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Australia beat South Africa 42-38 in Perth, finishing with 11 players — Channel NewsAsia
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PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia won an extraordinary rugby match with South Africa 42-38 after going down to 11 men and holding out the world champion on Sunday. The Wallabies were brilliant for a 42-17 lead until the 70th minute when captain Harry Wilson was sin-binned for a high tackle that ramped up an already
Australia defeated South Africa 42-38 in Perth despite finishing with 11 players after four yellow cards in the final 10 minutes.
Australia beat the world champions in a one-off Test at Perth Stadium after losing four players to the sin bin inside the closing quarter; South Africa scored three late tries to cut a 25-point deficit to four; Les Kiss remains unbeaten in five Tests as Wallabies head coach