Bernard Foley has urged his teammates to embrace the challenges associated with playing Test rugby overseas and come home from Argentina with the win he feels they deserve.
The Wallabies were left to rue another missed opportunity after their 27-27 draw in Bloemfontein, their second stalemate in succession against South Africa.
They were confronted with nearly a full 24 hours of travel the very next morning as they made their way to Mendoza, where they will face Los Pumas this weekend in their final Rugby Championship clash before meeting New Zealand in a dead Bledisloe Cup rubber later this month.
Much like the Socceroos when they travel through Asia, Australian rugby sides are confronted with all sorts of hurdles in the southern hemisphere - from dusty training fields and sub-par facilities to hostile crowds, wildly differing conditions and the unbearable drain of jetlag.
Foley said winning a Test match away from home is "one of the hardest things you'll ever do."
"You see all the factors - the travel, the hospitality here is not always great," he said.
"But you just love it and that's the thrills and enjoyment of Test match rugby and playing away from home.
"Argentina's going to be exactly that, the same challenge.
"Everyone's against you and it's just you, 30 players and the 10 staff and whatever it is.
"It's a tough place to win, we've got three or four flights just to get to Mendoza.
"So there's all these variables but it's something we as a squad have got to enjoy and embrace, get that win and get home going into the All Blacks.
"We're close, we're really close and that's what the feeling is like but it's disappointing because we can't get that satisfaction just yet."
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