Damian de Allende scored under the posts with the damage doubled due to Wallabies lock Matt Philip’s sin-binning for a foul.īut the Springboks saved the big celebrations for Moodie’s first test try after he soared above Marika Koroibete to take a towering Jaden Hendrikse kick and raced away to score, putting his side 12-3 ahead close to halftime. They were down early as the Springboks capped a dominant opening nine minutes. “Clearly that’s been a big part of our mantra, we have an understanding we’re playing for something bigger than ourselves and there’s no shortage of motivation and certainly no shortage of belief. it’s a tough competition, you’ve got to be at your best every week to be in with a sniff,” Wallabies coach Dave Rennie said. “I don’t know about one (step) forward, two (steps) back. The Wallabies will now head into their two-test Bledisloe Cup series against New Zealand with all four sides on 2-2 records after four games, with the All Blacks leading the standings by one point having netted two bonus-point wins.Ĭoming off a strong win over the World Cup-champion Springboks a week ago in Adelaide, the Wallabies again failed to back up victory with another solid display, still yet to win back-to-back games this season. The Springboks turned in a flawless display highlighted by a dazzling debut try for 19-year-old winger Canan Moodie, and the title is up for grabs after New Zealand’s 53-3 win over Argentina earlier on Saturday. SYDNEY (AP) - South Africa defeated Australia 24-8 on Saturday to leave the Rugby Championship title wide open after four matches by each team.
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