So great is the desire of Australia to end a 60-year losing streak against South Africa at Loftus in Pretoria, head coach Eddie Jones has been discussing it since April. | Sport24news
The five-point loss 22 years ago marked the debut of Jones in his first stint as head coach of a team that has won the Rugby World Cup twice.
"We have spoken about it [winning at Loftus] since April. It is an opportunity to create history. We want to be the first team that does it," Jones said.South Africa 20 Australia 15 South Africa 31 Australia 8 Simon Poidevin, a 1991 World Cup winner, has played at Loftus and outlined to the Sydney Morning Herald what it is like being an Australian surrounded by 50 000 partisan Springbok supporters.
"There is huge abuse that comes from the crowd to the players. That is the way. We all accept the crowd will try and rattle the players.
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