Australia Rugby will attempt to defeat South Africa twice in a single Rugby Championship campaign for just the second time since the tournament expanded in 2012 when the two sides meet Aug. 16 at DHL Stadium in Cape Town. 

The Wallabies stunned the Springboks with a 38-22 comeback victory in Round 1.

South Africa carries a seven-match home winning streak over Australia in Cape Town, though the Springboks have scored fewer than 30 points in each of those games. The Springboks have often needed to rally late, coming from behind at halftime in two of their last four Tests at the venue.

The reigning world champions are trying to avoid consecutive losses for the first time since November 2022. They have also not started a Rugby Championship with back-to-back defeats since 2015. Despite the Round 1 setback, South Africa showed creativity, completing 14 offloads, their most in over a year.

Australia enters on a run of five wins in their last nine Tests, including two straight. A victory Saturday would give the Wallabies consecutive Rugby Championship wins to start a campaign for only the third time. 

Tom Wright impressed in Round 1, running a team-high 106 meters with a try and an assist, while Joseph Sua’ali’i has contributed a score or assist in three straight Tests.

2025 South Africa vs Australia – Men’s

South Africa’s Kurt-Lee Arendse remains a threat, with tries in four consecutive appearances and averages of 2.5 line breaks and three tackle breaks per match.

Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. ET on FloRugby and the FloSports app.

South Africa Rugby Stats In The Rugby Championship#PlayerMinutesPointsTriesBall CarriesKicksSuccessful TacklesCards15Aphelele Fassi51001020014Edwill van der Merwe5900801013Jesse Kriel80001115012Andre Esterhuizen80511009011Kurt-Lee Arendse6751518010Manie Libbok807034809Grant Williams500037501Ox Nche5900701102Malcolm Marx5900801603Wilco Louw590070804Eben Etzebeth80001401605Lood de Jager450060406Marco van Staden68001101407Pieter-Steph du Toit80001101108Siya Kolisi4551805016Bongi Mbonambi2100103017Boan Venter2100204018Asenathi Ntlabakanye2100202019Franco Mostert4700305020Kwagga Smith3900406021Cobus Reinach1300122022Canan Moodie2100111023Damian Willemse29001120Team Total-223139181090
Australia Rugby Stats In The Rugby Championship#PlayerMinutesPointsTriesBall CarriesKicksSuccessful TacklesCards15Tom Wright8051433014Max Jorgensen80517110013Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii8051519012Len Ikitau62001208011Dylan Pietsch3251302010James O’Connor808083709Nic White6700114401James Slipper410000602Billy Pollard6700301303Taniela Tupou410010604Nick Frost8051601805Will Skelton8000110806Tom Hooper8000601207Fraser McReight8000701208Harry Wilson651026012016Brandon Paenga-Amosa1800207017Angus Bell4000706018Zane Nonggorr4000205019Jeremy Williams2400203020Langi Gleeson1500602021Tate McDermott3000263022Tane Edmed500010023Andrew Kellaway48000170Team Total-38697291570
Australia vs. South Africa All-Time RecordOverall (96 Games): South Africa Wins: 52, Draws: 3, Australia Wins: 41South Africa at Home (49 Games): South Africa Wins: 37, Draws: 1, Australia Wins: 11Australia at Home (44 Games): South Africa Wins: 15, Draws: 2, Australia Wins: 27Neutral Venue (3 Games): South Africa Wins: 0, Draws: 0, Australia Wins: 3Australia vs. South Africa Last 10 Match Results2025 (16 Aug): South Africa 22-38 Australia — Ellis Park — Winner: Australia2024 (17 Aug): South Africa 30-12 Australia — Optus Stadium — Winner: South Africa2024 (10 Aug): South Africa 33-7 Australia — Suncorp Stadium — Winner: South Africa2023 (8 Jul): South Africa 43-12 Australia — Loftus Versfeld — Winner: South Africa2022 (3 Sep): South Africa 24-8 Australia — Sydney — Winner: South Africa2022 (27 Aug): South Africa 17-25 Australia — Adelaide — Winner: Australia2021 (18 Sep): South Africa 17-30 Australia — Suncorp Stadium — Winner: Australia2021 (12 Sep): South Africa 26-28 Australia — Cbus Super Stadium — Winner: Australia2019 (20 Jul): South Africa 35-17 Australia — Johannesburg — Winner: South Africa2018 (29 Sep): South Africa 23-12 Australia — Port Elizabeth — Winner: South AfricaSouth Africa vs. Australia Rugby Championship Round 1 StatsTries: Australia 1 – South Africa 5Conversions: Australia 1 – South Africa 4Penalty Goals: Australia 0 – South Africa 0Ball Carries: Australia 114 – South Africa 139Offloads: Australia 4 – South Africa 9Line Breaks: Australia 4 – South Africa 9Defenders Beaten: Australia 8 – South Africa 29Carry Metres: Australia 641 – South Africa 977Total Tackles: Australia 177 – South Africa 158Missed Tackles: Australia 29 – South Africa 18% Missed Tackles: Australia 16.4% – South Africa 11.4%Turnovers Won: Australia 6 – South Africa 3Turnovers Conceded: Australia 11 – South Africa 11Lineouts Won: Australia 18 – South Africa 14Lineouts Lost: Australia 2 – South Africa 2Total Penalties Conceded: Australia 15 – South Africa 12Kicks in Play: Australia 21 – South Africa 25Rugby Championship Player Stats After Round 1 PlayerTeamGamesPointsMinutesPensConvDrop GoalsTriesT. AlbornozArgentina114801301B. BarrettNew Zealand111801400S. ReeceNew Zealand110550002H. WilsonAustralia110650002S. Taukei’ahoNew Zealand110300002J. O’ConnorAustralia18800400M. LibbokSouth Africa18800400A. EsterhuizenSouth Africa15800001S. KolisiSouth Africa15450001A. SaveaNew Zealand15800001T. WrightAustralia15670001K. ArendseSouth Africa15670001D. PietschAustralia15320001R. IsgroArgentina15500001C. RatimaNew Zealand15500001J. OviedoArgentina15800001M. JorgensenAustralia15800001J. SuaaliiAustralia15800001Rugby Championship Goal Kicking StatsPlayerTeamGamesMinutesGoalsMissesPensPens MissedConvConv MissedGoal Kicking %B. BarrettNew Zealand18052104271.40%J. O’ConnorAustralia18042004266.70%T. AlbornozArgentina18041113080.00%M. LibbokSouth Africa18031102175.00%The Rugby Championship 2025 Schedule

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