The Sea of Blue turned out in their droves as the Wallabies fought out an enthralling 23-23 draw with South Africa in Saturday night’s Rugby Championship Test in Perth. A chant of “Force, Force” went up before kickoff, and the fans chanted the name of their axed Super Rugby franchise at numerous other times in the game, as well as after the match. An early head knock to hooker Polota-Nau gave 20-year-old Jordan Uelese an earlier-than-expected debut in the 18th minute. There was drama galore after the final siren as South Africa pushed for victory. Even after Janties’ drop-goal attempt was charged down, the Wallabies needed to produce some resolute defence to ensure South Africa didn’t score a try.

Source: The Guardian September 09, 2017 13:18 UTC