In 1992, the Wallabies toured South Africa, putting their reputation as World Champions at stake. Victory would mean the Wallabies had accomplished everything they could achieve as a top-tier rugby nation. Defeat risked their hard-earned reputation as the world’s best team. ‘There was an enormous amount of pressure, from all sorts of directions,’ Wallaby captain Nick Farr-Jones later told rugby writer Peter Jenkins. ‘And there was this feeling that we knew what the response to our world champion status would be if we did lose.’ (Jenkins: 2004, 24) ‘We had everything to lose and nothing to gain by going there,’ Michael Lynagh later said. ‘As the recognised top side in the world, we were putting everything on the line in a one-off Test.’ (Slack: 1995, 242) Simon Poidevin said it best on commentary before the commencement of the Test. ‘The challenge facing Australia is not to become World Champions, but to remain World Champions.’ Prior to the match the Wallabies spoke about channelling ‘the spirit of Dublin. That referred to the Australian team producing a performance comparable to that of their first half against New Zealand the year before in Dublin. They did just that in the second half when…