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Australia hold on to beat South Africa with 11 men in Perth
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- Sep 27, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC
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Capital city of Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the state of Western Australia. It is the fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.2 million in the city and 2.3 million within Greater Perth as of 2023. The world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of Perth's metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp.
More on Wikipedia ↗12 sources compared: Western Mainstream (4), Local Western (2). Australia upset South Africa 42-38 in Perth, holding on after being reduced to 11 players in the late stages of the Rugb...
SYDNEY, Sept 27 : Australia held on with 11 men in a dramatic finish to beat a second-string South Africa outfit 42-38 at Perth Stadium on Sunday and extend their unbeaten run to five games since new coach Les Kiss took over in late July. Skipper Harry Wilson, Ryan Lonergan, Joseph Suaalii and Hunter Paisami
Australia led at halftime and held out on a comeback from the world champion Springboks.