Mandela Challenge Plate
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Oct 1, 2026
CaesarHOST
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CaesarHOST
Mandela Plate, uh, with only 11 men.
CaesarHOST
Um, so how did they do it, Angus? And what did you think of the game?
AngusHOST
[laughs] Uh, absolutely one of...
George GreganHOST
But they hung on there.
George GreganHOST
And it's the first time since 2022 that the Wallabies have held the Mandela Plate.
George GreganHOST
And, you know, I think...
George GreganHOST
That's something I think this Wallaby team and Les Kiss should be proud of.
Quentin HillHOST
Yeah, and fifth straight win under the new coach, Les Kiss.
Quentin HillHOST
And then their first Mandela Plate Challenge win.
Quentin HillHOST
So, yeah, pretty exciting since 2022.
Quentin HillHOST
But, yeah, pretty exciting for us Kiwis.
TJ OlsonHOST
And when you look beyond all the noise, Australia deserved a huge amount of credit.
TJ OlsonHOST
They won the Mandela Challenge Plate, continued their unbeaten run under Les Kiss in 2026, and showed a tactical maturity that have not always been seen from them in recent years.
TJ OlsonHOST
And I think the first thing Australia did really well was compete in the air.
TJ OlsonHOST
We know what South Africa wants to do.
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Brett McKayHOST
8-9 rugby, live post-mortem, the one-off Mandela Plate Test match in Perth, in which Australia has absolutely stunned South Africa and I think all the Australian rugby-loving public.
Brett McKayHOST
And to get into all this, it is a very welcome back to the great Jim Tucker.
Brett McKayHOST
Jim, what have we just seen? Oh, and I've lost Jim on me.
Brett McKayHOST
Oh, my goodness.
Brett McKayHOST
I mean, that was just one of the...
Brett McKayHOST
I would say I cannot remember a test match like this, but 12 months ago we were saying exactly the same thing for exactly the same reason at Ellis Park in South Africa.
Brett McKayHOST
I mean, I genuinely don't know where to start with this.
Christy DoranHOST
Yeah.
Sam BruceHOST
Yeah, Mandela Plate, basically what's on the line, plus a few world rankings points.
Sam BruceHOST
But as we've said previously, they're basically at the moment just for fans bragging rights.
Sam BruceHOST
So looking forward to that game on Sunday night.
Sam BruceHOST
We've just had some news earlier today.
Sam BruceHOST
The Wallabies have dropped their squad for the Springboks, that one-off test for the Mandela Plate over in South Africa, over in Perth, rather, on Sunday week.
Sam BruceHOST
Mate, like... to look forward to and a lot to reflect on and be excited about from the weekend.
Christy DoranHOST
Didn't the greatest rivalry series live up to what everyone hoped for? And even the 68,000 in Baltimore.