Springboks skipper's foul play proves costly

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The Wallabies punished South Africa with the afloat 7 points aft Springboks skipper Siya Kolisi was issued a yellowish paper for a unsafe tackle connected Tom Banks.

Early successful the archetypal half, Kolisi got his timing incorrect connected a unsafe tackle that enactment Banks successful the horizontal position.

After the incidental was sent to the TMO for a person inspection, referee Luke Pearce, ruled: "We've got foul play, it's a unsafe tackle, but it's a yellowish paper for me."

Fortunately for the Wallabies fullback, helium managed to instrumentality his arms to debar being tipped connected the caput and cervix area.

"It was a just telephone from the referee and TMO," Wallabies large Tim Horan said successful commentary for Nine and Stan Sport.

South African skipper Siya Kolisi cops a yellowish card. (Nine)

"Tom Banks astir apt saved him from a reddish paper ... He conscionable puts his close and near limb out.

"It astir apt saved Siya Kolisi from a reddish card. A yellowish paper is fine."

Playing against a 14-man Springsboks outfit for 10 minutes, Andrew Kellaway past punished the South Africans aft being talented the shot successful abstraction to people the archetypal effort of the night.

Despite being the underdogs, the Wallabies finished connected apical 19-11 astatine half-time against the reigning satellite champions.

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