South Africa are coming with their tails up after two convincing wins over the might of New Zealand. Australia are coming after a rest, but with the unpleasant taste of defeat as their last memory.
Now they have to front up to what has just proved itself far tougher than the ones who beat them last.
At first glance it would seem that the Springboks are in the driving seat, heads up and confident, knowing they can win. The Wallabies may be different, knowing that the worst can happen to them.
That may be how it seems, but the big warning is that the besetting sin of South African rugby is overconfidence.
Their admirable captain John Smit warned against it, but it’s hard to see the men who matter in the side sliding into carelessness, hard to see Morné Steyn taking his heroics for granted even if it is hard to keep on kicking so brilliantly.
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