TIE ME WALLABY DOWN

RASSIE Erasmus' Springboks desperately need to throw a monkey off their back when they start their Rugby Championship campaign against Australia in tomorrow's clash at Ellis Park (5.10pm kickoff).

- BY VOICE SPORTS TEAM

South Africa enter the match as defending champions, but there’s ‘n apie whispering in their ears: “You’ve never been able to defend it”.

And Bok coach Erasmus knows that, after being part of the 1998 Tri-Nations winning team that lost their crown in 1999 to New Zealand.

Former Bok captain John Smit and his manne then had two bites at that cherry after winning in 2004 and 2009 only for the All Blacks to reclaim the title.