Pollard Shines As South Africa Bounce Back To Beat Australia In Rugby Championship

Handré Pollard put successful a commanding capacity astatine fly-half arsenic a much pragmatic South Africa hit Australia 30-22 successful their 2nd Rugby Championship Test successful Cape Town connected Saturday to reignite nan defence of their title.

Australia had stunned nan world champion Springboks 38-22 successful their title opener successful Johannesburg nan erstwhile play arsenic nan hosts tried to play an expansive game-plan pinch shot successful manus and were picked off.

This clip information they turned it into an aerial contest, marshalled superbly by Pollard, who kicked 15 points to spell pinch tries by helping Canan Moodie, No 8 Kwagga Smith and fastener Eben Etzebeth.

Australia were successful nan conflict each nan measurement and put successful different fantabulous show arsenic they scored 3 tries done wings Corey Toole and Max Jorgensen, and hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa, but a bully old-fashioned arm-wrestle is nan Springboks’ forte.

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