Intro:

Australia captain Michael Hooper spoke ahead of meeting South Africa in the Rugby Championship in Perth.

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SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Hooper, Wallabies Captain:

"Yeah, big physical team, so first and foremost we gotta be able to deal with their big men. They've picked a big, experiences park, an experienced backline, so physicality is going to be first and foremost for us. We were probably lacking there in our last game, so it's going to need a direct improvement this week."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Hooper, Wallabies Captain:

"Yeah, they've got two things that we want, they're number two in the world and they've got the Mandela cup, so there's silverware on offer and the chance to up our rankings. Every chance you get to play a top team, like the All Blacks, like the South Africans, who are both ahead of us, is a great opportunity to improve coming into not only the rest of this year but into next year."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Hooper, Wallabies Captain:

"So, you know, their forwards are really good structurally, they've got good over-the-ballers and they're big carriers at the end of the day, that's what South Africa, we've seen, is their about. Backline they've got Willy le Roux, who's got a lot of 'x-factor,' Morne Steyn can kick goals from anywhere. There's good threats across the park for them, they're a solid team and that's why they're number two there. They find ways to win and they have done against Argentina. We haven't been able to do that in the last two games, so it's going to be a great challenge for us."