3: Frans Malherbe

Rating: 4/10

He could be blamed for the poor lineout overthrow six minutes before the break, which resulted in a gifted try for Wallabies centre Matt Toomua under the sticks, but he also showed great composure when scoring the Boks’ first try following a driving maul. Rating: 6/10

The tighthead showed why he was rated as the Boks’ first-choice player in the position with perhaps his best performance of the year. Gaining momentum from additional game time, he scrummed very strongly and was prominent in defence from close range.