Who’s hot and who’s not: ‘Statement’ Wallaby win, ‘unmistakable difference’ Springboks can’t ignore and ‘unwanted’ Irish clean sweep

It’s time for our Monday wrap of who has their name in lights and who is making the headlines for all the wrong reasons after the weekend.

THEY’RE ON FIRE!

Wallabies: Australia’s win over the Springboks on Sunday was quite the statement victory a year out from them hosting the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Of course, it can’t be ignored that they were playing a heavily rotated South African side in Perth, but the old adage is you can only beat what is in front of you, and this they did brilliantly.

Leading 42-17 with 15 minutes remaining was an incredible