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Murray Wenzel

Wallabies expect more of same from Boks

The Wallabies expect South Africa to again spend little time with ball in hand in Brisbane. (AAP)

Wallabies captain Michael Hooper expects more of the same, only better from a South African side licking wounds after being beaten at their own game.

The Springboks made just 54 passes in the 28-26 Rugby Championship loss on the Gold Coast last Sunday, compared to Australia's 129, according to rugby statistician Russ Petty.

New Zealand made 242 passes in their big win against Argentina earlier in the day, the statistic highlighting South Africa's penchant for play without the ball that helped them to the 2019 World Cup.

The Springboks missed four shots on goal though in the after-the-siren loss and have only slightly tweaked their team for Brisbane's Saturday rematch in an indication they believe they won't be beaten at their own game again.

"We don't anticipate them going away from their game," Hooper said of the Boks' willingness to kick for field position rather than hold the ball.

"They have some real attacking threats in their backline and when they do get to the right parts of the field they can move the ball around quite well.

"But if we play in the right parts of the field ... I anticipate seeing the same amount of kicks from them, (trying to) get into the areas of the field where they can play.

"And they're a fantastic set-piece team; we know that's going to go up another gear tomorrow, we know what their team is capable of."

South Africa will start short favourites with bookies despite Australia's nine-game winning streak at the venue and the Springboks' horrible track record in Australia.

Since 1993 they boast just four wins - three of those coming in Perth - and two draws from their last 29 Tests in the country.

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