{"id":73184,"date":"2025-08-16T17:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T17:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/73184\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T17:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T17:30:10","slug":"wilson-double-sparks-remarkable-australia-comeback-win-to-stun-south-africa-rugby-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/73184\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilson double sparks remarkable Australia comeback win to stun South Africa | Rugby Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Australia rallied from 22-0 down as their captain Harry Wilson scored two tries in a stunning 38-22 bonus-point victory against South Africa in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/rugby-championship\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rugby Championship<\/a> opener on Saturday, the Wallabies\u2019 first victory at Ellis Park since 1963.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Wallabies scored a remarkable six tries without reply in the fightback to earn the signature win of Joe Schmidt\u2019s 18-month coaching reign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">South Africa raced into a commanding lead inside the first quarter through tries by the wing Kurt-Lee Arendse, centre Andr\u00e9 Esterhuizen and No 8 Siya Kolisi, but their achilles heel this season has been the breakdown and it was there that Australia began to take control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Springboks led 22-5 at half-time but Australia came alive in the second period and were excellent in soaking up pressure and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2023\/oct\/28\/south-africa-beat-new-zealand-to-win-mens-rugby-world-cup-final\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hitting the world champions<\/a> with fast breaks as they won on South African soil for the first time in 14 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The winger Dylan Pietsch, Joseph Suaalii, Max Jorgensen and Tom Wright also crossed for the visitors in one of Australia\u2019s greatest Test wins.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-5\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1sbse14\">Sign up to Australia Sport<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1xjndtj\">Get a daily roundup of the latest sports news, features and comment from our Australian sports desk<\/p>\n<p>Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. 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