Australian won their first game of the Rugby World Cup, but it proved to be a tough test for the Wallabies.
The Fijians were committed in defence and in the forwards, and threatened the Wallabies numerous times during the second half.
We only got around 140 responses on the player ratings form, so hopefully that picks up for the next few games!
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I’m instituting a bit of a rule as to how we implement the player ratings – if a player did not make a meaningful contribution to the game, I’m going to rule them as an N/A.
What that is is really yet to be determined, so I’m happy to hear your feedback on this.
Here are your ratings of the Australian players who took the field in their opening game of World Cup action.
Wallabies player ratings by average score:
1. Scott Sio – 6.6
2. Stephen Moore – 5.4
3. Sekope Kepu – 6.9
4. Kane Douglas – 5.6
5. Rob Simmons – 6.4
6. Scott Fardy – 6.3
7. Michael Hooper – 7.4
8. David Pocock – 9
9. Will Genia – 6.6
10. Bernard Foley – 5.5
11. Rob Horne – 5.5
12. Matt Giteau – 6.6
13. Tevita Kuridrani – 5.9
14. Adam Ashley-Cooper – 5.7
15. Israel Folau – 7.4
Replacements
16. Tatafu Polota-Nau – 5.3
17. James Slipper – N/A
18. Greg Holmes – 5.5
19. Will Skelton – 4.8
20. Dean Mumm – 4.2
21. Nick Phipps – 4.9
22. Matt Toomua – N/A
23. Kurtley Beale – 4.6
Wallabies player ratings by most selected score score:
1. Scott Sio – 6
2. Stephen Moore – 6
3. Sekope Kepu – 7
4. Kane Douglas – 6
5. Rob Simmons – 6
6. Scott Fardy – 6
7. Michael Hooper – 8
8. David Pocock – 9
9. Will Genia – 7
10. Bernard Foley – 6
11. Rob Horne – 6
12. Matt Giteau – 7
13. Tevita Kuridrani – 6
14. Adam Ashley-Cooper – 5.5
15. Israel Folau – 7
Replacements
16. Tatafu Polota-Nau – 5
17. James Slipper – N/A
18. Greg Holmes – 5
19. Will Skelton – 5
20. Dean Mumm – 4
21. Nick Phipps – 5
22. Matt Toomua – N/A
23. Kurtley Beale – 5
Here’s the full breakdown of the voting an the numbers for you all to get stuck into.
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