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Rugby-Australia v South Africa - Rugby Championship test

(Updates earlier factbox after Australia finalise bench) SYDNEY, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Factbox on Saturday's Rugby Championship test between Australia and South Africa: When: Sept. 10, 8.05 pm local (1005 GMT) Where: Lang Park, Brisbane (Capacity 52,500) Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) Assistants: Wayne Barnes (England), Pascal Gauzere (France) TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) AUSTRALIA World ranking: 4 Coach: Michael Cheika Captain: Stephen Moore Team: 15-Israel Folau, 14-Dane Haylett-Petty, 13-Samu Kerevi, 12-Bernard Foley, 11-Reece Hodge, 10-Quade Cooper, 9-Will Genia, 8-David Pocock, 7-Michael Hooper, 6-Dean Mumm, 5-Adam Coleman, 4-Kane Douglas, 3-Sekope Kepu, 2-Stephen Moore, 1-Scott Sio Replacements: 16-Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17-James Slipper, 18-Allan Ala'alatoa, 19-Rory Arnold, 20-Sean McMahon, 21-Nick Phipps, 22-Tevita Kuridrani, 23-Drew Mitchell SOUTH AFRICA World ranking: 3 Coach: Allister Coetzee Captain: Adriaan Strauss Team: 15-Johan Goosen, 14-Bryan Habana, 13-Jesse Kriel, 12-Juan de Jongh, 11-Francois Hougaard, 10-Elton Jantjies, 9-Faf de Klerk; 8-Warren Whiteley, 7-Oupa Mahoje, 6-Francois Louw, 5-Lood de Jager, 4-Eben Etzebeth, 3-Lourens Adriaanse, 2-Adriaan Strauss, 1-Tendai Mtawarira. Replacements: 16-Bongi Mbonambi, 17-Steven Kitshoff, 18-Trevor Nyakane, 19-Franco Mostert, 20-Pieter-Steph du Toit, 21-Jaco Kriel, 22-Morne Steyn, 23-Lionel Mapoe. OVERALL RECORD Played: 84 Australia wins: 35 South Africa wins: 48 Draws: 1 LAST FIVE MEETINGS 2015 Australia 24-20 South Africa (Brisbane) 2014 South Africa 28-10 Australia (Cape Town) 2014 Australia 24-23 South Africa (Perth) 2013 South Africa 28-8 Australia (Cape Town) 2013 South Africa 38-12 Australia (Brisbane) (Compiled by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Peter Rutherford)