South Africa 22-38 Australia final score - 16 August 2025, The Rugby Championship

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South Africa
22
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38
End
Australia
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Highlights

South Africa South Africa
Australia Australia
End of game
76'
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(22-38) T. Wright
Try
67'
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(22-33) J. O'Connor
Transformation
66'
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(22-31) M. Jorgensen
Try
65'
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(22-26) J. O'Connor
Transformation
64'
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(22-24) H. Wilson
Try
59'
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(22-19) J. O'Connor
Transformation
58'
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(22-17) J. Suaalii
Try
44'
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(22-12) J. O'Connor
Transformation
43'
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(22-10) H. Wilson
Try
Half-time
29'
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(22-5) D. Pietsch
Try
M. Libbok (22-0)
Transformation
19'
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S. Kolisi (20-0)
Try
18'
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A. Esterhuizen (15-0)
Try
13'
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M. Libbok (10-0)
Penalty
9'
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M. Libbok (7-0)
Transformation
3'
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K. Arendse (5-0)
Try
2'
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Kick-off

Game Statistics

South Africa South Africa
Australia Australia
50
Possession (%)
50
3
Tries
6
1
Penalties
0
2
Conversions
4
10
Penalties conceded
4
4
Scrums
2
4
Scrums won
2
11
Line-outs won
12
3
Interceptions
6
106
Tackles
157
26
Failed tackles
23
109
Carries with the ball
60
13
Clean breaks
10
580
Meters gained with ball in hand
535
14
Successful passes after contact
5
209
Successful passes
131
2
Assists
4

Form

Table

Teams Pts P W D L GD
1 South Africa
19 6 4 0 2 +57
3 Australia
11 6 2 0 4 -13

Last matches

South Africa
South Africa Last matches
W W W W W W
Wins

6/6 (100%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Losses

0/6 (0%)

19 Jul 2025 - Test Matches

South Africa
55 :  10
Georgia

12 Jul 2025 - Test Matches

South Africa
45 :  0
Italy

5 Jul 2025 - Test Matches

South Africa
42 :  24
Italy

28 Jun 2025 - Test Matches

South Africa
54 :  7
The Barbarians

23 Nov 2024 - Test Matches

Wales
12 :  45
South Africa

16 Nov 2024 - Test Matches

England
20 :  29
South Africa
W L W W W W
Wins

5/6 (83%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Losses

1/6 (17%)

19 Jul 2025 - Test Matches

South Africa
55 :  10
Georgia

12 Jul 2025 - Test Matches

South Africa
45 :  0
Italy

5 Jul 2025 - Test Matches

South Africa
42 :  24
Italy

28 Jun 2025 - Test Matches

South Africa
54 :  7
The Barbarians

13 Jul 2024 - Test Matches

South Africa
24 :  25
Ireland

1 Oct 2023 - Rugby World Cup

South Africa
49 :  18
Tonga
W W W W W W
Wins

6/6 (100%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Losses

0/6 (0%)

23 Nov 2024 - Test Matches

Wales
12 :  45
South Africa

16 Nov 2024 - Test Matches

England
20 :  29
South Africa

10 Nov 2024 - Test Matches

Scotland
15 :  32
South Africa

28 Oct 2023 - Rugby World Cup

New Zealand
11 :  12
South Africa

21 Oct 2023 - Rugby World Cup

England
15 :  16
South Africa

15 Oct 2023 - Rugby World Cup

France
28 :  29
South Africa
Australia
Australia Last matches
L L W L L W
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Losses

4/6 (67%)

2 Aug 2025 - Test Matches

Australia
22 :  12
British & Irish Lions

26 Jul 2025 - Test Matches

Australia
26 :  29
British & Irish Lions

19 Jul 2025 - Test Matches

Australia
19 :  27
British & Irish Lions

5 Jul 2025 - Test Matches

Australia
21 :  18
Fiji

30 Nov 2024 - Test Matches

Ireland
22 :  19
Australia

24 Nov 2024 - Test Matches

Scotland
27 :  13
Australia
W W W L L W
Wins

4/6 (67%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

2 Aug 2025 - Test Matches

Australia
22 :  12
British & Irish Lions

26 Jul 2025 - Test Matches

Australia
26 :  29
British & Irish Lions

19 Jul 2025 - Test Matches

Australia
19 :  27
British & Irish Lions

5 Jul 2025 - Test Matches

Australia
21 :  18
Fiji

13 Jul 2024 - Test Matches

Australia
36 :  28
Wales

1 Oct 2023 - Rugby World Cup

Australia
34 :  14
Portugal
L L W W L L
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Losses

4/6 (67%)

30 Nov 2024 - Test Matches

Ireland
22 :  19
Australia

24 Nov 2024 - Test Matches

Scotland
27 :  13
Australia

17 Nov 2024 - Test Matches

Wales
20 :  52
Australia

9 Nov 2024 - Test Matches

England
37 :  42
Australia

24 Sept 2023 - Rugby World Cup

Wales
40 :  6
Australia

27 Aug 2023 - Test Matches

France
41 :  17
Australia

Players List

South Africa
South Africa
A. Fassi G. Williams M. Libbok K. Arendse M. van Staden L. De Jager P. du Toit E. Etzebeth S. Kolisi A. Esterhuizen J. Kriel E. Van Der Merwe O. Nche W. Louw M. Marx
Australia
Australia
M. Jorgensen H. Wilson F. McReight L. Ikitau N. Frost B. Pollard T. Hooper J. Suaalii D. Pietsch N. White J. Slipper W. Skelton T. Wright T. Tupou J. O'Connor

Substitutes

South Africa
South Africa
B. Venter D. Willemse C. Moodie A. Ntlabakanye F. Mostert B. Mbonambi C. Reinach K. Smith
Australia
Australia
T. McDermott A. Bell Z. Nonggorr T. Edmed L. Gleeson J. Williams B. Paenga-Amosa A. Kellaway

Score and result South Africa - Australia

The South Africa - Australia match (Rugby - The Rugby Championship) at 16/08/2025 11:10 is complete.

The South Africa - Australia match result is as follows: 22-38.

Now that this The Rugby Championship Rugby match is over and the score is known, you can find the highlights and key statistics on that same page.