Wallabies back in the hunt with Boks win
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August 15, 2011, Monday
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Australia revived its hopes of winning this year's Tri-Nations when it downed South Africa 14-9 at King's Park in Durban on Saturday.
The Wallabies, coming off a 14-30 loss to the All Blacks, scored the only try of the contest as they moved to nine points on the Tri-Nations table, level with New Zealand, although Australia has played one more game than its neighbor.
Inside center Pat McCabe got Australia's try went he went over in the 48th minute for his maiden test 5-pointer while James O'Connor succeeded with three penalties as the Wallabies overturned a six-point halftime deficit.
The Springboks, who remain winless in this year's Tri-Nations, scored all their points via the boot with fullback Francois Steyn nailing an early long-range penalty and flyhalf Butch James converting a penalty in each half.
Australia withstood a fierce first-half onslaught as the Springboks, showing 13 changes to the team which succumbed 7-40 to New Zealand two weeks ago, climbed into their opponents with so much ferocity that it had the crowd of 47,850 baying for more.
The Wallabies, coming off a 14-30 loss to the All Blacks, scored the only try of the contest as they moved to nine points on the Tri-Nations table, level with New Zealand, although Australia has played one more game than its neighbor.
Inside center Pat McCabe got Australia's try went he went over in the 48th minute for his maiden test 5-pointer while James O'Connor succeeded with three penalties as the Wallabies overturned a six-point halftime deficit.
The Springboks, who remain winless in this year's Tri-Nations, scored all their points via the boot with fullback Francois Steyn nailing an early long-range penalty and flyhalf Butch James converting a penalty in each half.
Australia withstood a fierce first-half onslaught as the Springboks, showing 13 changes to the team which succumbed 7-40 to New Zealand two weeks ago, climbed into their opponents with so much ferocity that it had the crowd of 47,850 baying for more.
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