lee Arendse being able to wriggle through a gap.
34	Clean Break	Fabulous play by South Africa has led to Canan Moodie being able to wriggle through a gap.
31	Substitution on	Pete Samu comes on for Australia.
31	Substitution off	Tom Hooper leaves the field.
30	Conversion - Kicked	Manie Libbok does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
29	Try - Passing Move	Silky skills by South Africa ends with a try for Kurt-Lee Arendse.
29	Clean Break	Trouble here as Kurt-Lee Arendse breaches the defence.
29	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Bongi Mbonambi is finished off with a try.
28	Clean Break	Trouble here as Andre Esterhuizen breaches the defence.
24	Penalty Goal - Missed Left	The touch judges have waved away the attempt by Reece Hodge as they hook it left.
17	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Manie Libbok bursts through to advance the South Africa attack.
16	Conversion - Kicked	Manie Libbok converts the try.
15	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by South Africa results in a try for Kurt-Lee Arendse
15	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Kurt-Lee Arendse took full advantage.
15	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Andre Esterhuizen is finished off with a try.
14	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Canan Moodie took full advantage.
13	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Manie Libbok makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
8	Conversion - Missed Right	Reece Hodge has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
7	Try - Individual effort	A stunning solo try from Marika Koroibete
7	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Marika Koroibete goes through the gap.
7	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Tom Wright.
2	Penalty Goal - Dropped Short	There wasn't enough power on that penalty goal attempt by Manie Libbok as it drops short of the posts.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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