FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - 2021 Bledisloe Cup Rugby Championship - Australia Wallabies v New Zealand All Blacks - Optus Stadium, Perth, Australia - September 5, 2021. Australia Wallabies' stand for national anthem. Richard Wainwright/AAP/via REUTERS
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - South Africa's faith in its conservative game-plan will be put to the test on Saturday as Australia bid to upset the world champions for the second time in a week to keep their Rugby Championship hopes alive in Brisbane.
The Springboks have made a virtue of winning ugly this season but the 28-26 loss to the Wallabies on the Gold Coast shone an unflattering light on their blueprint of forward muscle and stubborn defence.
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