Springboks are well placed to break Australia hoodoo

THE Springboks are in a strong position to claim their first win over the Wallabies in Australia since 2013, writes DYLAN JACK.

Given the Springboks’ high-flying fortune since Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber took over in 2018 – and the Wallabies’ struggles in the same period – it is easy to forget just how difficult South Africa have found winning in Australia.

The Wallabies are currently on a five-game unbeaten run at home to the Boks, stretching back to a 24-23 victory in Perth in 2014.

Tests between these two teams in Australia have often been decided by one or two moments. This is illustrated by the fact that the average score between these two sides over the past five Tests in Australia is 23-20 to the hosts.

Back in 2014, it was Bryan Habana’s 65th-minute yellow card in his 100th Test match, which the Wallabies exploited to come