FULL TIME: AUSTRALIA 8-24 SOUTH AFRICA

Hodge misses the conversion and Australia won't be able to get a losing bonus point.

YELLOW CARD, SOUTH AFRICA, LE ROUX. Le Roux is sin-binned for a deliberate knockdown in the buildup to the try.

TRY, AUSTRALIA, SAMU, 8-24: Australia eventually get over as the Springboks just stop playing on advantage.

Australia manage to get back to where the scrum happened before they lose the ball into touch and it has gone forward so it will now be the Springboks who feed the scrum inside the Australia half.

Unsurprisingly almost the scrum goes down and has to be rest chewing up more time.

The Springboks steal the lineout but after a hoist, Moodie knocks on but Australia will need a solid scrum on halfway to get their attack going.

CONVERSION, SOUTH AFRICA, STEYN, 3-24: Steyn slots the kick and play will restart with a penalty to Australia on half way.

YELLOW CARD, SOUTH AFRICA, MAPIMPI: Mapimpi is binned fro grasping Koroibete's face after scoring the try.

TRY, SOUTH AFRICA, MAPIMPI, 3-22: Mapimpi has scored in the corner but he will also be going to the sin-bin.

Mapimpi might be in at the corner but first the referee and officials need to sort out a mess of afters.

Australia steal the lineout and fling it wide but Koroibete knocks on and the Springboks have a scrum just outside the Wallabies 22.

Australia get the penalty now on their own 22 and a good kick sets up an attacking lineout.

Australia are under pressure and concede a breakdown penalty on attack which allows South Africa to take play back towards the Australia 22.

Le Roux tries for a drop goal but his kick dips under the cross bar and Australia go on quickly from the 22 dropout.

Another stoppage in play comes as the Springboks set up another lineout after Australia infringe at the previous instance before De Allende is held up over the line.

South Africa get a penalty and turn down the shot at goal to set up a lineout deep in the Wallabies 22.

Australia get a relieving penalty and set up a lienout just inside the Springbok half but South Africa steal it and send up another hoist.

Australia get a relieving penalty and set up a lienout just inside the Springbok half but South Africa steal it and send up another hoist.

The TMO spots an illegal cleanout by Alaalatoa and the Springboks can clear their lines.

The Springboks are given a team warning now for repeated infringements

Australia get another penalty after a collapsed maul and set up another attacking lineout.

Australia get the penalty call but can't really afford to kick for goal and set up a lineout.

The Springboks make a mess of a lineout and then knock on after the kick so play switches into the Bok half with Australia in possession from the scrum.

Le Roux butchers an attack with a floated pass that goes to Kellaway.

White is forced to clear from the inside his own 22 but his kick doesn't gain much yardage and South Africa will attack from the lineout.

An easy exit is afforded to the Springboks as Australia go offside at the first breakdown after the restart and Willemse kicks play up towards the Wallabies' 22.

Willemse pushes his kick past the posts and it remains 3-17.

TRY, SOUTH AFRICA, MOSTERT, 3-17: The Springboks edge a kicking battle to get onto the attack and simple but effective passing gets Mostert in at the corner.

The second half is underway.

HALF TIME: AUSTRALIA 3-12 SOUTH AFRICA Willemse misses the conversion and so the half ends with South Africa leading by nine.

TRY, SOUTH AFRICA, MOODIE, 3-12: Magic from Moodie as he gets up high to pluck the hoist out of the air and has the pace to pull away and get into the corner.

A great break from De Jager comes to nought as Le Roux makes an error at the breakdown and being penalised.

An obstruction penalty changes momentum as Australia find themselves pushed back to their own 22.

The Springboks make a meal of a maul but then Australia infringe and Willemse misses touch with his penalty kick only for Hodge to boot it back towards the Springboks 22.

PENALTY, AUSTRALIA, LOLESIO, 3-7: Lolesio converts the penalty to put Australia on the board.

Australia's best phase of attack ends with them being awarded a penalty and they enter the Springbok 22 for the first time.

Moodie goes up for a high ball and knocks on into touch but before play can restart Paisami has to go off for an HIA after he lead with his head in making a tackle on Kolisi.

A kicking battle ends with a kick that goes straight into touch from Lolesio and South Africa can restart the game from a lineout ten inside the Australia half.

Moodie gets an offload away to Kriel but the centre cannot gather and Australia will restart play with a scrum feed just outside their own 22.

Holloway gets up quickly and nearly intercepts Hendrikse's pass but cannot gather and the advantage played doesn't accrue and South Africa will scrum again.

Australia go wide from the scrum but it is knocked on by Wright and the Springboks have a scrum just inside the Wallabies half.

De Allende knocks on as he tries to gather a goal-line dropout which Australia took an absolute age to take and the subsequent scrum takes equally long to get right.

Kolisi wins another vital steal and a penalty as he draws the Wallabies in from the side.

Mapimpi is too eager and Hendrikse's hoist goes up with the winner offside and Australia can shift play into the South Africa half.

Kolisi wins a vital ball steal, or would have had Australia not held onto it on the ground and Willemse finds touch inside the Australia half.

CONVERSION, SOUTH AFRICA, WILLEMSE, 0-7: Willemse kicks the conversion.

YELLOW CARD, AUSTRALIA, PHILIP: Philip gets the card for not retreating on the quick tap by Hendrikse.

TRY, SOUTH AFRICA, DE ALLENDE, 0-5: De Allende powers over under the posts after sustained pressure.

The Wallabies stop a Springbok maul but illegally and the men in green attack with advantage but cannot achieve it and will set up another lineout from the penalty.

The Springboks will have a lineout just outside the Australia 22 after a clearance from White.

Brilliant work by Wiese wins the ball back but then De Allende's crosskick bounces into touch evading Mapimpi.

A Springbok attack seems to fall apart before Le Roux recovers and chips ahead but Moodie can't gather up the touchline and Australia opt for the lineout.

Australia go offside on the halfway line and Willemse kicks for touch and finds it inside the Wallabies 22 to set up an attacking lineout for the Springboks.

Australia kick deep and Willemse gathers and Hendrikse tries to clear with a box kick but it doesn't go out.

South Africa: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Franco Mostert, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Kwagga Smith, 20 Duane Vermeulen, 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Frans Steyn, 23 Warrick Gelant

Australia: 15 Reece Hodge, 14 Tom Wright, 13 Len Ikitau, 12 Hunter Paisami, 11 Marika Koroibete, 10 Noah Lolesio, 9 Nic White, 8 Rob Valetini, 7 Fraser McReight, 6 Jed Holloway, 5 Matt Philip, 4 Rory Arnold, 3 Allan Alaalatoa, 2 Folau Fainga’a, 1 James Slipper (c) Replacements: 16 David Porecki, 17 Scott Sio, 18 Taniela Tupou, 19 Darcy Swain, 20 Rob Leota, 21 Pete Samu, 22 Jake Gordon, 23 Andrew Kellaway

Hello and welcome to our coverage of the Rugby Championship match between Australia and South Africa from Allianz Stadium in Sydney.