Relax! It was not that bad

Relax people. Yes, the Springboks gave up a 22-0 lead inside 20 minutes to lose 38-22, letting in six unanswered tries, to go down to the Wallabies, but the performance by the world champions was far from awful, as suggested by coach Rassie Erasmus.

- with Jacques van der Westhuyzen

It was also not embarrassing. The Boks weren't horrible. Yes, they made a few errors but they weren't outplayed, as they so often were during the 2016/17 season before Erasmus and Co took charge.

The end result is far more bewildering and quite astonishing, but there have been far worse Bok performances over the years.