Photo Gallery - Australia v South Africa

The oddsmakers had favoured the Boks to back up their huge win over the All Blacks at the House of Pain in this Perth contest in front of 42,000 fans in the West Australian rugby outpost. But they hadn't counted on the freshness, organisation and commitment of these Wallabies under Robbie Deans who won their fourth match in a row under their new Kiwi coach, and more importantly opened their account in the Tri-Nations with a crucial home victory.


Gallery - 2008 in pictures

The Welsh Grand Slam: Coming just 6 months after their removal from the World Cup by Fiji, Wales silenced their critics by being crowned Six Nations champs Guinness Premieship Final: Lawrence Dallalgio brought the curtain down on a glittering career helping his side to a 26-16 victory over Leicester. Heineken Cup Final: Munster claimed their second European crown with a win over Toulouse