Australia show steel but South Africa’s Marx makes it back to back wins
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Rugby Championship: Australia 12-30 South AfricaMalcolm Marx scores two tries for SpringboksFor an hour the Wallabies took the world champions to the wire. But when the siren blew at Perth’s Optus Stadium, Australia were still well beaten, South Africa muscling to a 30-12 victory to notch back-to-back wins in Australia for the first time in 53 years.In a hard-fought contest waged in teaming rain on sodden turf, the Springboks outclassed an improved Wallabies to remain unbeaten in the Rugby Championship. Last week it had taken Australia 75 minutes to score any points at all, this week they had three in as many minutes as they won the jump and dominated early collisions. Continue reading...