
The Wallabies have missed a golden opportunity to put one hand on the Rugby Championship trophy, brutalised 24-8 by South Africa in the first international sporting event at Sydney's new Allianz Stadium.
Instead of moving a win clear at the top of the table after New Zealand's 53-3 smashing of Argentina earlier on Saturday, the title is now anyone's after the Springboks turned in a flawless display highlighted by a dazzling debut try for 19-year-old winger Canan Moodie.