Rugby Championship

A week on from their horror first home loss to the Pumas, the All Blacks delivered the demanded response in Hamilton through a significant shift in attacking ...

South Africa posts its first win over the Wallabies in Australia since 2013 with a 24-8 victory in their Rugby Championship Test at the redeveloped Sydney ...

How did the Springboks rate in their drought-ending victory over the Wallabies in Sydney?

He just brings plenty of energy when he comes onto the field. [Marika Koroibete](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/marika-koroibete/) to gather a high ball before running away for a sensational try in the 39th minute. It was a huge shift from the prop. The Wallabies also had to use a lot of energy to stop him at the breakdowns. He was on the field for about 65 minutes, which must be close to a record for him. He also won a turnover and tackled like a man possessed in open play. He made the most carries and he made more metres than any another forward. He produced a perfectly weighted kick for Canan Moodie’s try. It was a mixed bag from the playmaker. It did cost him a yellow card in the end. He produced some strong carries and he scored a try in the ninth minute. It was there for all to see at the Sydney Football Ground where they outscored their opponents by four tries to one.

Following a 24-8 victory for South Africa over Australia in their Rugby Championship clash, here's our five takeaways from the match in Sydney.

Nienaber knows that the Boks need to score more tries in the modern game than of late and today was a step forward in the right direction. Let’s hope we see a lot more of it and its wonderful playing surface in the years to come. The Springbok back-row were huge, both as starters and finishers with Kolisi the player of the match, Wiese hitting the most carries in the game and Franco Mostert adding urgency (and a try) to the blindside flank. Losing both your 10 and 12 in a match is unfortunate, but that’s what happened, which resulted in Nic White dropping back to outside half to try and control the match. With the undercurrent of Nic White’s theatrics last weekend, this game was played with ill-temper and vocal sledging threatening to boil over at every single contact point. [Australia](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/australia) to cope with as quite consistently they were schooled in the collision.

The All Blacks produced their most dominant performance of the season to steamroll Argentina 53-3 and put their Rugby Championship defence back on track.

With Lavanini yellow-carded for foul play, Cane opted for a five-metre scrum and Ioane burst through under the posts after quick hands from fellow centre David Havili. We were able to force them into a heck of a lot of errors but on top of that our discipline was really good so we were able to capitalise on that and counter-attack.” “This week we were in the game right from the start and were able to turn that into points so it was a pretty enjoyable night,” said Cane.

The Springboks snapped a nine-year losing streak on Australian soil with a 24-8 victory over the Wallabies in Sydney.

At times it was a spiteful ugly Test, with brawls breaking out all game and plenty of needle in the clinches. But the rest were ragged and outplayed by their opposites. His frontline bulls battered Australia from the get-go, rolling through the middle and freeing the fast men to run, kick and cause havoc in open play. They kicked when they should have run, and ran when they should have kicked. The first Spring Test had sprung bitterly cold and windy, with fine misting rain swirling in to defy the “100% drip line roof” on the new stadium. [New Zealand demolishing Argentina 53-3](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/03/south-africa-blitz-australia-in-tempestuous-rugby-championship-test) earlier on Saturday, Australia had a golden chance to put daylight between them and their rivals in the Rugby Championship.