Australia put last week's embarrassing loss to Samoa firmly behind by giving South Africa a comprehensive 39-20 belting at Sydney's Olympic stadium on Saturday night.

Tries to Digby Ioane, Ben Alexander, James O'Connor, Stephen Moore and Adam Ashley Cooper put the Springboks to the sword as the Wallabies ran home comfortable winners to retain the Nelson Mandela Challenge Plate and get their Tri Nations campaign off to a good start in the lead up to the World Cup.

Story by: Filipe Naikaso
Source: ABC Sports