Wallabies vs Springboks live updates: ‘Circus’ as 11-man Aussies cling on for absurd upset win

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is in dreamland after that crazy win.

“That was unreal. That was so special for our group. We’ve trained so hard over the last five, six weeks,” Suaalii tells Stan Sport.

“For a performance like that, we had 11 players on the field. For us to really dig deep and have such a great challenge against the South African team… it’s so special.”

“It was a crazy last 10 minutes,” Wallabies captain Harry Wilson tells Stan Sport.

“But that first 70 minutes, the way we played, we implemented our game plan. We did exactly what we wanted. We stepped up in the physical battle, and I’m so proud of the boys.

“It was always a challenge every time you take the field against the Springboks.”

Australia hung on for an extraordinary upset win over world champions South Africa 42-38 despite being reduced to 11 men against 15 for much of the last 10 minutes.

The Wallabies were leading 42-17 when Max Jorgensen swooped on a Springboks error and then sprinted 60m to score in the 64th minute but then lost four players to yellow cards in a dramatic finish as South Africa responded with three late tries.

Len Ikitau scored two tries in the first half as Australia took a 24-17 lead at halftime in the Springboks’ first Test since beating the All Blacks in the so-called Greatest Rivalry series.

The top-ranked Springboks made 13 changes to the starting lineup from their 43-28 win over the New Zealand All Blacks at Baltimore two weeks ago, with only lock Eben Etzebeth and winger Ethan Hooker retained their starting roles from the team that clinched the series 3-1.

Despite the overhaul, the South Africans jumped to a 10-3 lead after 10 minutes in Perth before the Australians rallied to take charge of the match until the dramatic last 10 minutes swung the momentum.

Good on you Harry.

A big weekend for the Brisbane Lions fan.

“I think it was a pretty intense game and quite quick for a Test match,” Springboks captain Andre Esterhuizen tells Stan Sport.

“But they capitalised on all our errors and I think discipline let us down, especially in that first half.

“We let them in too many times and that really hurt us.”

“There’s not even words to describe what happened just then,” Wallabies winger Max Jorgensen tells Stan Sport.

“It’s so out of the ordinary. Never seen anything like it.

“But so proud of the boys to put in that extra effort at the end, that serious care and fight that we always talk about down. We stuck in there and got the win.”

A poignant moment for the grieving Phil Waugh as he celebrates with Harry Wilson.

The Rugby Australia CEO tragically lost his eldest son, Jack, at the age of 21 this week.

The Wallabies have hung on to upset the Springboks 42-38 in Perth!

It is one of the weirdest games in Test history as Australia were playing with just 11 men at one stage.

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” Max Jorgensen says.