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Posted: 2024-08-10 07:35:00

In short:

The Springboks have made a winning start to their Rugby Championship campaign defeating the Wallabies in Brisbane.

The 33-7 defeat was Australia's first loss since Joe Schmidt took over as head coach.

What's next?

The Wallabies and Springboks meet next Saturday at Perth Stadium in round two of the Rugby Championship.

Winger Kurt-Lee Arendse scored two tries as South Africa matched their biggest ever win over the Wallabies on Australian soil with a 33-7 victory over their error-strewn hosts in the Rugby Championship opener in Brisbane on Saturday.

The world champions have added New Zealand attack coach Tony Brown to their technical team in a bid to instil a more ball-in-hand style and it was on full display as they ran in five tries with Siya Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Kwagga Smith also crossing for scores.

An inexperienced Australia battled to get a foothold in the game and were dominated in the scrum and at the breakdown as they succumbed to a first defeat under new coach Joe Schmidt.

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