Australia v South Africa LIVE: Latest score and updates as Springboks and Wallabies trade blows in Perth thriller

The Wallabies, reduced to 11 men late on, held off a storming Springboks comeback to gather momentum just 12 months before Australia play hosts at the Rugby World Cup 2027

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Australia held on with 11 men in a dramatic finish to beat a second-string South Africa outfit 42-38 at Perth Stadium on Sunday and extend their unbeaten run to five games since new coach Les Kiss took over in late July. Skipper Harry Wilson, Ryan Lonergan, Joseph ⁠Suaalii and Hunter Paisami were all shown yellow cards in the last 10 minutes as the world champions cut a 25-point deficit down to four at the final whistle.