After a hectic back-to-back rivalry with the All Blacks, the Springboks will face the Wallabies in a one-off Test in Perth, Australia.
Rassie Erasmus has made 13 changes to the Springboks’ starting team for their one-off Test against the Wallabies, with only Eben Etzebeth and Ethan Hooker keeping their starting spots from the win over the All Blacks.
- Front row: Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Zachary Porthen and Johan Grobbelaar come into the starting XV.
- Locks: Eben Etzebeth stays, joining Franco Mostert in the second row.
- Loose forwards: Paul de Villiers, Elrigh Louw and Marco van Staden make up the new loose-forward combination.
- Halfbacks: Herschel Jantjies and Handre Pollard take over at scrumhalf and flyhalf.
- Midfield: Damian Esterhuizen partners Canan Moodie in the centres.
- Back three: Ethan Hooker keeps his place, joined by Edwill van der Merwe and Aphelele Fassi.
- Bench: Malcolm Marx, Ox Nche and Wilco Louw provide front-row cover, with Lood de Jager covering lock and Jasper Wiese covering the loose forwards.
- Backs on the bench: Morne van den Berg, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Quan Horn provide additional options.
Kick-off is at 11:45am on Sunday, 27 September 2026.
The match will be broadcast live on SuperSport.
Springbok team to face Wallabies:
15 Aphelele Fassi (Toshiba) – 18 caps, 35 pts (7t)
14 Edwill van der Merwe (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 7 caps, 30 pts (6t)
13 Canan Moodie (Vodacom Bulls) – 25 caps, 45 pts (9t)
12 Andre Esterhuizen (captain, Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 35 caps, 30 pts (6t)
11 Ethan Hooker (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 13 caps, 10 pts (2t)
10 Handre Pollard (Vodacom Bulls) – 87 caps, 832 pts (8t, 130 c, 175 p, 5dg)
9 Herschel Jantjies (Bayonne) – 25 caps, 30 pts (6t)
8 Marco van Staden (Vodacom Bulls) – 37 caps, 20 pts (4t)
7 Elrigh Louw (Vodacom Bulls) – 15 caps, 10 pts (2t)
6 Paul de Villiers (DHL Stormers) – 4 cap, 5 pts (1t)
5 Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 84 caps, 20 pts (4t)
4 Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 146 caps, 45 pts (9t)
3 Zachary Porthen (DHL Stormers) – 7 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 Johan Grobbelaar (Vodacom Bulls) – 10 caps, 0 pts
1 Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Vodacom Bulls) – 14 caps, 10 pts (2t)
Replacements:
16 Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 93 caps, 145 pts (29t)
17 Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 52 caps, 0 pts
18 Wilco Louw (DHL Stormers) – 35 caps, 10 pts (2t)
19 Lood de Jager (Wild Knights) – 77 caps, 25 pts (5t)
20 Jasper Wiese (Urayasu D-Rocks) – 49 caps, 20 pts (4t)
21 Morne van den Berg (10bet Lions) – 10 caps, 32 pts (6t, 1c)
22 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers) – 24 caps, 191 pts (9t, 48c, 15p)
23 Quan Horn (10bet Lions) – 2 cap, 7 pts (1t, 1c)
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