LIVE SCORING: Springboks v Wallabies

The Springboks’ opening Rugby Championship clash against the Wallabies in Brisbane is a must-win match for various reasons.

Win, and the Springboks retain their No 1 world ranking.

Win, and the Springboks can ensure a perfect start to the Rugby Championship in pursuit of the elusive southern hemisphere trophy.

Win, and the Springboks can break a longstanding hoodoo at the Suncorp Stadium.

In short, there will be no shortage of motivation among numerous other incentives, and it all makes for what should be a cracking battle.

The clash kicks off at 06:30 (SA time) on Saturday morning.

KEEP TRACK OF THE LIVE SCORING AS THE SPRINGBOKS TAKE ON THE WALLABIES

MATCH DETAILS

Springboks: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 RG Snyman, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche.
Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Ben-Jason Dixon, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Kwagga Smith, 22 Grant Williams, 23 Handré Pollard.

Wallabies: 15 Tom Wright, 14 Andrew Kellaway, 13 Len Ikitau, 12 Hunter Paisami, 11 Filipo Daugunu, 10 Noah Lolesio, 9 Jake Gordon, 8 Harry Wilson, 7 Carlo Tizzano, 6 Rob Valetini, 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 4 Nick Frost, 3 Allan Alaalatoa (captain), 2 Matt Faessler, 1 Isaac Kailea.
Replacements: 16 Josh Nasser, 17 James Slipper, 18 Zane Nonggorr, 19 Jeremy Williams, 20 Luke Reimer, 21 Tate McDermott, 22 Tom Lynagh, 23 Dylan Pietsch.

Date: Saturday, August 10
Venue: Lang Park, Brisbane
Kick-off: 14.30 (06.30 SA time; 04.30 GMT)
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant referees: Paul Williams (New Zealand) and Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

South Africa have lost to Australia in 11 of the 12 Tests played since 1965, but they will still be viewed as favourites coming into this clash against a new-look Wallabies side.

Chatting about the Springboks’ win record in Brisbane, Rassie Erasmus said: “This is a new year and new campaign, and a lot has changed for both teams in the last few years, so while we are mindful of that statistic, it won’t affect how we approach this match or next week’s encounter in Perth.

“Just as winning the Rugby World Cup is history now, so is that statistic, so as a team we want to go out there and give our best, and if we stick to our structures and capitalise on our chances, hopefully we’ll work ourselves into a good position to get the desired result.”

Stats and facts:

Springbok record against the Wallabies:

Played 93; Won 50; Lost 40; Drawn 3; Points for: 1 860, Points against: 1 653; Tries scored 218, Tries conceded 170; Highest score 61-22 (Pretoria, 1997); Biggest win 45 points (53-8, Johannesburg 2008). Win % 53.8%.