Wallabies (6) 6 / Ireland (6) 15 (Final Score)
The Australian Wallabies did battle against Ireland at Eden Park, Auckland at 10:30 SA Time (20:30 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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In the first real upset in Rugby World Cup 2011, Ireland upset the apple cart and beat the Australian Wallabies.
No tries in the match, just hard, uncompromising rugby!
Scorers:
Wallabies:
- Penalties – James O’Connor (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – 0
- Conversions – 0
Team Name:
- Penalties – Johnathan Sexton (2), Ronan O’Gara (2)
- Drop Goals – Jonathan Sexton (1)
- Tries – 0
- Conversions – 0
Teams:
Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 James O’Connor, 13 Anthony Fainga’a, 12 Pat McCabe, 11 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Radike Samo, 7 Ben McCalman, 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 James Horwill (captain), 4 Dan Vickerman, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Sekope Kepu.
Replacements: 16 Saia Fainga’a, 17 James Slipper, 18 Rob Simmons, 19 Wycliff Palu, 20 Scott Higginbotham, 21 Luke Burgess, 22 Drew Mitchell.
Ireland: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Brian O’Driscoll (captain), 12 Gordon D’Arcy, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Eoin Reddan, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Sean O’Brien, 6 Stephen Ferris, 5 Paul O’Connell, 4 Donncha O’Callaghan, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Rory Best, 1 Cian Healy.
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Tom Court, 18 Donnacha Ryan, 19 Denis Leamy, 20 Conor Murray, 21 Ronan O’Gara, 22 Andrew Trimble.
Date: Saturday 17 September
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
Kick-off: 10:30 SA Time (20:30 NZ Time)
Expected weather: Overcast with showers expected and a few heavy Westerly winds. Max 16° Min 11°.
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Dave Pearson (England), Stuart Terheege (England)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
September 17th, 2011 at 12:08 SAST
147@ grootblousmile:
Not if Italy can beat the Irish. (Wishful thinking?)
September 17th, 2011 at 12:09 SAST
Aussie 1m out
September 17th, 2011 at 12:09 SAST
5m Scrum Wallabies.
Need a try quickly.
September 17th, 2011 at 12:10 SAST
Not enough time for the Aussies.
September 17th, 2011 at 12:10 SAST
3 minutes left… it’s now or never
September 17th, 2011 at 12:10 SAST
Irish loosehead MOTM. Another one for the front row union.
September 17th, 2011 at 12:11 SAST
INTERCEPT!
September 17th, 2011 at 12:11 SAST
Intercept by Bowe…. stopped just short.
September 17th, 2011 at 12:11 SAST
WOW
September 17th, 2011 at 12:12 SAST
What a cover tackle by O’Conner.
Game in the bag for the Paddies though.
September 17th, 2011 at 12:12 SAST
Tryyyyyyyyyyyy Murray..
No Wallaby penalty
September 17th, 2011 at 12:12 SAST
A Shock result
September 17th, 2011 at 12:12 SAST
Not one of us chose Ireland on Superbru
September 17th, 2011 at 12:13 SAST
No try!!! Penalty Aus.
Can they get ANYTHING out of this game?
September 17th, 2011 at 12:13 SAST
Seconds left…
September 17th, 2011 at 12:14 SAST
No superbru honors in this game
September 17th, 2011 at 12:14 SAST
Time is up… Aussie penalty
September 17th, 2011 at 12:14 SAST
Game, set and match
September 17th, 2011 at 12:15 SAST
Penalty Ireland… kick it out boy!
September 17th, 2011 at 12:15 SAST
WOW!
What an upset!
September 17th, 2011 at 12:15 SAST
Looking at the big teams thus far, it looks as if the Bokke can actually win this thing if all goes to plan, and the injuries don’t screw them.
September 17th, 2011 at 12:16 SAST
Final Score: Ireland 15 / 6 Wallabies
September 17th, 2011 at 12:16 SAST
Whooow the interviews will be interesting
September 17th, 2011 at 12:17 SAST
Right girls and boys, seeing that I don’t have the priveledge of living in a house without a street name or number, as in the Cotswolds / Ewen or the winelands of the Western Cape, I better go and do some work.
No rest for the wicked.
Great win Ireland. Turned the tournament on it’s head.
September 17th, 2011 at 12:18 SAST
Time for a Guiness or 3
September 17th, 2011 at 12:21 SAST
Cheers all. See you all for the Currie Cup big one later.
September 17th, 2011 at 12:21 SAST
Nouja… guess we’ll get the Wallabies in the quarters.
So much for the much vaunted Wallaby chances for this World Cup….
Gert Smal must be a happy fella!
September 17th, 2011 at 12:23 SAST
SuperBul will be your captain for the 2 Currie Cup games later.
Although I am going to Roftus, I will be in Beeld’s Box, with Handbriekie… and not blogging!
September 17th, 2011 at 12:36 SAST
Make no bones about it, this was a great win to the Irish. Congratulations Ireland from this Wallaby fan. This result throws the whole competition into turmoil. Moreover, what a diabolical game from the Wallabies.
Does this pit the Wallabies against the Boks in the quarters????? I just listened to an interview with Declan Kidney, he says this puts the tri nations teams in the same competition and the six nations in another competition.
Lookout, this is going to be fascinating.
Well done Ireland.
September 17th, 2011 at 12:38 SAST
IRB Stats
Australia versus Ireland
2 (2)Penalties(Missed)4 (3)
0 (0)drop goals(Missed)1 (0)
8/1 Scrums(Won/Lost)12/0
9/2 Lineouts(Won/Lost)5/2
3 turnovers won (at ruck and maul)6
84 (10)Tackles(Missed)78 (9)
9 handling errors 6
12 penalties conceded 8
September 17th, 2011 at 12:40 SAST
@ Old Griquas 14 in Sydney:
Sorry old mate. But Ireland kept their foot on your throat and suffocated the Aussies.
September 17th, 2011 at 12:41 SAST
As much as full back Kurtley Beale tried to weave his magic from the back, Ireland stood firm with a defence that refused to buckle under anything that the Wallabies threw at them.
September 17th, 2011 at 12:42 SAST
Having won 20 of their 29 clashes with Ireland, with another match being drawn, Australia were favourites on paper, though these two countries have produced some epic battles over the years.
The Wallabies’ preparations suffered late setbacks, with star flanker David Pocock withdrawing on the morning of the game with a back strain. He was replaced by his Western Force teammate Ben McCalman, while Tatafu Polota-Nau came into the front-row for an ill Stephen Moore.
September 17th, 2011 at 12:53 SAST
When Australia had the penalty right in front with 4 or 5 minutes to go they should have taken those 3 points. They were properly rattled and even the decission making there went haywire. A penalty then could have given them a much needed bonus point. Add to that that Ireland would then have to defend their win instead of just the lead makes the last 3 minutes so much harder.
Many teams make this mistake.
September 17th, 2011 at 13:06 SAST
@ superBul:
I don’t understand the language: Stephen Moore pulled out minutes before kick off because he was ill. What does that mean? In-grown toenail? Nausea? Eye lash in his eye? What goes on here?
September 17th, 2011 at 13:07 SAST
184 @ superBul:
100% Correct!
September 17th, 2011 at 13:09 SAST
185 @ Old Griquas 14 in Sydney:
Commiserations Oldie!
I don’t know if this is a good result for the Bokke… as far as I’m concerned the Wallabies in the quarters is a much harder proposition for the Bokke… and for that matter for the Wallabies.
September 17th, 2011 at 13:12 SAST
I take it this result means the Wallabies will meet the Boks and possibly the ABs in the quarters and semis respectively.
On tonight’s performance, the Wallabies don’t deserve any favouritism, they were pathetic in their execution and I thought Robbie Deans should have brought the bench players on earlier. All in all, this is a challenging position for the Wallabies; no team which has lost a pool match has historically gone on to win the Webb Ellis Cup.
September 17th, 2011 at 13:15 SAST
@ superBul:
Mate, hindsight is a wonderful thing.
September 17th, 2011 at 13:19 SAST
@ grootblousmile:
Indeed mate, this is not a good thing for either of us. Boks v Wallabies in the quarters is a match worthy of the final and not the prelude. The way the Boks went about their work tonight, I don’t like the Wallabies’ chances. I would see this result as a bonus from left of field for PdV and his team and a slash to the throat for Robbie Deans and the Wallabies. Unfortunately, it adds credence to the criticisms from Campese and Farr-Jones of late.
September 17th, 2011 at 13:40 SAST
I don’t know if this is a good or bad for us. I guess it depends on the weather conditions for the quarter final
September 17th, 2011 at 13:49 SAST
@ rugbybal:
I don’t think this result will auger well for either the Boks or the Wallabies.
September 17th, 2011 at 14:32 SAST
@ Old Griquas 14 in Sydney:179 – Howzit OldG,
Yeah it looks like a Wallabies/Bok quarter. Gonna be tough for both our teams cause whoever wins face the ABs after.
Wallabies have made it very hard for themselves now.
September 17th, 2011 at 14:35 SAST
Have to say congrats to Ireland. Never thought they would beat Oz. Then again Oz was without some of their top players.
From what I read they all will be back. Not too sure just read that.
So Wallabies will be tougher in the semi. But if Boks don’t pick up any injuries from here on Boks will be tough to beat if we can play like we done today.
September 17th, 2011 at 14:36 SAST
Now gonna watch the Sharks game.