CAPE TOWN :It has been a lean few years for Australian rugby but wing Andrew Kellaway believes the patient development of experience in their squad has resulted in their impressive back-to-back wins over the British & Irish Lions and South Africa.
Kellaway came off the bench in the first half of Saturday’s stunning 38-22 Rugby Championship victory over the Springboks at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, where Australia had not won for 62 years and rallied from 22 points down after 18 minutes.
The teams meet again in Cape Town on Saturday, and while Australia are prepared for a Springbok backlash, Kellaway says their squad has gained in confidence and are playing more consistent rugby.
"What we're seeing is the benefit of the last three or four years worth of planning, where guys have now had