South Africa Bounce Back To Beat Australia

South Africa (20) 30

Tries: Moodie, Smith, Etzebeth Pens: Pollard 3 Cons: Pollard 3

Australia (10) 22

Tries: Toole, Jorgensen, Paenga-Amosa Pens: O'Connor Cons: O'Connor 2

South Africa bounced backmost from conclusion to Australia successful past week's Rugby Championship opener pinch a battling 30-22 triumph complete nan Wallabies successful rain-soaked Cape Town.

The footwear of Handre Pollard proved decisive arsenic nan 31-year-old kicked 15 points, made up of 3 punishment goals and 3 conversions.

Canan Moodie, Kwagga Smith and Eben Etzebeth went complete for nan world champions, who blew a 22-0 lead to lose 38-22 successful Johannesburg past clip out.

"It was greasy retired there, but we played well," said Pollard.

"Our defence was bully astatine times, though we besides gave distant immoderate silly penalties. There is simply a batch to activity on, but we return this result.

"We person wings who are unbelievable successful nan aerial and it is thing nan boys put a batch of effort into. We cognize location is simply a bigger scheme pinch our squad and we spot nan process."

Australia besides scored 3 tries done Corey Toole, Max Jorgensen and Brandon Paenga-Amosa but were incapable to replicate past weekend's stunning comeback.

They came adjacent to a losing prize point, but James O'Connor missed 2 punishment attempts successful nan last fewer minutes. It intends nan Wallabies beryllium 2nd successful nan array pinch 5 points from 2 matches.

"It was a awesome beingness conflict retired location and I americium ace proud of my boys. We fought correct to nan end," said Australia skipper Fraser McReight.

"It has been a reliable 2 weeks complete here. There were a fewer moments wherever if we sewage nan shot backmost our way, nan consequence could person been different. But that is nan beauty of rugby."

South Africa beryllium 3rd connected 4 points and will caput to leaders New Zealand next, needing astatine slightest 1 triumph successful 2 matches against nan All Blacks if they are to person a chance of defending their title.