- Australia held off a dramatic late South Africa comeback to secure a 42-38 victory in a thrilling one-off Test in Perth.
- The Wallabies built a commanding lead with two tries from Len Ikitau alongside scores from Max Jorgensen and skipper Harry Wilson.
- South Africa fielded a heavily changed line-up following their 3-1 series success, with discipline issues ultimately proving costly.
- Australia were reduced to 11 men late in the game after captain Harry Wilson was sent off and Hunter Paisami received a yellow card.
- Late tries from Morne van den Berg, Malcolm Marx and Ox Nche were not enough for the Springboks as Australia held on for the win.
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