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Darren Walton

INSANE: Wallabies pull off miracle comeback win over springboks - The Real Truth

The triumphant but wounded Wallabies are hoping to avoid calling on reinforcements after pulling off a miraculous comeback to open the Rugby Championship with a famous 38-22 victory over the world champion Springboks in South Africa.

If this wasn't the Wallabies' greatest-ever win, it was certainly their most improbable after Joe Schmidt's revitalised and resolute outfit recovered from 22-0 down in Johannesburg.

With skipper Harry Wilson, fellow back-rower Fraser McReight, fullback Tom Wright and veteran flyhalf James O'Connor starring, the Wallabies piled on four unanswered second-half tries to record Australia's first victory over the Springboks at Ellis Park since 1963.

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