Australia vs South Africa
Australia welcome South Africa to the Suncorp Stadium for this opening match of the Rugby Championship. The home side will be looking to continue their excellent home form against the visitors. The Springboks have only won five of their last 29 matches in Australia against the Wallabies. The home side will have a sold-out crowd of 50 000 edging them on, knowing they will need all the help they can get. The Double world champions have made a massive call in selecting the young but talented Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu in the ten jersey. He will no doubt be a marked man in his first start for his country.
TIP: The Aussies have selected a very inexperienced forward pack and this could backfire badly against the powerful Springbok eight. The home side have looked good in their wins over Wales and Georgia but they will need to be much better if they are to upset the Boks. The visitors will be targeting the young Wallabies front row with the likes of Frans Malherbe, Bongi Mbonambi and Ox Nche in the starting XV. The bookies have the Springboks as favorites and I am also backing them for the win. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Tictacbets 1.28, Betway 1.28 and Bettabets 1.28
HEAD-TO-HEAD STATS
Australia vs South Africa
- Australia have won three of the last five matches against South Africa.
- South Africa have won the last two matches between the sides.
Latest results for both teams
Australia beat Georgia 40-29 in their last match while the Springboks beat Portugal 64-21 in their last match.
PREDICTION
The Springboks have recently hired Tony Brown as their attack coach and his tactics have been visible in the first matches of the season. The selection of Feinberg-Mngomezulu is a clear indication that the visitors will be looking to run the ball more than they did in previous years. The Wallabies will also be looking to keep ball in hand as this is their strength. They will not want too many set pieces as the Springboks certainly have the advantage in this area. If the new Bok ten can link up his dangerous backline that includes Cheslin Kolbe and Kurt-Lee Arendse then the home side could be in for a long afternoon. I am predicting a Springbok win by more than 12 points.
Probable Starting XVs
Australia
15 Tom Wright, 14 Andrew Kellaway, 13 Len Ikitau, 12 Hunter Paisami, 11 Filipo Daugunu, 10 Noah Lolesio, 9 Jake Gordon, 8 Harry Wilson, 7 Carlo Tizzano, 6 Rob Valetini, 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 4 Nick Frost, 3 Allan Alaalatoa (c), 2 Matt Faessler, 1 Isaac Kailea
South Africa
15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 RG Snyman, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche
Odds for this bet
The best odds on the Springboks victory are as follows:
Tictacbets 1.28
Betway 1.28
Bettabets 1.28
Odds comparison on the Springboks handicap:
The complete odds on the Springboks handicap:
Tictacbets 1.90 (-8.5)
Betway 1.87 (-8.5)
Bettabets 1.89 (-8.5)
Predictions and Odds in details
There are poor odds on the Springboks outright win therefore we suggest the away team on the handicap for better odds. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Tictacbets 1.90 (-8.5),Betway 1.87 (-8.5) and Bettabets 1.89 (-8.5)
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