A word of warning to anyone who dares count out the Wallabies - they will stun you when you least expect it.

Here in the Attic, we honestly gave the Aussies no chance of beating the Springboks, who were fresh off their win over the All Blacks. But, much to our surprise, the Wallabies came away with a 16-9 win over the World Champs.

It was by no means a convincing display by either team, but, as the old cliche goes, a win's a win - and the Wallabies have proven that they can still match up against the best in the world.

The first half was scrappy, as both sides looked to open up and play attacking rugby. The problem was, both sides had trouble sticking their passes, which made the game look kind of sloppy.

Francois Steyn opened up the scoring with a penalty early on, but a try to Lote Tuqiri in the 35th minute gave the Wallabies a 5-3 lead going into the break.

Just after half time, Stirling Mortlock scored again for the Wallabies, taking the lead to 10-3. Matt Giteau was unsuccessful with both conversion attempts.

The rest of the half played out much like the first, with both sides looking to attack, but struggling to get any momentum going.

The Springboks were once again tough on defence, and punished the Wallabies across the paddock. But they also resorted to some cheap shots, one which saw Mortlock leave the field injured.

Bakkes Botha has to be rated one of the dirtiest players in the game today - his shot on Mortlock was disgusting, and he should receive a ban for a few weeks.

The game failed to live up to the hype of the first two Tri Nations clashes between New Zealand and South Africa, but it has shown us that the Wallabies aren't there to make up the numbers - they are there to win.

This weekend's Bledisloe Cup clash just got interesting...