Wales vs Wallabies highlights: Australia crush Wales 32-8

Great result but yeah by no means am I getting cocky about Scotland we were very lucky in the QF. The Scots will be out for revenge I can see Scotland hitting the ground running but I know the Wallabies are well capable of putting on a good score. If we can get over Scotland and France that will give them good momentum for the Irish Test and and England will also be a tough assignment .

Slipper has become very poor and ineffective of late. Short of a run - but I think there are now better options in Aus as props!!

Congrats WB's on a great win. The improved control and slick passing almost made me think I was watching the AB'S

Moose is a bit short of a run, Riddler.

mate never saw barry john.. too young.. was lucky enough to be at last test at cardiff arms against the soap dodgers.. jiffy, carling and andrew on the pitch at the end for that ten minutes.. jiffy was past it by then but he still had that twinkle in his toes.. like him a lot as a commentator.. i am a die hard maroon supporter but will have foley every day of the week over cooper.. he is by no means outstanding but he is the best we have and he can get better unlike what some people think.. he has some bad touches.. but people have gone way over the top in their reviews of him..

Good stuff Wobbs, I thought this would be the result... I also said their game against the ABs had shown big improvements in the Australian side... I guess when you play against the best, somethings got to rub off aye?! I think the Aussies are going to go well against their NH counterparts. The England game is setting up to be a cracker, but lets not get too far ahead off ourselves... congrats again to the Wallabies and their supporters.

dhp did a cracker of a tackle but cuthbert had the ball in the wrong arm and could have used the sideline and outside supporter better.. if u call that pass to dhp as too hard to the bread basket frank then i would have loved to play outside u.. our second rows were a pleasure to watch.. almost back to the giffin and eales days..

Nice one Riddler and am with you. I realised after my last post that it must have been the Johnathan Davies from the '70-80 team. B.Foley is a pretty decent player for both the MIGHTY Tahs and the WB and yes, I agree with you that some of the flak aimed at him has been a bit over the top. I'll be honest and say I thought he looked jaded during and since the June tests and badly needed a 2-3 week break from any rugby. Anyhows, all is good as he is finding form again and running at the line. And bleedin' Hell, Wales may be a damp hilly little country hanging off the butt of England but can they produce fantastic #10's? How is this for a list of 5/8 that I have seen and loved. My fav was Barry John of the 1970's, but you can add Phil Bennett, Gareth Davies, Jonathan Davies and even Neil Jenkins as gun 5/8's. Yes sometimes they were forced to kick a mite too often (more due to team tactics by their coaches) but all of those players were a joy to watch.

Nice Frank.

Damn Frank, I only got to see the last 4 minutes so now you have me salivating like a rabid dog to get the match on Youtube. Great to see the halves get a good match under the belt. Am a Tahs fan so even better. :)

Nice summary, Frank. Nick Frisby it was who made the try-saver on Amos. I think the Wallabies will have enough to get past Scotland next week, and it might be even tougher than Wales were today, although that's not saying much. France, Ireland and England will be tough. Still early doors though, both the Wallabies and their opposition have a lot to show before we can pass judgment. I'm just hoping there aren't very many injuries though. Pocock went off at half time today, not sure of the extent of that.

"And it’s come off a Welsh hand on the charge down!!" Was that almost ANOTHER charge down try to the opposition?????

Congrats Aus, a very comprehensive win in enemy territory

;) my utube uploads are there just fine matt!! the rugby streaming ones getting blanked..

mate.. a few points.. foley hasn't had the best of games this year but by far he hasn't been our worst.. he cops a hard rub from too many for gods know what.. but their are some very harsh markers on him on this forum.. as for the mom ... you have the wrong jonathan... maybe i am showing my age my by stating jonathan davies no. 10.. but agree on the current one.. having him drop out just before kick off helped us a lot.. great player and even better defender and reader of defense..

I could watch that Hodge try from a set-piece over and over again! What a beautiful try! The Wallabies best try of the year! Wow! Did I have difficulty finding a way to watch this Test – at 1:30am in the morning no less! I don’t have BeIN on my TV, so live streaming was the only way I could watch this Test. I tried streaming the Test on the BeIN website that The Roar linked, but then I found I couldn’t download a program that would allow me to watch the Test for free. Not withstanding that since I don’t have sound on my broken old computer, I had to charge my iPad with credit, and once the Test was over my credit had run out already! So I only saw five minutes of South Africa and the Barbarians. My reception was often interrupted too  I’m sorry, but every Wallaby Test should be on free to air television. That said, all my effort was worth it. The Wallabies’ rugby in the first half was gorgeous, and in fact they left many points on the field, with missed opportunities – and they led 20-3 at halftime. The first bombed try came when Kuridrani didn’t realise, after Foley’s terrific chip-kick, that he had support outside him. He looked to his left for support. If he looked right, he’d have put (was it Speight?) over the try line, with nobody to beat. The first half demonstrated that the Wallabies could be threatening from the set-piece – especially line-outs. In fact, that was the best the Wallabies have looked, attacking from line-out wins, in a while. The line-out worked a treat in that first half. Obviously Haylett-Petty bombed a try… or was it Foley’s pass? Everybody will think that Haylett-Petty bombed that, but Foley threw him a bullet when it wasn’t necessary. Some will say Haylett-Petty should have hung onto the ball, but a sympathetic pass was all that was required. Mark Ella to Glen Ella from 1982 anybody? The first penalty the Wallabies kicked annoyed me, because they looked so good going forward. I was certain they’d get a try, and when the Welsh infringed I just want it to keep going. By the way, while the Welsh had a rough Test with the referee making many horrid decisions against them, that first penalty was rubbish. While there was a failure to release the ball, a Welsh player was loitering on the other side of the ruck. It’s impossible to clear a ruck out when there’s somebody lying on the other side, refusing to roll away. The play of the Wallabies halves was amazing in that first half. I don’t know what happened to Phipps in the second half (I thought his play took a dive), but in that first half his passing was crisp and sharp – a lot of that had to do with the Wallabies clean recycling of the ball. He ran at the opposition, he held onto the ball until the last instant, and his passes forced the forwards over the gain line time and time again. When Phipps and Foley ran at the Welsh defence, there were only two options for the rest of the Wallabies backs: (1) run hard with us and when you receive the ball, you’ll crash over the gain line; (2) you’ll go into a gap. Foley was definitely the man of the match. He varied his passes and offloads beautifully. He stood flat and immediately challenged the Welsh. He forced everybody over the gain line with his flat passes. It’s a forgotten aspect of five-eighth play that if a five-eighth practically sprints onto the ball, it forces the rest of the backline to keep up with him, and when the other inside backs receive the ball, they’ll be running so hard that making gains is unavoidable. There was a lot of good interplay by the forwards. At the start of the year I thought Stephen Moore was becoming too old – a bit like Mortlock in 2008 and especially 2009. But Moore has been great, and his line-out throwing is immaculate. What I love about the last few Tests the Wallabies have played is that they’re holding onto the ball, in front of their opponents, until the very last instant. Their opponents can’t tell if they’re going to offload or enter into contact, and it’s buying them just that extra second to get over the advantage line. Phipps was incredible in the first half… and then he somehow went to being mediocre in the second half. In between the 20 and 30 minute mark my live streaming cut-off for some reason, and I missed that gorgeous try that Hodge scored from a set-play. Fortunately, The Roar uploaded that try and I got to see it. Haylett-Petty’s try-saving tackle was incredible, but that Welsh player didn’t know how to use his support players. His first instinct was to run away from his opposite number. If he could have straightened his run, instead of running on a 45 degree angle, he might have made room for one of the two players outside him. It was an amazing break, but a bombed opportunity. The other try-saving tackle… I forget who it was, but it was a beauty. The Eden Park Test against New Zealand gave me so much hope that Australia were improving and that a Grand Slam was a possibility, and this Test has only got me more excited. Not to get tooooo ahead of myself, but I think the Wallabies could beat Scotland and Ireland… England will be tough! The Test felt a bit like the first Bledisloe Cup Test this year, only the roles were reversed. The Wallabies looked like the All Blacks, and the Welsh looked like the Wallabies. It wasn’t until the last 20 minutes that Wales began to ask questions of the Australian side, and got some go forward. But that third try the Wallabies scored – Foley’s try – was just a simple through the hands on the counter-attack. The second try was a bit the same – Kuridrani’s try… but it was nice to see him finish off the movement. While the Welsh were depleted with star players missing, goodness they were hapless! The intercept try that Haylett-Petty scored was so ugly. “Let’s throw a long pass to… nobody… oh he’s gone!” Absolutely pathetic showing by Wales… but the Wallabies were magnificent in that first half.

You mean your uploads to youtube?

Thanks Matt, I will definitely have a look. :)

The riddler, and isn't it good to see B.Foley running into form. He had a pretty terrible time of it this year and really looked jaded by the 2nd Bledisloe match. He won the MotM gong on the last EoYT against Wales even though you could have chosen 3-4 other players who did all the damage. By dork I mean the BBC commentators always choose as MotM the bloke who kicks the most goals rather than the people who smashed the opposition and got the goal kicker into that position. I just find that a tad strange way of looking at a game. Very goal-centric. As for Jonathan Davies, sadly I am well aware of who he is. I still shudder thinking of his game against Australia in the 2013 Lions Tour. :)

Meanwhile the Bokling B-team has managed to salvage a 31-31 draw against the Baa-Baas at Wembley. Rohan Janse Van Rensburg with a 77th minute try in the corner saving South African blushes, after a Francois Venter try 5 minutes before that. South Africa still winless away from home this season. Four games and counting.