SARugbymag.co.za readers had their say and voted Kwagga Smith as the standout Springbok on Saturday after his sensational cameo from the bench in the loss to the Wallabies in Adelaide.

In a poll run after the final whistle, 41% decided that the hard-working loose forward was the best on the park for the green and gold, as the Springboks were decisively beaten by the Wallabies to suffer back-to-back defeats in the Rugby Championship.

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Smith came off the bench at half time and scored a brace of tries in the second half to add some respectability to the scoreline. He also made 57 metres – the second most of any Springbok – two passes, beat one defender and made one linebreak.

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Lukhanyo Am, who was Bok MVP in the previous round’s loss to the All Blacks, was second favourite to Smith this time around, earning 19% of the vote.

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