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Justin Chadwick

Brave Wallabies miss late chances in heartbreaking loss

James O'Connor has missed three crucial late kicks as the injury-hit Wallabies suffered an agonising 30-22 loss to South Africa in Cape Town.

The Wallabies entered Saturday night's (Sunday morning AEST) Rugby Championship match looking to win back-to-back Tests against the Springboks in South Africa for the first time since 1963 following last week's famous 38-22 triumph in Johannesburg. 

South Africa led 20-7 approaching halftime, but the Wallabies hit back hard after the break and closed the margin to one point in the 68th minute when reserve hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa touched down following a successful rolling maul. 

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