Wallabies vs Springboks live updates: Suaalii wreaking havoc as Aussies hold shock lead

Referee Andre Piardi blows the whistle for halftime as the Wallabies take a 24-17 lead into the sheds.

A wonderful start but the Springboks have an incredibly powerful bench lurking.

Ben Donaldson fires the Wallabies back into the lead on the brink of halftime!

Really well worked by the home side and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii throws the final pass to put the No.10 over in the left corner.

Australia lead 24-17 after 39 minutes.

Ethan Hooker has been penalised for this head-on-head contact on Ben Donaldson.

It’s still 17-17 after 37 minutes.

Chaos in Perth as the Springboks strike back immediately!

It’s brilliant hands from the world champions as Handre Pollard, Canan Moodie and Aphelele Fassi put Edwill van der Merwe in space out wide on the right.

The winger is over, and it’s 17-17 after half an hour.

Thrilling stuff.

Len Ikitau has a quickfire double and the Wallabies lead!

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii jumped high to contest a Ryan Lonergan box kick and the Springboks were unable to deal with it.

Ikitau picked up the scraps and just like that Australia lead 17-10 after 27 minutes.

Wow!

Len Ikitau hits back for the Wallabies!

It’s a great little offload from Lukhan Salakaia-Loto to free the outside centre up.

“That’s a Herculean effort in attack for the Wallabies,” Morgan Turinui says.

It’s 10-10 after 24 minutes.

The Springboks muscle over for the first try after turning down an easy shot at goal this time.

They go to the corner again and work the lineout rolling maul to perfection.

Hooker Johan Grobbelaar gets the chocolates and the world champs lead 10-3 after 10 minutes.

Tom Hooper looks filthy on the Wallabies bench.

Ryan Lonergan levels things up for Australia with an early penalty of his own.

It’s 3-3 after six minutes.