England
40
Match Complete
Australia
16
| O. Farrell |  | 76 | ||
| A. Watson |  | 75 | ||
| O. Farrell |  | 72 | ||
| O. Farrell | | 65 | ||
| O. Farrell | | 50 | ||
| O. Farrell | | 46 | ||
| K. Sinckler | | 45 | ||
| 43 | | C. Lealiifano | ||
| 42 | | M. Koroibete | ||
| 40 | | C. Lealiifano | ||
| O. Farrell | | 29 | ||
| 25 | | C. Lealiifano | ||
| O. Farrell | | 22 | ||
| J. May | | 20 | ||
| O. Farrell | | 18 | ||
| J. May | | 17 | ||
| 11 | | C. Lealiifano |
| 4 | Tries | 1 | ||
| 4 | Conversions | 1 | ||
| 4 | Penalty Goals | 3 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
Match result:
The Wallabies have been bundled out of the World Cup by England, going down 40 points to 16 in a match that will be remembered for how close and yet how far Australia are off the top international pace at the moment.
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Final score
England 40
Wallabies 16
Match preview:
The Wallabies will take on the old enemy England in the first quarter-final of the Rugby World Cup.
After the carnival of the group stages the knockout stages promise to be the perfect combination of brutality, tension and excitement.
Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of what promises to be a thrilling match starting from 6:15pm AEDT on Saturday.
There has been so much written about these two teams ahead of this match. You’ve got the age old rivalry between Australia and England. You’ve got the younger but still passionate rivalry between Michael Cheika and Eddie Jones.
You’ve got selection dramas, gossip over referees, old scores to settle, young guns looking to make their mark and a World Cup semi-final place awaiting the winner.
For England the World Cup has gone according to plan. Unbeaten – and arguably untested – in all their group games and finding rhythm in most areas of their gameplay.
It’s surprised many therefore that Jones has made some key selection changes. George Ford can feel hard done by after three good performances at fly-half to now find himself on the bench as captain Owen Farrell takes off at No.10.
The backline for England is just like the one that caused Ireland so much trouble in the Six Nations earlier this year and the Wallabies defence will need to be well organised to cope.
Also surprising is Jones’ eagerness to bring back Mako Vunipola to the front row with the powerful prop having played less than hour of rugby since May.
In the back row England are starting two of the most exciting, young backrowers in world rugby today.
Sam Underhill and Tom Curry have been impressive with each test and will go up against the talent and experience of Michael Hooper and David Pocock.
The battle at the breakdown will be crucial and with speculation over how referee Jerome Garces will officiate this part of the contest it will be fascinating to see who can get the upper hand.
The Wallabies will look to their front five to challenge the traditionally powerful English pack and look for the Brumbies set piece style to employed whenever possible.
Not wanting to be outdone in the selection drama stakes, Cheika has made his own headlines with the selection of 19-year-old Jordan Petaia at outside centre.
It surprised many to see the growing partnership of Samu Kerevi and James O’Connor be split up and all eyes will be on whether Kerevi and Petaia can unlock the English.
It’s a bit of a death or glory moment for Cheika – if Petaia shines then the coach will be heralded as a genius.
If the Wallabies are on a flight home on Monday then Cheika might want to spend the flight time drafting his resignation letter.
The Wallabies will be hoping for strong guidance from their half backs. In Will Genia and Christian Leali’ifano they’ve certainly got experienced players but not an experienced partnership with these two having only started together once before in a test match.
Lots of new elements for the Wallabies then and you can’t help but wonder whether the knockout stages of the World Cup against England is really the time to try something new.
Prediction
You can look at this game from so many different points of view and see a whole host of scenarios that could potentially play out. In the end it’s hard not to go with recent form and that’s where the English take it.
England to win by 5 points.
Whoever wins, let’s hope that the game is won by the best team and not as a result of a refereeing decision.
Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of what promises to be a thrilling match starting from 6:15pm AEDT on Saturday.
Where: Oita Stadium, Oita Prefecture
Date: Saturday October 19
Kick-off: 6:15pm AEDT
TV: Fox Sports
Betting: Australia $3.50, England $1.30
Wallabies
15 Kurtley Beale
14 Reece Hodge
13 Jordan Petaia
12 Samu Kerevi
11 Marika Koroibete
10 Christian Lealiifano
9 Will Genia
8 Isa Naisarani
7 Michael Hooper (c)
6 David Pocock
5 Rory Arnold
4 Izack Rodda
3 Allan Alaalatoa
2 Tolu Latu
1 Scott Sio
Replacements
16 Jordan Uelese
17 James Slipper
18 Taniela Tupou
19 Adam Coleman
20 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
21 Nic White
22 Matt To’omua
23 James O’Connor
England
15 Elliot Daly
14 Anthony Watson
13 Henry Slade
12 Manu Tuilagi
11 Jonny May
10 Owen Farrell (c)
9 Ben Youngs
8 Billy Vunipola
7 Sam Underhill
6 Tom Curry
5 Courtney Lawes
4 Maro Itoje
3 Kyle Sinckler
2 Jamie George
1 Mako Vunipola
Replacements
16 Luke Cowan-Dickie
17 Joe Marler
18 Dan Cole
19 George Kruis
20 Lewis Ludlam
21 Willi Heinz
22 George Ford
23 Jonathan Joseph
Referee: Jerome Garces
Assistant referees: Romain Poite, Mathieu Raynal
TMO: Ben Skeen
2019 World Cup Form
Australia WWWL
England -WWW
JohnnyG
Roar Rookie
Soak it up mate. Aussies are arrogantly narcissistic
RugbyLover
Roar Rookie
Yep
RugbyLover
Roar Rookie
Not sure why you would want to twist a knife into Hooper. Great player and a good balanced Captain who has grown into the role.
JohnnyG
Roar Rookie
Escalator down. Munch it & soak it . OWNED.
JohnnyG
Roar Rookie
They have no brains.
robel
Roar Pro
The first sign Aust rugby was in declyne was JON dismantling the ARC. Next was setting up the Rebels and the biggest act of bastardly was killing off the Force and alienating the 3rd largest pool of players in the country.
ThugbyFan
Roar Guru
The WB lost because we have a coach who has not moved in nous with the rugby times. It was always going to end in tears when he got his WB team playing 1980's Sydney club footy tactics. I feel sorry for the players, they seemingly bought into his game plans and tried their guts out but fell short bigtime. Just hope RA selects a new coach with a more updated rugby brain.
Redbeard
Roar Rookie
Well said Franks. Too many Prima donnas , and too little substance. The Wallabies need a coach who can mould a team, not just pick “stars” into positions and hope they perform. What a joke. With the exodus of players across all the Australian unions, even those on the gravy train realise much is wrong. RA needs to move its HQ to Adelaide and think about the grass roots for once.
Redbeard
Roar Rookie
Hooper, AAC and Beale have to go. They are not team players. They have effectively not been team players since bringing down Ewan McKenzie.
Redbeard
Roar Rookie
Well said Grant
lance
Guest
The idea by Cheika that Australian supporters want to see the Wallabies play a certain way is absurd. Australian fans want to see their team win; if that means kicking the ball more often than trying to run it, which is how teams like England, the All Blacks, South Africa and Wales play, then do it!
Gary
Guest
Oh man , are you one confused dude
MH01
Guest
Huge thanks to the players, they played with passion, and for the last few years have had to try to get across the line as a result of individual brilliance - motivation gets you so far. Cheika - thanks , you are one of the greatest motivators in sport, you have 100% passion, you love oz, respect , though sadly you fail to understand that modern sport is more than just passion , and going harder and faster . Your delusion starts with the oz fans..... no we don’t want running rugby ......we want to be part of the game in 2019, game evolves - and Not how you remember your days in randwick. Data wins games - get on board - the petulant actions and playing victim is a bad reflection of the Australian fans. RA + Cheika : we need an administration / national coaching on par with other tier 1 nations in 2020, this is what the Australian public want . Time to make Australian rugby great again, and not grovel to sponsors, you have failed the Australia, do the honourable act and resign , and get a new sponsor ! One that has ties and interest in rugby.
Xpatty
Guest
True, Your players have no rugby nous thanks to the coach, need a clean slate and start again, look to o/s coaches and get your heads out of the sand, evolve, take on new tactics and style and forget about the “glory” days, start over
Bourkos
Roar Rookie
For all the negative chat on this feed, let's remember the out and out effort and heart from Hooper, Arnold, Latu and Korobeite. These guys are just stand outs from a group that is generally very talented. I for one am proud of their efforts over this world cup as an Australian. They are a bunch of fighters who have been coached to work hard not smarter and run at all costs. What Cheika lacks in tactical nous he tries to make up for in passion but at the top end of rugby poor game plans are ripped to shreds. How selections such as Beale can occur in a game of such high importance just boggles the mind. My final thoughts on this game is just thank god Cheika is gone, onwards and upwards wallabies
Gary
Roar Rookie
Whine and run... how you.
Bourkos
Roar Rookie
Bitter much
Bourkos
Roar Rookie
*thank god Cheika is over
Bourkos
Roar Rookie
Foley being included in the squad was a mistake especially when hardly any wingers were picked and Speight sat at home.
QED
Roar Rookie
“Dunno why.......insert virtually any Cheika decision of the last four years.