Aussies braced for better Boks

The Wallabies expect the Springboks to fix the mistakes they made at Ellis Park and maintain the intensity of the first 20 minutes when they face them in Cape Town this Saturday.

- Nicholas Zaal

The South Africans came out guns blazing in their opening Rugby Championship match on Saturday. They scored three tries and a penalty to go 22-0 up in the first 18 minutes. But they lost their focus somewhat, while the Australians capitalised on small margins in the game and scored six unanswered tries to record a famous 38-22 victory.

While Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus described his side's performance as "really dog sh*t", Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt said the match was closer than the scoreline reflected.