Australia produced one of the greatest comebacks in rugby history as they beat South Africa 38-22 in The Rugby Championship, with commentator Sean Maloney in tears

South Africa were stunned by the Wallabies in their opening Rugby Championship match on Saturday and it's had a big impact on the World Rugby rankings table

"To read that overall they achieved 68% in the lineout, missed 26 tackles for an 80% return and lost the post-contact metre battle by some 70 odd metres, with 325m playing 395m from the Wallabies, will ring alarm bells in Rassie Erasmus’s coaching team.

Australia prop James Slipper and winger Dylan Pietsch have been ruled out of the second Rugby Championship test against South Africa in a double blow to the Wallabies’ hopes.

Australian commentator Sean Maloney was swept away by his emotions in one of the most incredible wins in rugby history. It occurred in the match between South Africa and Australia in the opening round of The Rugby Championship.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Australia coach Joe Schmidt hailed his side's courage side as they fought back from 22 points down to score five second-half tries and beat South Africa 38-22 in the cauldron of Ellis Park on Saturday.

South Africa prop Ox Nche said that the Springboks 'went off script' in the second half of Springboks' 22-38 Rugby Championship defeat to Australia on Saturday, while coach Rassie Erasmus was less diplomatic.

Vodacom and SA Rugby have signed a landmark partnership agreement, naming Vodacom the first and exclusive official telecommunications partner to all national Springbok teams and SA Rugby affiliated competitions.

The All Blacks clinched the world No 1 ranking for the first time since 2021, leapfrogging world champions South Africa, who were stunned 38-22 by Australia in the tournament opener. Cortez Ratima and Ardie Saves also scored tries for New Zealand while Rodrigo Isgro, Tomas Albornoz and Joaquin Oviedo went over for the home team.