The Springboks are wary of the threat of the Wallabies and are also treading carefully in the unfamiliar surroundings of South Australia. They are preparing for a Wallaby team that beat Argentina in the first round of the Rugby Championship and then suffered a heavy defeat to Los Pumas in the very next round.
South African franchises also haven’t played Australian teams for the last two years, so South Africa’s intel on what Australia have been up to is not based on first-hand information. Springbok Wing, Warrick Gelant says Australia poses a different threat. “I think the Wallabies are going to pose a different threat. I think they are a quality side and what makes it even more difficult is the fact that we haven’t played them in Super Rugby for the last few years. So we haven’t experienced how the Australian teams are playing this season so they will be a threat within themselves but we can only focus on ourselves.
In Adelaide, it’s all about Aussies Rules and Rugby League, with Rugby union taking a back seat, and perhaps that is why the Boks are scheduled to play at an unfamiliar time in the afternoon, with kick-off at 7:30 am South African time.