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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Daniel Gallan

Rugby Championship: South Africa 43-12 Australia in opening Test – as it happened

Kurt-Lee Arendse celebrates scoring the Springboks’ third try with Cobus Reinach.
Kurt-Lee Arendse celebrates scoring the Springboks’ third try with Cobus Reinach. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

That’s it from me. A strong warning from the Boks. Write them off if you like but they’ll cause some serious problems at the World Cup if they play like this. However, it must be said that the Wallabies were well short of where they need to be. Ciao.

Finally, the winning skipper, Duane Vermeulen:

I’m really proud of the boys. Tremendous performance.

We had our plans coming into the game. We didn’t know what to expect from Australia. We know that Eddie will have one or two things up his sleeve. We adapted well and played to our strengths.

We love you guys [he’s talking to the crowd].

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