RUGBY NEWS - South Africa’s Springboks beat Australia’s Wallabies 30-22 in a Rugby Championship match played in Cape Town on Saturday, hitting back after going down 38-22 a week earlier in Joburg.

Bok flyhalf Handre Pollard kicked three penalties and three conversions to help the Boks to victory.

Both teams scored three tries, with very little actually separating the teams. 

The Boks’ tries came from Canan Moodie, Kwagga Smith and Eben Etzebeth.

TEAMS

Springboks: Aphelele Fassi, Canan Moodie, Jesse Kriel (capt), Damian de Allende, Cheslin Kolbe, Handre Pollard, Grant Williams, Kwagga Smith, Franco Mostert, Marco van Staden, Ruan Nortje, RG Snyman, Thomas du Toit, Malcolm Marx, Ox Nche, Bench: Marnus van der Merwe, Boan Venter, Wilco Louw, Eben Etzebeth, Lood de Jager, Andre Esterhuizen, Cobus Reinach, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu.

Wallabies: Tom Wright, Max Jorgensen, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, Len Ikitau, Corey Toole, James O’Connor, Nic White, Rob Valetini, Fraser McReight (capt), Tom Hooper, Will Skelton, Nick Frost, Taniela Tupou, Billy Pollard, Tom Robertson. Bench: Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Angus Bell, Zane Nonggorr, Jeremy Williams, Nick Champion de Crespigny, Tate McDermott, Tane Edmed, Andrew Kellaway.

Article: Caxton publication, The Citizen

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