There was a bit going on for the match official team in Perth: some obvious, some less so.

To help you understand how it all worked, or didn't, we've provided some background & perhaps an insight or two.

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A special episode dedicated to the #AUSvRSA Test in Perth as we unpack a most eventful evening.

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Result:

Australia 42 - 38 South Africa

Match report by The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...

Match highlights (may be temporarily geo-restricted):

youtu.be/2xtAXvnQllg (longer)

youtu.be/0eeGstOB7cs

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Half of the 'highlights' of today's epic #AUSvRSA match is not game footage but chat. How very rugby.

pretty clear Jasper Wiese has separated from the scrum here, Lonergan should not have been penalised at all

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Australia get their win over South Africa. Wild last Quarter too. #AUSvRSA

What a win.
11 men on-field and they held out to nab it.
Wonderful.
Delighted for Les Kiss and our very own, Eoin Toolan.

Grats, Aussie.

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Referee should have used the phone to book an early flight. One of the better Wallabies efforts for sure and good to see Rassies bomb squad bomb. #AUSvRSA

Wallabies. Fckn get in!
Wild.
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Not a good advertisement for Optus Stadium. #AUSvRSA

By my reckoning there was a deliberate knock-on on about 76 mins, so if anything Australia should have been down to 10.

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The #wallabies really make supporters sweat even when they seem to have a game won easily.

They were down four men with a few minutes left on the clock & managed to hold on.
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www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/ma...

Batshit crazy!

The wallabies kinda deserved to win that one and then again not: 4 (or5?) sent off is just too much. In the end Winning ugly.

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Also one year into #RWC2027 a log of technical stuff (telekom, scoreboard ) been to get better ❤️‍🩹

Apologies to all our neighbours for the colourful shouting from myself and @uncleloo.bsky.social ona Sunday morning... That was an insane #rugby match! #AUSvRSA

Suck on it Springbocks. #AUSvRSA

Never seen a game like it. Crazy game of rugby and credit to Australia for hanging on at the end #AUSvRSA

Ryan Lonergan MOTM imo!! #AUSvRSA

Wow, that was really close, @lakitukl.bsky.social and @mariusloots.bsky.social.

Well done Australia! That's a game for the history books. 👏

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What the fuck did I just watch...

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