Lock Jeremy Williams says the Wallabies plan to put pressure on the Springbok lineout in Perth on Sunday.
The Boks dominated the set-piece during their 3-1 Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series victory over the All Blacks, but Australia believe they can challenge the world champions in an area that has become a strength of their own.
Williams says execution will be crucial against a Bok pack featuring the vastly experienced second-row combination of Eben Etzebeth and Franco Mostert, with Lood de Jager set to come off the bench.
“We need to nail our plan, first of all. We’ve obviously got a plan going into the game,” Williams said. “Then double down on the things that we’re good at. That’ll be the plan going into it.
“At lineout time we want to put aerial pressure on and also focus on defending their mauls, and at scrum time as well, they’ve got a quick pack that engages quickly.
“We’ll do our processes to try and nullify that.”
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The teams met twice in South Africa during last year’s Rugby Championship, with the Wallabies fighting back from 22-0 down to claim a famous 38-22 victory at Ellis Park before the Boks responded with a 30-22 win in Cape Town.
Williams is relishing another opportunity to test himself against the back-to-back world champions.
“It’s an awesome challenge,” he said. “The Springboks are a really experienced team and been such a successful team. It’s going to be awesome for us and our pack to go up against them.
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“Every Test match is physical and we’re under no illusion that it’s going to be physical and upfront in the forwards.
“We’ve been training that this week, we know what’s coming and it’s about going out there and doing it.”
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