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Wallabies vs England - what's your tip?

Israel Folau tries to break a tackle. (Tim Anger)
3rd December, 2016
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One of international rugby’s great rivalries flares up for the fourth and final time this year in the early hours of Sunday morning, as the Wallabies travel to face England at Twickenham.

These two nations met three times on Australian soil this year, for three wins to the English – can Australia reverse that result now that they are the visitors, or will it be a disappointing end to a disappointing year for Australian rugby?

Take a look below at all the key information for the match, and then let us know in the comments who you’re tipping, by how much, and why?

The basics
Where: Twickenham, London
When: 1:30am, AEDT
TV: SBS, BeIN
Betting: England $1.26, Wallabies $3.90

England
Mike Brown, Jonny May, Jonathan Joseph, Owen Farrell, Marland Yarde, George Ford, Ben Youngs; Nathan Hughes, Tom Wood, Chris Robshaw, George Kruis, Courtney Lawes, Dan Cole, Dylan Hartley (captain), Mako Vunipola.

Reserves: Jamie George, Joe Marler, Kyle Sinckler, Charlie Ewels, Teimana Harrison, Danny Care, Ben Te’o, Henry Slade.

Wallabies
Wallabies: Israel Folau, Dane Haylett-Petty, Tevita Kuridrani, Reece Hodge, Sefanaia Naivalu, Bernard Foley, Nick Phipps, Lopeti Timani, Michael Hooper, David Pocock, Kane Douglas, Rob Simmons, Scott Sio, Stephen Moore (captain), Sekope Kepu.

Reserves: Tolu Latu, James Slipper, Tom Robertson, Dean Mumm, Sean McMahon, Nick Frisby, Quade Cooper, Henry Speight.

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England’s 2016 results
February 6 – vs Scotland, win, 15-9, Murrayfield, Edinburgh.
February 14 – vs Italy, win, 40-9, Stadio Olimpico, Rome.
February 27 – vs Ireland, win, 21-10, Twickenham, London.
March 12 – vs Wales, win, 25-21, Twickenham, London.
Marck 19 – vs France, win, 31-21, Stade de France, Saint-Denis.
May 29 – vs Wales, win, 27-13, Twickenham, London.
June 11 – vs Australia, win, 39-28, Lang Park, Brisbane.
June 18 – vs Australia, win, 23-7, AAMI Park, Sydney.
June 25 – vs Australia, win, 44-40, Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney.
November 12 – vs South Africa, win, 37-21, Twickenham, London.
November 19 – vs Fiji, win, 58-15, Twickenham, London.
November 26 – vs Argentina, win, 27-14, Twickenham, London.

Australia’s 2016 results
June 11 – vs England, loss, 28-39, Lang Park, Brisbane.
June 18 – vs England, loss, 7-23, AAMI Park, Sydney.
June 25 – vs England, loss, 40-44, Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney.
August 20 – vs New Zealand, loss, 8-42, Stadium Australia, Sydney.
August 27 – vs New Zealand, loss, 9-29, Westpac Stadium, Wellington.
September 10 – vs South Africa, win, 23-17, Lang Park, Brisbane.
September 17 – vs Argentina, win, 36-20, nib Stadium, Perth.
October 1 – vs South Africa, loss, 10-18, Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria.
October 8 – vs Argentina, win, 33-21, Twickenham, London.
October 22 – vs New Zealand, loss, 10-42, Eden Park, Auckland.
November 5 – vs Wales, win, 32-8, Millenium Stadium, Cardiff.
November 12 – vs Scotland, win, 23-22, Murrayfield, Edinburgh.
November 19 – vs France, win, 25-23, Stade de France, Paris.
November 26 – vs Ireland, loss, 24-27, Aviva Stadium Dublin.

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