Rugby Championship 2013: Australia vs. South Africa Team News and Prediction

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Published: September 4, 2013

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Quade Cooper will be the central figure as Australia and South Africa lock horns for the first time in this year’s Rugby Championship, and the enigmatic flyhalf’s stage will be one of his favourite grounds: Suncorp Stadium.

Australia could barely have imagined a tougher start to the 2013 Championship, losing twice to New Zealand to leave them bottom of the table—without a point.



The Springboks, by contrast, are top of the standings after two wins over Argentina, and both sides have made changes to their lineups for Saturday’s crucial clash.

Here's a look at both teams.

 

Australia Team (via the Wallabies' official website)

15 Israel Folau, 14 Nick Cummins, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Christian Leali’ifano, 11 James O’Connor, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Ben Mowen, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Scott Fardy, 5 James Horwill, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 James Slipper

16 Saia Fainga’a, 17 Scott Sio, 18 Ben Alexander, 19 Kane Douglas, 20 Jake Schatz, 21 Nic White, 22 Matt Toomua, 23 Jesse Mogg

 

South Africa Team (via the Springboks' official website)

15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Willie le Roux, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Jean de Villiers (captain), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Flip van der Merwe, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira

16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Gurthro Steenkamp, 18 Coenie Oosthuizen,19 Juandre Kruger, 20 Siya Kolisi, 21 Jano Vermaak, 22 Pat Lambie, 23 Jan Serfontein

 

Australia’s lineup features four changes in total from the team that lost 27-16 to New Zealand in Wellington. The two most notable decisions are Cooper’s return and Israel Folau’s switch to fullback. 

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