Up against the world No.1 side in Brisbane, the Wallabies came back to earth with a thud.
There are a few ways South Africa might have planned to break a long-standing hoodoo at Suncorp Stadium.
From the moment the venue lost its ‘home’ advantage – roughly a half of the 52,019 crowd were in green jerseys – the Wallabies were up against it, and it only went downhill from there. Mostly, however, the Wallabies struggled to penetrate a stifling Boks’ defence and chances to score tries in the second half were botched with panicky passes and dropped balls near the line. The Wallabies’ scrum was under pressure from the first minute, too.The bright lights were physical performances from locks Nick Frost and Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, and brave efforts from back-rowers Harry Wilson and Rob Valetini.
The Wallabies’ poor discipline saw them rack up four penalties inside the first 10 minutes, and that territory allowed the Boks to roll in a first try to skipper Siya Kolisi following the clever lineout move.The Wallabies’ gameplan was clearly to challenge the Boks with kicks, but both long and short kicks were poorly executed and led to the ball being simply given away.
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