Recovering Rocky confident of overturning unbeaten Boks

AUSTRALIA have finalised preparations for today’s Tri-Nations clash with South Africa at Subiaco Oval in Perth and remain confident of a victory to remain alive in the competition.

Flanker Rocky Elsom has overcome an ankle injury to be close enough to 100% fit to play and feels the Wallabies are capable of downing the unbeaten Springboks.

“There’s always a lot of pressure because you are playing the best sides over and over. If you don’t perform not only could you lose, but it could get embarrassing too,” Elsom said. “There’s always an element of pressure to perform and that doesn’t change because we didn’t get the win last week. It’s not necessarily about pride, we want to beat South Africa because we think we can and they are the best team in the world at the moment.”