Wallabies hold serve against tired looking 'Boks.

The Wallabies outplayed the Springboks last night and deserved their win. In fact, the score line probably flattered the visitors because the home team failed to convert a couple of half chances into points.

The ageing Springboks looked cumbersome at times and the new laws haven't done them any favours. You could say that the home team has simply held serve in the opening 3 games of the Tri Nations but the Rugby proud nation of South Africa will not be happy with their team's performance.

They look battered and bruised and in desperate need of some time off to freshen up. Whether they can or not remains to be seen.

Some of the more senior players of the team look to have lost that spark and there must be question marks about their ability to last through until next year's world cup.