Being with their backs to the wall is not unfamiliar territory for the Springboks.
It is for that reason Bok utility forward Franco Mostert believes the team will bounce back from the disappointment of a tour-opening Rugby Championship loss to Australia in Gold Coast last weekend.
The defeat means they will have to win their remaining matches in the competition, one against Australia and two against the All Blacks, to have any chance of defending their title successfully. Besides, the Boks created enough points-scoring opportunities and will fancy their chances of again breaching the Australian defences. The tourists outscored their hosts by three tries to one last week.
They will also have to play with greater composure than they did last week. The Boks went into the game favourites, but as has been the case for much of the last decade, the crafty and resourceful Wallabies found ways of knocking the visitors out of their stride.
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