A camera crew went into the Springboks’ changing room at Optus Stadium in Perth and ended up capturing something nobody watching the broadcast expected to see.
The South Africans were facing Australia in a Test that eventually finished 42-38 to the Wallabies. During the match, Australian sports broadcaster Stan Sport showed footage of the Springboks inside their changing room as the team gathered for a discussion.
The players in the foreground were focused on the team talk. Behind them, reserve players were getting changed.
That is where things took an unexpected turn.
One player briefly appeared on camera with his bare backside exposed. The moment was fleeting, yet viewers were quick to grab the footage and send it around social media.
Naturally, social media users quickly started trying to work out who the naked Springbok player could be. One person even suggested the player looked like Damian Willemse, although there is nothing confirming that he was the man caught on camera.
In another video filmed after a separate match, also shared on social media, another awkward changing-room moment appeared.
Outside centre Jessie Kriel and scrumhalf Grant Williams can be seen changing in the background while their teammates huddle in the foreground. For a brief moment, Williams appears completely naked as he pulls on his underwear.
Some social media users had plenty of jokes about the accidental glimpse, while others questioned why footage from a private changing area was being broadcast at all.
Check out some of the comments below:
Cracks in the Springbok team 😅
— Scrumming Flyhalf (@scrumming_ten) September 27, 2026
Hahaha but one of our players had his pants pulled right down in the game. He was wearing red oayerned undies 😆😆😆
— Cole (@coletta789) September 27, 2026
I mean, I’m not complaining but surely this is a gross invasion of privacy?
— Aurnia (@Aurnia13) September 27, 2026
That's why cameras shouldn't be there in the first place. It's called a changeroom for a reason
— Sophia (@Sophiaa2010) September 27, 2026
My black brother must of been busy watching Moldova and Belarus highlights in the shower and lost track of time….
— Mukles (@mukles111) September 27, 2026
Both nations gave away pens and brother farted and it was smelly