South Africa: All roads lead to Western Australia as Springbok-backed Dricus du Plessis aims to defend his title

This is a vitally important weekend from a sporting perspective for South Africa in Western Australia.

First a much-changed Springboks side take on the Wallabies at Optus Stadium in Perth in their Rugby Championship clash, before UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis will aim to successfully defend his title for the first time against Israel Adesanya.

UFC 305 is being hosted at the RAC Arena in Perth a few hours later as the Springboks will look to support their compatriot.

Du Plessis…