Rugby: Aussies believe they can beat jet lag

Australia's Scott Fardy, left, clashes with Argentina's Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe. Photo / AP

Rugged flanker Scott Fardy believes the Wallabies have the resilience to cope with the worst road trip in world sport and deny Argentina a historic Rugby Championship victory.

Despite falling in a hole at the end of last weekend's 28-10 loss to South Africa, and undergoing a 24-hour trip to South America, Fardy is confident Australia will thrive in Mendoza.

Fardy starred against the Boks on Saturday, pulling off 19 tackles, two pilfers and 10 runs.

The towering Brumbies forward said the Wallabies' next battle was as much mental as physical. "This is one of the toughest travel days in sport.

"We are out of Cape Town at 4.30am [ Monday] in the morning. Not many other codes or teams do that. It's a huge travel day and we have to get our bodies right to do that."

The Wallabies will finally arrive in Argentina on Monday night, and they will still be smarting from their defeat at Newlands.

"History will show the score and not what we did for the first 70 minutes," he said. "We're bitterly disappointed with the result and we showed a lot of character but test match footy is about winning."

The Pumas, beaten 34-13 by New Zealand on Sunday, remain winless after three seasons and 17 tests in the Championship but have pushed all three rivals and it's only a matter of time before a breakthrough success.

Both Fardy and halfback Nick Phipps feared an unjustified backlash from Australian sports fans who would dismiss their brave efforts, due to the unflattering scoreline.

"I guess we're the whipping boys and everyone likes to lay into us," Fardy said.

"Even at home we're the code that seems to get written off. We win games against top-five nations and we still get written off. It can be frustrating."

- AAP