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Australia Vs. Wales |
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2012 Australia v Wales, 23 June, 2012 |
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| Allianz Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW | ||
| Australia 20 defeated Wales 19 | ||
| Australia | Wales | |
| 20 | FINAL SCORE | 19 |
| 1 | TRIES | 1 |
| 0/1 | CONVERSION KICKS | 1/1 |
| 5/5 | PENALTY GOALS | 4/5 |
| 0/1 | DROP GOAL | 0/1 |
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Important moments:
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| Referee: C Joubert |
| Touch judges: J Peyper & J White |
Australia host Wales in the final tour Test between the two sides in Sydney this afternoon. Join us for live scores and blog from 3pm as the Wallabies take on the Welsh at Allianz Stadium (SFS).
The two Tests between the sides have been won by Australia, but each game brings Wales closer.
The first Test saw a strong performance from the Wallabies, overpowering a resilient Wales side, half-back Will Genia dominating the contest.
The second Test was a far closer affair, with numerous lead changes as the game swung back and forth. The match was finally settled by with a match-winning sideline kick from Mike Harris at the death giving the Wallabies the edge in the final moments.
Berrick Barnes put in a man of the match performance after the birth of his first child, back to his best after an indifferent season so far with the NSW Waratahs.
In this afternoon’s third Test, Wales will be desperate to win a game on the road in this tough tour of Australia.
It’s not the way it was meant to be for the Six Nations champions who are at full strength and taking on a Wallabies backline missing Kurtley Beale, James O’Connor and Quade Cooper.
Yet the Wallabies have stood tall and shown character after their shock defeat to Scotland in the first Test of the season.
Beale is back at fullback after recovering from injury which brings some additional quality and x-factor to the side.
Coach Robbie Deans has made more changes, with the match-winner Mike Harris, and winger Cooper Vuna dropping out of the squad completely.
Sitaleki Timani comes from outside the squad to take Rob Simmons‘s loosehead lock spot, getting an opportunity to show his size and strength.
Wales are unchanged. They’ve been close but not quite good enough and they seem to have few impact players who could come into the squad and make a difference. With clarification of the ruck, over the last two games, their pack should be able to exert more pressure and slow down the quick Wallabies ball.
Coach Warren Gatland will be urging his chargers on in Sydney’s sunshine and it promises to be an exciting encounter.
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10:40pm
Gormon Kinchley said | 10:40pm | Report comment
Cuthbert weeping at the end was a joy. Mike Phillips isn’t as good as he thinks he is, less time being annoying, more practice tackling, and he should be ok.
7:35pm
King of the Gorgonites said | 7:35pm | Report comment
Very disappointing effort from the wbs. They lacked penetration in attack. However, they played to the referee and the welsh tactics. Once again controlled a tight game and got the result?
6:41pm
Cattledog said | 6:41pm | Report comment
Was at a Premier game so missed most of the Wallabies Wales clash, although saw highlights and Horne’s try. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m sure there was a player outside Horne when he scored…just by the sound of the debate and from what I saw. The gutless Deans will no doubt tout him as a saviour…two tries in two outings. Wow!
I feel for Wales as although I only saw elements of the game, it seems Joubert, who I think is a good ref, didn’t have a great game. This happens and it falls that way sometimes and Australia was the beneficiary. Anyway, if Australia played like the ABs are currently playing against Ireland after such a close encounter the previous week, then I would have had some hope. Alas, I see a train wreck coming in the Rugby Championship. But here’s hoping we retain Hogg…err I mean Horne. Freudian slip…
6:14pm
Shungmao said | 6:14pm | Report comment
Happy for the win but the wallabies were pretty ordinary. I said in a earlier post I hope KB plays as part of the team and not as an individual , well he dished up a quite a selfish poor game, deans defends him as rusty, well play club rugby or start on th bench if you are rusty. Horne frustrates the hell out of me , when he received that ball he didn’t even look at Digby , will not pass. I can’t understand how between 2 hookers thy can only throw pies! Tamani was very good in defense, but he needs some work on technique at ruck time, for a guy of his size he should be damaging in rucks but struggles one on one over th ball. Fainnga did well when he came on, secures a lot of ruck ball, actually passes and gets the defensive line up. Barnes was good tonight and I hope people can start to see he plays the game plan he is told to play, pressure back on foley at the tahs one thinks. Finally i was bemused by 2 things, first the amount of times wallabies go into contact as support, hands down and not ready for pop passes, this is simply laziness and secondly the persistence with Ben alexander as reserve prop, he will get schooled against NZ and sa.
6:09pm
JohnnoW said | 6:09pm | Report comment
Just watched the Baby Boks comprehensively take out the Baby Bmacjs. Also watched the Wobblies scrape home against Wales. I reckon the Baby Boks could beat the Wobblies.
7:39am
Justin2 said | 7:39am | Report comment
That would mean the baby books could beat the real boks too
6:06pm
Please, please stop the scum penalties! said | 6:06pm | Report comment
Rugby is my favourite sport, with daylight second. I’ve wondered however why I haven’t really enjoyed the game as much in the last 5 years or so. It became obvious today. The inordinate amount of penalties that are awarded from scrum infringements, and then penalties kicked. Way, way too many games are decided by penalties from scrums. Scrum penalties are now awarded at a huge rate for some ridiculous technicality. The game stops. A penalty kick is taken. The ball is then taken back to midfield. A drop kick happens, and the game restarts. All reall time consuming, really boring, and seems to happen with a greater frequency with every game. I don’t care whether it’s my team or the other team that gets a scrum penalty – it drives me nuts!
My 4 year old wants to play rugby, and normally I’d be delighted of course. But unless you’re a prop or a referee ( or an ex prop ), it’s becoming very, very tedious.
5:27pm
Who Needs Melon said | 5:27pm | Report comment
Who WAS that guy in the number 10 jersey for Australia?!? Running, passing, kicking so intelligently.
5:20pm
Ben S said | 5:20pm | Report comment
Missed this game – forgot it was 6am UK time!!!! Another 1 point loss – heartbreak for Wales again. Can’t believe my eyes.
5:18pm
Worlds biggest said | 5:18pm | Report comment
Wales very unlucky not to win a Test in this series, they completely dominated the scrum today and if Hooks kick stays in they win.
Robinson and Alexander got schooled today again. KB had a shocker and should have come off the bench. Again our best 3 were Pocock, Genia and Barnes. Thought Timani went OK, got through a lot of defensive work. Dennis had impact along with Moore. Lineout was wobbly a times. Higgers was quiet. Palu seems to be getti through more work. Well done to the Welsh for a great series.
5:11pm
DC of nz said | 5:11pm | Report comment
Looked like a boring game from here watching it with half an eye.
One point win nothing to write home about. The hype about Wales can die off now.
5:01pm
Red Block said | 5:01pm | Report comment
What EP? Another Waratah like Dennis in the team for Higgers? That would make 9 Waratahs in the starting team. Not bad from a team that can’t win a game and plays dumb rugby. Agree Horne must go!
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5:47pm
Elisha Pearce said | 5:47pm | Report comment
I don’t really care what team they play for in Super Rugby to be honest. They are all representing the same country for the Wallabies. I’m just saying I’d be happy to see Dennis get a run.
Would be happy for Robinson and Horne to get dropped too. So that would even it out a bit. Moore should get starts too soon if TPN can’t throw. He has been better for the last 18 months but was rubbish today.
5:00pm
BlackWave said | 5:00pm | Report comment
As a neutral, Craig Joubert was a disgrace.
Every 50/50 call imaginable went Australia’s way today and to make matters worse, when the Welsh were on the receiving end of precedents set from those calls, there was no penalty.
There’s also no downward pressure when the ball is falling (as balls do without anyone holding them….) and the arms just happen to be next to the ball. Hmmm two replays and a try? really?
Sealing off is the most marginal BS i have ever seen, especially when the other team isn’t counter rucking or even attempting it and you’re literally metres from the opposition tryline. And the fact that “sealing off” happens at every ruck anyway without a penalty.
“coming round the corner” is actually perfectly legitimate. It kind of happens when no one is pushing against you or even trying to. “obstruction”???????????????? In a ROLLING MAUL there’s usually another guy from your team in front of you…………………..
I’m angry on behalf of Wales.
On balance, Australia probably deserved to win the series. But some of what happened was just injustice.
No glory for Wales, but I think they’ve played gloriously.
Well done Wales.
I was gonna end my post just then, But then I remember the man they call Ben Alexander.
They should get to go on a freaking Coles ad – “Down, Down, Down”.
5:12pm
Post said | 5:12pm | Report comment
I didn’t really see it that way. Wales was deliberately slowing the ball and holding players off the ball all game, they really forced Joubert’s hand.
The only sealing off call was on Wyn Jones, and he was basically just laying on top of his teammate. Pretty soft penatly, but Robinson I believe it was did a good job selling the penalty with his positioning in the ruck.
The Horne try was pretty unquestionable though. It slipped, he held it against his leg, and held the ball there until it went to ground. Even the biased English commentators on Sky called an immediate try.
That said, I really felt like Wales were the better team tonight. Based on the pathetic scrum alone Australia should have lost that, but really in a one point game every tiny thing counts and Australia maintained their composure and gave away less penalties outside of the set pieces.
5:40pm
mikeylives said | 5:40pm | Report comment
Horne’s try was a 50/50. There was downward pressure, but whether he had control was debatable.
Diving off your feet onto your own player when someone is trying to contest the ball and sealing the ball off until more troops arrive is a penalty. No debate there.
“Coming round the corner” is not legitimate. You have to push through the centre of a maul rather than skirting around it’s edge.
6:29pm
PB said | 6:29pm | Report comment
Plenty of sealing off in that last minute. Congrats to the WBs for daring to try it, unlike Wales last week.
5:45am
Kuruki said | 5:45am | Report comment
Blackwave. Home advantage is huge. Had this series been played in Wales i bet it would probably have been 2-1 to Wales. There is a reason teams win more games at home and it is not so much the crowds effect on the team but the crowds effect on the reff. Happens in every sport. Rub of the green goes to the home side. Same thing happened in Hamilton.
4:55pm
Schuey said | 4:55pm | Report comment
How did Timani go? (sorry don’t have Sky)
4:53pm
Post said | 4:53pm | Report comment
Felt like McCabe really put his hand up in the first half by making a few slick passes, until he got his face smashed and didn’t come back on.
Ioane and Beale both were hot and cold at times, making silly errors but then making dangerous line breaks (sometimes doing both at the same time).
Robinson was hopeless in the scrum, though did well at the ruck I thought. I’d give someone else a chance to start.
Higgers just runs too high all the time and causing turnovers as well as refusing to really engage at the scrum. Give someone else a go and keep him on the bench.
Horne just has to go, he nearly bumbled ANOTHER try by refusing to pass. At this point I’d take just about anyone there over him.
5:51am
Kuruki said | 5:51am | Report comment
Agree i thought Horne turned a simple catch and pass try into an almost non eventful individual one. If Horne was as dynamic ball in hand as Ioane, you could forgive him for not passing the ball so much, but he is not. A simple pass to the winger would have made that try look so easy.
4:49pm
Michael said | 4:49pm | Report comment
Yet another game decided by referees. Can’t wait for a game to be decided by the players. Joubert was disgraceful, but rugby seems content with mediocrity.
4:49pm
nickoldschool said | 4:49pm | Report comment
could well be the year of the wallabies! How can they win this game after being so poor? Horne’s try? hmmm… Scrum? hmmm… Pocock wins it at the ruck, again.
4:53pm
nickoldschool said | 4:53pm | Report comment
aussie commentators wearing their best PR and (PC) suit! or how to only see the positives!
11:38pm
Jutsie said | 11:38pm | Report comment
Not marto lol, he was dishing it out in the wrap up.
One positive about the scrum was they had one big push when it mattered most, 5m from the welsh try line. I had sick feeling in my gut at that moment that we were going to see a string of scrum penalties, yellow card, penalty try like against england in 2010. Was shocked to see robinson and alexander actually get the drive on the welsh.
4:45pm
Worlds biggest said | 4:45pm | Report comment
Very lucky win
4:45pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:45pm | Report comment
As an aside, I’d probably give Dave Dennis a start soon. Higginbotham is good but he needs to learn how to run with the ball around forwards. He’s always too high. Dennis came on and made a few great runs and one memorable one where he broke right through and was almost away to score. He ran low to the ground.
4:50pm
Schuey said | 4:50pm | Report comment
Elisha, can u get the IT guys to move the twitter feed down in line with this section. So I don’t have to keep scrolling up and down to see both?.
It’s a ‘nice to hav’e I admit.
5:49pm
Elisha Pearce said | 5:49pm | Report comment
Mmm good move Schuey. I’ll ask em about it.
4:45pm
ohtani's jacket said | 4:45pm | Report comment
OMG, Pocock didn’t mention the Welsh once. The game is in disrupte.
4:46pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:46pm | Report comment
Huh? Dispute? Disrepute?
Yeah probably should have mentioned them. Mostly just caught up in his own world of disappointed thats the best they could do I think.
4:49pm
ohtani's jacket said | 4:49pm | Report comment
ha, disrepute. That’s what I get for being a smart arse.
4:55pm
Ruthless said | 4:55pm | Report comment
Not as bad as Richie failing to mention the French after the RWC Final!
4:59pm
ohtani's jacket said | 4:59pm | Report comment
Jokes bro.
5:56am
Kuruki said | 5:56am | Report comment
He did mention the French but he was talking into a powerade bottle instead of the microphone because he couldn’t see properly after being eye gouged, Please forgive him for that….
5:51pm
Damo said | 5:51pm | Report comment
OJ, hit a nerve eh?
12:34pm
Sage said | 12:34pm | Report comment
Nah, that would be the Kiwi nerve hit last week when it was noted Richie failed with the Irish. The only thing OJ hit was the wrong key.
4:43pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:43pm | Report comment
The Wallabies will feel very lucky to have pulled that one out. They fought hard, but weren’t exactly fluent.
Pocock talks about how both sides have done their homework now and know what the opposition can do. He said that it was really hard to get any rhythm and they were able to turn it over when it was really needed.
4:43pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:43pm | Report comment
Pocock wasnt happy with the performance overall I don’t think.
4:42pm
Bones506 said | 4:42pm | Report comment
Take that win. Got to Grind it out sometimes.
Wales are a quality side.
4:41pm
KiwiDave said | 4:41pm | Report comment
Well done Aussie. 20-19 win. Couldnt pick it so i called a draw pre match. Only 1 point off LOL!
4:41pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:41pm | Report comment
Wallabies have their ball and it’s up to half way.
Sharpe pushes through and go through the pick and drive. Seconds left…
GAME! Genia punts it into touch!
Australia 20 have defeated Wales 19 in a tough arm wrestle of a match.
4:42pm
Schuey said | 4:42pm | Report comment
Stoked. Well done Wallabies.Just having a flick through the commentary I see the Wallabies scrum wasn’t so good. Sigh.
5:03pm
Kane said | 5:03pm | Report comment
Hopefully Aussie commentators will stop saying Robinson is “world’s best”. Today showed he is barely able to match it with Wales.
4:39pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:39pm | Report comment
78min
Australia win the lineout and then maul. Davis offside and another penalty to Australia.
Chance to get it into the other half now.
Australia 20 – Wales 19
4:38pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:38pm | Report comment
77min
Wallabies win the ball after a kick or two. They go very wide and get Ioane and Faainga using it well down the sideline.
A few phases later and they are inside the 22. Its tense times. They are slowing it down now. Probably happy for a penalty. I’d be trying to go for a try.
Ioane drops it!!
Its hook who kicks it ahead, but OUT!!!
Wow.
4:38pm
KiwiDave said | 4:38pm | Report comment
Very very lucky Australia….Very very lucky the ball went out
4:37pm
Brett McKay said | 4:37pm | Report comment
Joubers has done his best, but this game is getting gripping again..
4:39pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:39pm | Report comment
Haha, bit harsh brett. Can’t think of any call he shouldn’t have made. And he kept us in it at scrum time a bit!
4:48pm
Brett McKay said | 4:48pm | Report comment
yeah, true EP, it wasn’t supposed to sound neagtive! Very stop-start, but yes, all by the book..
4:34pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:34pm | Report comment
Penalty Australia!
Wales were offside there.
Barnes will have a kick 10 in from touch on the right hand side and about 35 out.
4:34pm
Rugby Diehard said | 4:34pm | Report comment
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4:35pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:35pm | Report comment
Yeah. It’s tense.
4:33pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:33pm | Report comment
72min
Wales mess up badly at the back of that lineout.
The ruck was set and then they tried to maul off the back but there wasn’t an avenue to tackle the carrier as that happened. Wales pulled up for obstruction.
Wales 19 – Australia 17
4:35pm
Post said | 4:35pm | Report comment
Watching overseas on Sky. Commentators here saying Joubert’s interpretation was confusing, seem to disagree with it. Thoughts?
4:39pm
Brett McKay said | 4:39pm | Report comment
SFS press box would be in agreement. Lot’s of confused looks, and “wha…?” questions..
4:46pm
Post said | 4:46pm | Report comment
Yeah the exact ruling for that situation has always confused me. On the lineout I’ve seen the defending team penalized for not engaging but I’ve also seen the attacking team penalized like Wales were for creating an obstruction. Seems like there would be one hard and fast rule for when a team tries to form a maul on the lineout and the other team refuses to engage it.
4:32pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:32pm | Report comment
71min
Barnes kicks fairly long. Wales kick it back.
Genia has it Beale too. Barnes hammers it right back to Halfpenny inside his 22.
Halfpenny smashes it with interest and Beale takes it out inside his 22.
4:31pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:31pm | Report comment
It counts!
Wales 19 – Australia 17
4:30pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:30pm | Report comment
Wales scrum penalty. Alexander and Robinson both collapsed.
Kick for the lead now. Halfpenny will take this from about 35 out 20 in from touch on the right hand side of the field.
4:29pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:29pm | Report comment
69min
Wales take the lineout and kick it high!
Beale takes it and Genia runs it but drops it in a tackle attempt. Not good.
A note on Beale: he has looked great at times but as a whole he is making decisions very slowly. Waited before giving that to Genia, no reason to though.
Australia 17 – Wales 16
4:28pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:28pm | Report comment
Penalty to Australia for Wales 1 boring in. Barnes puts it just past the Wales 10metres line.
4:26pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:26pm | Report comment
66min
Long restart again. Genia takes it and then Barnes clears to the 10metres line.
Charteris wins the lineount and Phillips knocks it on!
Australia 17 – Wales 16
4:26pm
joe blackswan said | 4:26pm | Report comment
typical horne not passing. he will cost the wallabies some tests.
4:27pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:27pm | Report comment
Mate that was shocking. The W stat is way better than the T stat for mine.
4:25pm
Brett McKay said | 4:25pm | Report comment
Rob Horne gets there, but again had Ioane outside him. No wonder people think he can’t pass…
4:24pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:24pm | Report comment
TRY AWARDED!
4:25pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:25pm | Report comment
I wouldn’t have awarded that but they did. Horne really needs to just throw that pass to Ioane who would have been untouched.
Barnes misses the extra points.
Australia 17 – Wales 16
4:24pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:24pm | Report comment
Rob Horne is over the line!!
It’s going upstairs to check the grounding.
Man… he should have just thrown that to Ioane. Can’t believe he didn’t…
Horne may have dropped this.
4:25pm
KiwiDave said | 4:25pm | Report comment
LOL I can believe he didnt pass it. He did the same thing last week when Iaone had a clear run. He almost blew that one. 17-16
4:24pm
Bones506 said | 4:24pm | Report comment
Try. Game on
4:25pm
Post said | 4:25pm | Report comment
Wow Horne apparently didn’t learn his lesson from game 1. Ioane wide open outside, but he goes for the try himself and BARELY maintains possession. He clearly can’t learn to pass, he’s gotta go.
4:23pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:23pm | Report comment
64min
Wallabies got the ball of the restart that was kicked back. Barnes was in space and Horne was held back without the ball twice. NO penalty. Wales take the ball and kick it back to Wallabies
Dave dennis almost gets over!!
Wallabies 4m out now.
Wales 16 – Australia 12
4:26pm
DJW said | 4:26pm | Report comment
I saw that hold back too.
4:22pm
Brett McKay said | 4:22pm | Report comment
Quality offload from Phillips, great line defence from Beale to stop Cuthbert, but Ryan Jones barges overQuality offload from Phillips, great line defence from Beale to stop Cuthbert, but not quite enough to stop the offload to Ryan Jones. Good try Wales..
4:22pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:22pm | Report comment
Wallabies have the ball off the restart. Halfpenny kicked the goal.
Wales 16 -Australia 12.
4:20pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:20pm | Report comment
WALES TRY!
Cuthbert almost got over and then Jones pulled it out of the ruck and lunged over right below the posts.
Hopefully this causes the Wallabies to unleash now.
4:20pm
KiwiDave said | 4:20pm | Report comment
TRY….16-12 coming up. Could be on track for a draw still
4:20pm
Bones506 said | 4:20pm | Report comment
Good try.
Thoughts on Wales holding onto Pocock? Happening a bit too much off the ball
4:21pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:21pm | Report comment
Yeah its a bit regular now.
4:20pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:20pm | Report comment
60min
Wallabies screwed that scrum around. Have no idea where that came from. had to be illegal tactics.
Wales have it off the back. Cuthbert was nailed low by Timani. They have numbers wide but Beck ignored them!!!!!
Advantage to Wales for Wallabies knocking the ball down?
4:18pm
DJW said | 4:18pm | Report comment
We are in big trouble now with the scrum
Timani hasn’t seemed to add any power to ity.
With Alexander on were at risk of giving away a penalty at every scrum
4:18pm
Brett McKay said | 4:18pm | Report comment
Ben Alexander’s first scrum at tighthead: penalty for folding..
5:04pm
Morgan said | 5:04pm | Report comment
Same as last week, except in Melbourne he gave away two penalties in 10 minutes.
4:17pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:17pm | Report comment
Penalty to Wales.
I’d take another scrum if I was them.
4:18pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:18pm | Report comment
And I won’t even start about how Ben Alexander keeps getting picked. No idea. he was the cause of that collapse and the previous not called one.
4:17pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:17pm | Report comment
This scrum isn’t packing. Can’t get it done. Both sides right on edge here… even the ref seems a little nervous.
4:15pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:15pm | Report comment
Higginbotham off. This scrum needs to stand up.
Free kick Wales. Never even got a bind there. Gotta be able to do that if you’re a prop, even a Wallabies one.
4:15pm
Post said | 4:15pm | Report comment
Wow Halfpenny dove right in front of Beale there. How on earth was that not called?
4:16pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:16pm | Report comment
I think I would have let that go. May have falllen, may have kept his ground. Can’t call it for sure either way.
4:18pm
Post said | 4:18pm | Report comment
I initially felt the same way, after the replay though it looked a lot like he took him out.
4:14pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:14pm | Report comment
We are at 55.55min now.
4:14pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:14pm | Report comment
Hits the upright!!
Barnes collects it and hoists it back into the Welsh half. Great stuff.
Wallabies get the ball and Genia gives it to Horne in space out wide. Good movement there. Welsh defence now set and rushing up really quickly!
Beale takes a great pop ball from Timani, he kicks it through and is taken out. Ball bouncing. Wales get the ball right back on their line and hammer it long!!
Ioane had to sprint about 80m and takes it ingoal. Wales 5m scrum. Wonderful play.
Australia 12 – Wales 9
4:12pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:12pm | Report comment
Both Kafe and Kearns have reversed jinxed the distance issue nicely.
4:11pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:11pm | Report comment
Halfpenny is coming in to take the 51m kick at goal.
4:11pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:11pm | Report comment
Wales get a penalty now for pulling around out of the scrum. Higginbotham basically gave up on that. Poor.
4:12pm
Post said | 4:12pm | Report comment
Yeah what was Higgers doing there? He just leapt out of the scrum.
4:10pm
Brett McKay said | 4:10pm | Report comment
Steve Moore on the sidelines, ready to come on for TPN. Need to fix lineout direction..
4:10pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:10pm | Report comment
Another collapsed scrum. Reset now.
Moore about to come on I think.
4:09pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:09pm | Report comment
Wales get a free kick off the scrum and will call for another one now.
4:09pm
Bones506 said | 4:09pm | Report comment
McCabe has blood flowing from his nose. He will be back next week. Hard man
4:08pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:08pm | Report comment
TPN throws a crooked one. Get Moore on now. TPN can’t get us a lineout win at times today. Can’t keep giving away those chances.
4:08pm
Brett McKay said | 4:08pm | Report comment
Record rugby crowd at the Footy Stadium: 42,889 here today..
4:16pm
Tristan Rayner said | 4:16pm | Report comment
In a return to the Moore Park precinct for the first time since 1998, 42,889 Rugby fans have helped eclipse the previous crowd record for a Rugby match of 41,917 set in 1994 when the Wallabies took on the All Blacks.
The record crowd was building from 8:15am when the first Member started queuing ahead of the Qantas Wallabies’ showdown with the Six Nations champions.
4:07pm
Bones506 said | 4:07pm | Report comment
TPN tackling ankles. Forget Knees. Cannonball!
4:07pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:07pm | Report comment
49min
Penalty Australia!
Robinson was on his feet and Jones went straight off his feet over the ball. Silly penalty to give away. Can’t believe they haven’t worked that one out yet.
4:06pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:06pm | Report comment
48min
Wales have the ball about 25m out and have been working hard. Get to the 9th phase now. They are very keen to take some points, being patient. Happy to take the 3 if it’s on I’d say.
They aren’t able to clear the ball quickly at the rucks now.
Australia 12 – Wales 9
4:05pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:05pm | Report comment
Im going to say now, best Timani Wallabies game yet. He’s not been as anonymous.
4:05pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:05pm | Report comment
46min
Wales win the lineout and maul. Nowhere.
They have it after the maul falls over but lose it on the next ruck. Offside Wales too. Accidentally.
Clearing kick now.
Doesn’t go out! Went for a bit much there.
Australia 12 – Wales 9
4:03pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:03pm | Report comment
Wales hammered the Wallabies scrum there. To their credit they didn’t give the penalty.
Wales go wide! Then a steal!
AAC gets it back the other way! Hes in space and then gets tackled well over halfway.
Wallabies drop is again not long later though… North and Davis combine well! Barnes has to take the ball back and kicks it out about 10m out. Beale looks stuffed.
Australia 12 – Wales 9
4:02pm
Bones506 said | 4:02pm | Report comment
Too much fancy stuff from Beale. Settle lad!
4:01pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:01pm | Report comment
43min
Wales win the scrum and then kick it long and high. Beale drops the catch. He tried the hand up slips catch style instead of hands around the ball on the chest.
Faainga is on the field now. McCabe isn’t coming back on.
3:59pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:59pm | Report comment
41min
Kick off is long. Wallabies are running it out! Timani ran nicely and then Kepu followed up well and stayed inbounds well.
They have it well over the 10metres line now. Higginbotham is held up because of his poor height again.
Great kick over for Beale!!! Then Ioane drops a pass cold… poor pass too.
4:00pm
Elisha Pearce said | 4:00pm | Report comment
Should have given that pass sooner.
3:58pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:58pm | Report comment
Robbie Deans sounded pretty ticked in that interview. Hopefully the team is too.
3:57pm
Bones506 said | 3:57pm | Report comment
Robbin. So direct
3:59pm
Bones506 said | 3:59pm | Report comment
Robbie!
Barnes playing very well. Great vision
3:54pm
Worlds biggest said | 3:54pm | Report comment
Robinson is getting owned by Jones, scrappy enough first half, Wallabies need better ball security in the red zone.
4:04pm
Brett McKay said | 4:04pm | Report comment
Alexander warming up Worlds, for what it’s worth..
3:52pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:52pm | Report comment
I don’t know for sure, but I think these sides know each other a bit to well at this point. It seems like they are playing well and getting things going but the opposition always seems to know exactly how to nullify the advantages.
The Wallabies have looked good the phase right after a TPN or Palu run on most occasions. Wales have looked great wide because Phillips is drawing a lot of inside defenders. There were a few penalties that stopped attacking teams too. Hard to get a real gauge on this one so far.
3:47pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:47pm | Report comment
Priestland goes for a 40m drop goal! Missed poorly to the left. Don’t know why they didn’t have a go there. A bit negative. They’ve been making ground almost at will.
Half ends with Genia touching it down ingoal.
3:47pm
DJW said | 3:47pm | Report comment
Definatly not the greatest half at all, many errors from both teams.
Cmon Wallabies step it up
3:48pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:48pm | Report comment
Agreed there! Both sides in position to score but weren’t able to make it count.
AAC said there that he thought ball security would be addressed in the second half.
3:47pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:47pm | Report comment
Siren gone…
Wales keeping it tight off the throw. They want a kick at goal for sure. NOt opening it up. The pack is playing within 5m radius atm.
3:46pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:46pm | Report comment
39min
Long Wales restart.
Genia throws it infield to Barnes who clears. Not so far upfield. The Welsh cut down his angle well.
Australia 12 – Wales 9
3:45pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:45pm | Report comment
39min
Barnes makes that one count!
Australia 12 – Wales 9
3:44pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:44pm | Report comment
Wallabies win their throw again and go up the middle. 4 phases in a row were within 15m of the ruck.
They make a small amount of ground. Then there is a penalty to Australia for offside. Phillips didn’t get back.
Kick at goal coming from about 32m out. Just outside the right upright.
Australia 9 – Wales 9
3:42pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:42pm | Report comment
36min
The throw works this time and Palu gets good metres in midfield.
A few good runs later and Higginbotham loses the ball. He needs to get lower to the ground and hold it better.
Wales kick it out just over their 10metres line.
Australia 9 – Wales 9
3:41pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:41pm | Report comment
McCabe is bleeding all over his face…
Wallabies get a penalty off the resulting play at the lineout and Barnes kicks into Wales territory.
3:40pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:40pm | Report comment
33min
Long poor throw from TPN.
Wales clean up and Priestland SMASHES it long. Out inside the Wallabies 22. TPN needs to get this one right.
Australia 9 – Wales 9
3:39pm
Bones506 said | 3:39pm | Report comment
Look to some hard straight running here. Geez McCabe bleeds for his country
3:39pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:39pm | Report comment
32min
McCabe takes a hit off Genia and then Ioane picks and drives, he’s slowed down.
Ioane was almost put through a hole by Beale. Wales then turn it over. They have it at their own 22. Someone was hammered by Timani. Wales still in the forwards… slowing it down.
Phillips box kick. Out on the full! Outside the 22!
3:37pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:37pm | Report comment
Scrum collapsed and Pocock points at the ground. Yep, it went down. I fancy he thought it was the fault of the Welsh prop on his side…
3:36pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:36pm | Report comment
Wales kicked it out just over halfway. Wallabies didn’t throw straight though. Sharpe having a ‘choker’ dig at Wales again.
Australia 9 – Wales 9
3:35pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:35pm | Report comment
Tipuric is on for Warburton.
3:35pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:35pm | Report comment
Warburton is coming off the field.
Apparently he was dry retching on the field.
3:35pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:35pm | Report comment
28min
Higginbotham steals the throw. Good field position now.
McCabe almost put Horne through a hole! Nice pass there in tight. (Take that Wallabies centre pairing haters he says!)
Wallabies ball slows down. Beale gives a Quade Cooper late hospital pass to AAC and hes hammered.
Back in the middle barnes almost breaks through the defence and the forwards rumble a few times now…
Penalty Wales! Sealing off at the ruck.
3:33pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:33pm | Report comment
Shanked kick there. Goes out about 9m upfield.
3:32pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:32pm | Report comment
Jones drops another kick off!
Horne pounces.
Then going wide, Wales steal it and earn a penalty because TPN wouldn’t let go.
Warburton is down in back play. He’s not well.
3:33pm
BennO said | 3:33pm | Report comment
We’re only in this game from their mistakes at the restart!
3:31pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:31pm | Report comment
Kick is good from Halfpenny.
Australia 9 – Wales 9
Kearns crying because Pocock is being held out of the play as long as possible by Wales. Sounds like a smart move to me.
3:30pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:30pm | Report comment
23min
Wallabies win their lineout and go slowly through the forwards. Everyone is still getting their breath.
Warburton gets the steal! He breaks into the Wallabies half. Phillips taps quickly on a penalty and Wales are inside the 22. This is quick quick. Wales have advantage. North gets them about 8m out. Halfpenny is swallowed and the Davis runs off Phillips pass.
Cuthbert now. Wave after Wave.
Penalty Wales. Great speed earned that penalty.
3:30pm
Bones506 said | 3:30pm | Report comment
Things are starting to open up
3:31pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:31pm | Report comment
This is starting to ‘get good’! Hehe.
Kafe is right. Phillips is blowing past the Wallabies forwards with the speed he’s clearing the ball from the ruck and his running.
3:35pm
Bones506 said | 3:35pm | Report comment
Best passage of play yet. Good defence by Wales
3:28pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:28pm | Report comment
21min
Great save from Pocock and they go quickly! Genia, McCabe and Palu get the ball right up to near halfway.
There is more room wide the other way. Timani and Beale combine.
Wales steal is off Palu in open play!
Davies breaks the line! Digby made a great saving tackle and POCOCK again!
Penalty Australia.
Wow. Breathtaking play!
3:28pm
Red Block said | 3:28pm | Report comment
Has Joubert forgotten the advantage rule? BTW Tahs have lost 6 in a row but have 8 in the Wallaby starting side. Please explain!
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3:28pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:28pm | Report comment
Waratahs coaches are rubbish…
3:26pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:26pm | Report comment
19min
Wales put of the Wallabies lineout and they take it away themselves.
Working it wide again Wales get up over their 10metres line. There’s metres for them outwide if they keep going there.
They switch wide right and get up to the Wallabies 10metres line. There is a half break and halfpenny is dragged down.
Phillips, Jones and Warburton combine to break the line!
Nice work… 5m out!
Pocock!
3:24pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:24pm | Report comment
Great long clearing kick at touch. Right down to about 30m from Welsh goal line.
3:24pm
Hogarth said | 3:24pm | Report comment
Penalties are ruining rugby! I am bored!
3:24pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:24pm | Report comment
16min
Wales kick long. Horne runs it and then TPN runs. Beale drops it on the next phase. But there was an advantage for offside.
3:23pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:23pm | Report comment
Barnes nails that one too. These guys could kick goals all day.
Australia 9 – Wales 6
3:22pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:22pm | Report comment
Wyn Jones drops the restart and Wallabies have it over the 22 with a good Beale and then McCabe run.
Palu was hammered after getting the ball too late to aim up.
Inside ball to TPN was stopped well. Rob Horne didn’t get through the red wall either.
Penalty to Australia. Jenkins wouldn’t roll away.
Barnes will take another shot.
Kafe mentioned that most of that play was one out. Agreed. Only Barnes inside to TPN looked on purpose.
3:23pm
Post said | 3:23pm | Report comment
Was waiting for the penalty to come, Wales had players laying directly in Genia’s way almost every drive in there.
3:20pm
Bones506 said | 3:20pm | Report comment
Big boost
3:20pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:20pm | Report comment
Kick is over!
Australia 6 – Wales 6
3:19pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:19pm | Report comment
Kick for goal is 50.1m out…
3:19pm
Brett McKay said | 3:19pm | Report comment
Benn Robinson getting belted in these early scrums..
3:18pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:18pm | Report comment
That scrum was a shambles. Massive collapse all along the front row. Started from Jones and Robinson.
3:18pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:18pm | Report comment
Now a penalty to Wales!
Robinson caved in there.
3:17pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:17pm | Report comment
Wallabies feeding the scrum in centrefield. Short arm to Wales for early engagement.
3:17pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:17pm | Report comment
Wales call for another scrum.
3:16pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:16pm | Report comment
Wales kick off doesn’t go the 10!
3:15pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:15pm | Report comment
Barnes makes no mistake.
Australia 6 – Wales 3
3:15pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:15pm | Report comment
8min
Wales manage to get the restart after a good contest. AAC chased that well. Hes great there – always does that job, even playing for a poor Waratahs he’s chasing kicks well.
Wales give a penalty for holding the ball.
Barnes will kick from 24m out and 15 in.
3:14pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:14pm | Report comment
7min
Halfpenny puts it through and over.
Australia 3 – Wales 3
3:14pm
Bones506 said | 3:14pm | Report comment
Soft Penalty. Clearly both teams want to play running Rugby. Tips for man of the match?
I will go with Higginbotham
3:13pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:13pm | Report comment
6min
Wales use it slowly twice and then go wide. TPN hit Davis in a good well structured tackle (for once).
They keep the ball after the Wallabies try to push them out.
Wales seem intent on using their strike power out wide.
Penalty to Wales and a kick coming. 35m out 15 in from touch.
Australia 3 – Wales 0
3:11pm
Rugby Diehard said | 3:11pm | Report comment
Please berrick stand on the advantage line….
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3:13pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:13pm | Report comment
When?
3:11pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:11pm | Report comment
Short restart from Wales. They challenge the kick well and Barnes kicks it long as the ball comes out of the pack.
Wales hammer it back and Genia kicks it out near halfway. Nice kick.
Australia 3 – Wales 0
3:10pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:10pm | Report comment
Barnes makes that kick
Australia 3 – Wales 0
3:10pm
Bones506 said | 3:10pm | Report comment
How good is afternoon rugby. ARU needs to do more of this.
3:09pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:09pm | Report comment
3min
Wallabies win the lineout and maul poorly. They go wide after that. Ball hits grass but they keep it alive.
Advantage Australia for offside and then Barnes goes for the big drop goal. Long enough but wide right.
Kick at goes now. 25m out just to the right upright.
Australia 0 – Wales 0
3:08pm
BlackWave said | 3:08pm | Report comment
Wow, NSW crowd BOOing already. 2 minutes in.
3:09pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:09pm | Report comment
Bit harsh. Not a bad thing to get on the board.
3:07pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:07pm | Report comment
1min
Long kick from Barnes and Welsh kick it back. Beale kicks it into the Wales end and Halfpenny is down in backplay.
Wallabies have it near halfway.
Beale gives a great pass wide.
Barnes kicks to the injured halfpenny and he gets it out.
3:07pm
Bones506 said | 3:07pm | Report comment
Halfpenny hurt. Kurtley looking dangerous already
3:09pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:09pm | Report comment
Yeah his arm was a bit dangly there! I know that feeling well. Hopefully he will be ok.
3:05pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:05pm | Report comment
Australia will kick off (right to left on the screen
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3:02pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:02pm | Report comment
Anthems now…
3:01pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:01pm | Report comment
Apparently the last time the Wallabies lost a test here was France 22 years ago? We don’t usually play games here anymore. Scraping the barrel there…
3:00pm
Elisha Pearce said | 3:00pm | Report comment
Australia walk down the tunnel as the Lord of the Rings music builds!
Out they come! Good cheer for the home side.
2:59pm
Elisha Pearce said | 2:59pm | Report comment
Wales come out onto the field.
2:57pm
Elisha Pearce said | 2:57pm | Report comment
Does anyone else notice all the subtle jinx and reverse jinxing Kearns and Kafe get done while they run through the team sheet?
2:55pm
Elisha Pearce said | 2:55pm | Report comment
I see Luke Charteris isnt starting for Wales. Has someone told Lordie? He’ll be on that tomorrow morning for sure.
2:50pm
Elisha Pearce said | 2:50pm | Report comment
Not long til kick off now. There is a sell out at SFS. I’d be happy for a lot of sell outs at this ground as opposed to 50k people at homebush in an empty atmosphere.
Canno says the dressing room is a sacred place, as he takes the fox cameras through it and gives everyone a look.
2:49pm
Brett McKay said | 2:49pm | Report comment
Track looks a picture guys, nice and dry and bathed in sunshine. Apart from the bits in the shade, obviously..
2:33pm
BlackWave said | 2:33pm | Report comment
45,000 sellout at the SFS is ALOT better than 35-40,000 in Homebush.
Good to see the ARU have finally woken up to this.
2:10pm
Uncle Argyle said | 2:10pm | Report comment
I think the Paddington Pubs will be the real winner today:)
2:09pm
KiwiDave said | 2:09pm | Report comment
This will be interesting. With the series wrapped up, will their be less urgency from the Aussies? The Welsh will be desperate to try and salvage something. Can’t pick a winner here so will sit on the fence and call a draw.
1:52pm
Tristan Rayner said | 1:52pm | Report comment
It’s a sellout today at the old SFS. The ARU have put on a Fan Day and there’s Sevens from 2pm. Big day for the Wallabies – a clean sweep of the Six Nations champions has a nice ring to it.