Australia Upsets South Africa 42-38 in Extraordinary Rugby Test
Australia held off a late Springboks surge after four players were sent off, with Harry Wilson saying the last 10 minutes were crazy.
- On Sunday, Australia secured a 42-38 upset victory over world champion South Africa at Optus Stadium in Perth, claiming the Mandela Challenge Plate despite being reduced to 11 men.
- The top-ranked Springboks made 13 changes after their 43-28 win in Baltimore two weeks ago, while Australia dominated early, leading by 25 points with 16 minutes remaining.
- During a bizarre finish, Italian referee Andrea Piardi required a mobile phone for communication after equipment malfunction as Australia lost four players to yellow cards in nine minutes.
- Center Len Ikitau scored two first-half tries, and wing Max Jorgensen sprinted 55m to extend the lead to 42-17 in the 64th minute, providing the crucial cushion.
- Captain Harry Wilson told Stan, "Gee whiz that was a crazy last 10 minutes," after the statement win positioned Australia well a year before hosting the World Cup.
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On the lawn of the Optus Stadium, where he will inaugurate his World Cup on October 1, 2027 against Hong Kong, the Wallabies were about to throw it all overboard in the end. But they ended up resisting to the final beep, which allowed their new coach, Les Kiss, to remain undefeated in five games since his arrival in July. Rassie Erasmus’ Springboks thus fitted their second defeat of the year, in ten matches, after his 33-16 setback to the All Bl…
The Independent
The Independent (US)Australia stun South Africa to secure dramatic win with just 11 players
The Wallabies beat the Springboks by 42-38 in Perth in a friendly international; he suffered four reprimands in the final stage
Inspired Wallabies notch statement Test win over Springboks
The Wallabies scored five tries but had to hang on against the World Cup champions, going down to 11 players late on as skipper Harry Wilson, Ryan Lonergan, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii and Hunter Paisami received yellow cards. Having trailed 42-17, South Africa scored three tries at the death but it was not enough to overturn the deficit in a wild match in front of 54,678 fans, many drawn from Perth's sizeable South African community. "I'm so proud of…
Beloit Daily News
The Record11-man Australia hangs on to upset South Africa 42-38 in extraordinary rugby test
Australia has hung on for an extraordinary 42-38 upset win over rugby World Cup champion South Africa despite being reduced to 11 men against 15 for much of the last 10 minutes. The Wallabies took a 42-17 lead when Max…
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Cyprus MailAustralia hold on to beat South Africa with 11 men in Perth
SYDNEY, Sept 27 : Australia held on with 11 men in a dramatic finish to beat a second-string South Africa outfit 42-38 at Perth Stadium on Sunday and extend their unbeaten run to five games since new coach Les Kiss took over in late July. Skipper Harry Wilson, Ryan Lonergan, Joseph Suaalii and Hunter Paisami
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