Wallabies back bench to overrun Boks

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THE Wallabies will look to a bench boasting almost 200 Test caps experience as the weapon to come home over the top of the Springboks at Newlands Stadium.

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Australia have been poor in the final quarter of each Rugby Championship match to date, and the Boks' hammered home the point particularly in Brisbane by running in three tries.

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A competitive 19-12 scoreline blew out to an embarrassing 38-12 final result, leading to Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie bemoaning a lack of impact from his reserves.

One of the stronger Australian benches in recent times could be the solution, believes McKenzie, with experienced stars like Will Genia and Benn Robinson - and the raw power of Sitaleki Timani - to be injected in the final half-hour.

"When Australia has won over here, it has been at the death. The 78th to 80th minutes, so you have to be there at the death, so having a lot of experienced players coming in, we will be able to lift our performance, not let it fall away," McKenzie said.

"Every game has had moments where we needed to be stronger, particularly towards the back end of the game.

"The fact we can bring on some of our most experienced players in the last part of the game is significant I think. We are looking for a stronger finish, no question."

Winger Adam Ashley-Cooper said the modern game was a 23-man effort, and the sight of strong bench players entering the game in the second half boosted those already in the battle.

"It's being able to close out and grind out a win from 60-80 minutes, and it's about being able to maintain standards we set in the first 60," Ashley-Cooper said.

"That's certainly a big focus, and it's always a big focus when you're playing away.

"The impact we can have this week is pretty good. We have got Robbo there, a lot of experience, we have got big Sita who creates a lot of damage, Benny McCalman is physical. We have some great impact and that's what you want your bench to bring."

McKenzie echoed James Horwill's comments that the Wallabies would look to play with more pragmatism against the Boks in Cape Town, which translates into a bigger kicking game - as already seen in horrific weather in Perth against the Pumas.

While still emphasising the Wallabies' desire and capacity to run the ball from anywhere, McKenzie said current refereeing of the breakdown - particularly by northern hemisphere officials - meant sides were too scared to run the ball from their own half.

Referees are currently letting defending players not support their weight at the breakdown, and not pinging payers to release the tackled player as strictly as the thrill-a-minute years seen in 2010 and 2011.

"It's up to referees and how they view the breakdown, basically, and how many times they penalise the attacking team versus the defensive team," McKenzie said.

"We know when you look at the refereeing stats where that sits ... the confidence you have to play in front of your poles is different depending on where the game is at, at the time.

"At the moment, teams aren't spending too much time in their half because they're frightened which way it is going to go on the penalty side of things.There are good goalkickers at the moment, so you have to make sure you don't get behind on the scoreboard.

"We will continue to play rugby. We can run the ball from wherever. It is just a question of whether where we choose to run it from.

"It is just a balance between how much you run, kick and pass. The All Blacks are leading the competition and they've kicked the most, even more than the Springboks. We understand what's working in the competition at the moment, and where you play and how you play the game."

Five-eighth Quade Cooper said while he loved to run the ball, playing smart rugby sometimes meant smart kicking and building pressure in the opposition half.

"Playing positive rugby is something I always enjoy doing but sometimes you have to bite the bullet and see how the game is being played," he said.

"It is a worldwide game, so you have to take into account how they play it in France and England, not just how we play it in Australia and New Zealand."

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