Rassie won’t be fooled again but ‘there may not be better time for Australia to meet Boks’
It might not be humiliating, but it would certainly be embarrassing for South Africa to lose to lowly Australia again.
Brett McKay is an Australian sportswriter, broadcaster, commentator, and is one half of The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast. Brett covered rugby for Australian sports website The Roar for more than 15 years, has sat on Test Match and Super Rugby sidelines as a commentator for ABC Sport for more than a decade, and is a regular radio pundit for stations in Australia and New Zealand.
It might not be humiliating, but it would certainly be embarrassing for South Africa to lose to lowly Australia again.
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