Look back at the scoring as the Springboks suffered a shock 38-22 defeat to the Wallabies in their Rugby Championship opener at Ellis Park.

"To read that overall they achieved 68% in the lineout, missed 26 tackles for an 80% return and lost the post-contact metre battle by some 70 odd metres, with 325m playing 395m from the Wallabies, will ring alarm bells in Rassie Erasmus’s coaching team.

The Springboks are ready to rectify their mistakes in the second Test against the Wallabies in Cape Town, but face a daunting challenge without key players like Siya Kolisi and Pieter-Steph du Toit.

The Wallabies are hoping to land their own knockout blow on the Springboks in Cape Town this weekend before receiving a “punch in the face” from the stunned world champions.

But that attacking intent has seen them shift away from their traditional strengths, which came to the fore on Saturday as the Wallabies picked apart their lineout. Erasmus has called for his side to find a balance between the two distinct styles.

The Springboks have lost four players to injury, and here is who could replace them in an early test of depth.