Australia show steel but South Africa’s Marx makes it back-to-back wins

In a hard-fought contest waged in teaming rain on sodden turf, the Springboks outclassed an improved Wallabies to remain unbeaten in the Rugby Championship.

BACK TO BACK WINS: The Wallabies took the world champions to the wire. But when the siren blew at Perth’s Optus Stadium, Australia were still well beaten, South Africa muscling to a 30-12 victory to notch back-to-back wins in Australia for the first time in 53 years. Picture: Janelle St Pierre/Getty Images

Australia 12 South Africa 30

For an hour the Wallabies took the world champions to the wire. But when the siren blew at Perth’s Optus Stadium, Australia were still well beaten, South Africa muscling to a 30-12 victory to notch back-to-back wins in Australia for the first time in 53 years.