'I couldn't breathe': Punishing reality facing Wallabies

Wallabies manager Eddie Jones has played it down, possibly reluctant to springiness his players a imaginable excuse for different nonaccomplishment connected the Highveld.

But erstwhile Test fastener Justin Harrison said the altitude origin successful Pretoria is real, and debilitating, up of Sunday's (AEST) Rugby Championship opener.

"I couldn't respire the full clip done - it's hard man," Harrison said connected Stan Sport's Rugby Heaven.

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"It's similar an asthmatic ant carrying a dense load of shopping. It's due - you're successful quicksand the full time."

Australia has mislaid each 7 of its Tests astatine Loftus Versfeld and Jones mislaid each 5 of his Tests successful South Africa in his erstwhile stint arsenic Wallabies coach.

To simulate the 1350m altitude, Wallabies fable Tim Horan ran connected a treadmill successful a hyperbaric enclosure connected Wednesday.

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"They cranked it up and I was hanging... there's nary aerial to really respire in," Horan said.

"About 2 hours aft doing this your thorax is inactive burning. They (experts) said you request to beryllium determination for 4 weeks earlier you decently acclimatise."

Many of the Wallabies person ne'er been to South Africa before, fto unsocial played a Test successful Pretoria.

"It's easy 1 of the astir hard Tests successful the world, not conscionable Africa," erstwhile Wallabies escaped guardant Stephen Hoiles said.

Sunday's Test betwixt the Springboks and Wallabies gets underway astatine 1:05am with coverage live, ad-free, and exclusively connected Stan Sport.

SPRINGBOKS (15-1): Willie le Roux, Canan Moodie, Lukhanyo Am, Andre Esterhuizen, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Manie Libbok, Cobus Reinach, Duane Vermeulen (c), Pieter-Steph du Toit, Marco van Staden, Marvin Orie, Jean Kleyn, Frans Malherbe, Bongi Mbonambi, Steven Kitshoff

Reserves: Joseph Dweba, Thomas du Toit, Vincent Koch, RG Snyman, Evan Roos, Deon Fourie, Grant Williams, Damian Willemse

WALLABIES (15-1): Tom Wright, Suliasi Vunivalu, Len Ikitau, Reece Hodge, Marika Koroibete, Quade Cooper, Nic White, Rob Valetini, Michael Hooper (co-c), Tom Hooper, Will Skelton, Nick Frost, Allan Alaalatoa, Dave Porecki, James Slipper (co-c)

Reserves: Jordan Uelese, Matt Gibbon, Zane Nonggorr, Richie Arnold, Pete Samu, Tate McDermott, Samu Kerevi, Carter Gordon

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