South Africa’s B staff have come up trumps in Perth’s large moist, with the world champions scoring 4 tries to nil to safe a 30-12 win over the Wallabies.
In a Rugby Championship match blighted by durations of driving rain, the Wallabies solely trailed 11-9 at halftime in entrance of 58,197 followers at Optus Stadium on Saturday evening.
However the Springboks piled on three tries from rolling mauls within the second half to safe the bonus-point victory.
South Africa achieved the great win regardless of making 10 modifications to their beginning line-up from final week’s 33-7 win over the Wallabies in Brisbane.
Heavy rain in Perth all through Saturday meant sensible rugby was wanted on the slippery floor, and the Wallabies largely failed the take a look at through the opening 20 minutes.
Noah Lolesio’s third-minute penalty acquired the Wallabies on the board early.
However they gave up area place a minute later when Andrew Kellaway tried to catch a bullet kick, just for it to slide by way of his fingers and go into contact.
Wallabies winger Marika Koroibete’s tried chip and chase would have led to a South Africa strive if not for Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s fumble with the strive line in sight.
And Lolesio’s audacious cross-field kick in defence that was picked off by Springboks winger Makazole Mapimpi nearly proved disastrous, with solely a try-saving sort out from Tom Wright maintaining South Africa at bay.
A Wallabies fumble in assault led to South Africa’s first strive within the seventeenth minute, with the Springboks racing the ball ahead earlier than a dribble kick allowed fullback Aphelele Fassi to dive over.
Two Lolesio penalties – together with a troublesome 45m effort from close to the contact line – diminished the deficit to 11-9 late within the half.
And the Wallabies would have entered the break with a one-point lead if not for Lolesio lacking an easy penalty after the siren.
Wallabies skipper Allan Alaalatoa copped an unintended elbow from teammate Len Ikitau on the stroke of halftime, and he was changed by Zane Nonggorr after the break.
Returning prop Angus Bell was additionally introduced off at halftime in a transfer that thrust James Slipper into the motion.
Slipper’s stint lasted simply eight minutes earlier than he was dominated out with concussion.
South Africa prolonged their result in 18-9 early within the second half when flanker Marco van Staden crashed over from a rolling maul, earlier than Lolesio’s fourth penalty closed the margin again to 6 factors.
Hunter Paisami limped off within the forty eighth minute with a left leg subject, bringing on Max Jorgensen for his Take a look at debut.
It meant Jorgensen and his father Peter turned the 14th father-son pairing to characteristic for the Wallabies.
The Springboks opened up a 23-12 lead within the 63rd minute courtesy of one other rolling maul from a line-out, with substitute Malcolm Marx touching down this time.
Any hopes of an Australian victory evaporated within the 73rd minute when Seru Uru was sin-binned and Marx scored his second strive from the subsequent play – once more from a rolling maul.
