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The reply was immediate from South Africa. A box kick from halfback Grant Williams caused chaos in the Wallabies backfield, and Pollard cleverly sent a cross-field kick for Canan Moodie to put down smartly.
The Wallabies had a try rubbed out by the TMO, after Andrew Kellaway made a brilliant tackle on Pollard, but in bringing down the playmaker was judged to have knocked the ball forward, with first-time captain Fraser McReight scrambling over to touch the ball down.
The loss of White and fullback Tom Wright, who left the field after only three minutes forced the Wallabies to use their bench far earlier than expected and upended carefully crafted tactics.
Ultimately, it vindicated Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt’s decision not to be tempted to follow the Springboks with six forwards and two backs on the bench.
Australia’s Corey Toole, front, breaks away from South Africa’s Eben Etzebeth Credit: AP
South Africa had weathered wave after wave of Wallabies attacks with McReight turning down two kickable penalties to go for the corner, ultimately having nothing to show for the decisions on the scoreboard.
South Africa punished Australia when Smith crashed through an attempted tackle from Wallabies second-rower Nick Frost to extend their lead before O’Connor closed the gap for his side with a penalty just before half time to leave a ten-point gap between the teams.
Schmidt was again forced to rearrange his backline with Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii being substituted at half time, with Tane Edmed on for his second cap in the completely unfamiliar position of inside centre, after playing just three minutes last November on his debut in Dublin. Edmed had been starved of regular first-team rugby for the Waratahs, but stood up brilliantly in Test rugby.
Jorgensen had been secure against the South African aerial assaults and did brilliantly to pick up a kick from O’Connor and score under the posts.
The penultimate man to be emptied off the Wallabies bench, hooker Brandon Paenga Amosa, did brilliantly to muscle over, with O’Connor missing a conversion that would put his side in front, slightly slipping on the muddy turf with ten minutes left.
There was always a sense that the Springboks could respond with a far fresher bench firing after disappointment in Ellis Park.
The most damaging component in the refreshed bomb squad Eben Etzebeth scrambled over for a try that ultimately put the game beyond reach for a brave and battered Wallabies.
The reply was immediate from South Africa. A box kick from halfback Grant Williams caused chaos in the Wallabies backfield, and Pollard cleverly sent a cross-field kick for Canan Moodie to put down smartly.
The Wallabies had a try rubbed out by the TMO, after Andrew Kellaway made a brilliant tackle on Pollard, but in bringing down the playmaker was judged to have knocked the ball forward, with first-time captain Fraser McReight scrambling over to touch the ball down.
The loss of White and fullback Tom Wright, who left the field after only three minutes forced the Wallabies to use their bench far earlier than expected and upended carefully crafted tactics.
Ultimately, it vindicated Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt’s decision not to be tempted to follow the Springboks with six forwards and two backs on the bench.
Australia’s Corey Toole, front, breaks away from South Africa’s Eben Etzebeth Credit: AP
South Africa had weathered wave after wave of Wallabies attacks with McReight turning down two kickable penalties to go for the corner, ultimately having nothing to show for the decisions on the scoreboard.
South Africa punished Australia when Smith crashed through an attempted tackle from Wallabies second-rower Nick Frost to extend their lead before O’Connor closed the gap for his side with a penalty just before half time to leave a ten-point gap between the teams.
Schmidt was again forced to rearrange his backline with Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii being substituted at half time, with Tane Edmed on for his second cap in the completely unfamiliar position of inside centre, after playing just three minutes last November on his debut in Dublin. Edmed had been starved of regular first-team rugby for the Waratahs, but stood up brilliantly in Test rugby.
Jorgensen had been secure against the South African aerial assaults and did brilliantly to pick up a kick from O’Connor and score under the posts.
The penultimate man to be emptied off the Wallabies bench, hooker Brandon Paenga Amosa, did brilliantly to muscle over, with O’Connor missing a conversion that would put his side in front, slightly slipping on the muddy turf with ten minutes left.
There was always a sense that the Springboks could respond with a far fresher bench firing after disappointment in Ellis Park.
The most damaging component in the refreshed bomb squad Eben Etzebeth scrambled over for a try that ultimately put the game beyond reach for a brave and battered Wallabies.
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