Wallabies (14) 28 / All Blacks (32) 49 (Final Score)
The Wallabies are hosting the All Blacks at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia at 12:00 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game is broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
The All Blacks got into their racing gears quickly in the match and before halftime had already secured their bonus point for tries after just more than half an hour of play.
Magnificent all round performance from the All Blacks and a valient effort by an outclassed Wallabies side.
The All Blacks rubbed salt into the wounds with a 7th try on 80 minutes and a comfortable romp of 49 / 28.
Scores:
Wallabies: 3 Penalties & 2 Conversions Matt Giteau, 1 Try Drew Mitchell, 1 Try Adam Ashley Cooper, 1 Try Rocky Elsom
All Blacks: 2 Penalties & 4 Conversions & 1 Try Dan Carter, 2 Tries Mils Muliaina, 1 Try Richie McCaw, 1 Try Cory Jane, 1 Try Joe Rokocoko, 1 Try Corey Flynn
Teams:
Australia: 15 Adam Ashley Cooper, 14 James O’Connor, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Will Genia, 8 Richard Brown, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom (captain), 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Salesi Ma’afu, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Saia Faingaa, 17 James Slipper, 18 Rob Simmons, 19 Matt Hodgson, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Anthony Faingaa, 22 Kurtley Beale.
New Zealand: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Joe Rokocoko, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Tom Donnelly, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Corey Flynn, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Sam Whitelock, 19 Victor Vito, 20 Piri Weepu, 21 Aaron Cruden, 22 Israel Dagg.
Date: Saturday, 31 July 2010
Kick-off: 20.00 (12.00 SA Time)
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Expected weather conditions: Scattered clouds with a 30% chance of rain, a high of 15°C, dropping to 7°C and a wind from the north of 14 km/h – not that will affect the game with the roof closed.
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)
Goooooooooooooood Morning!!
Gooooooooo Rugby!
Gooooooo Bulls!
i’m quite amazed at australia’s record against the all blacks since 2005
won TWO of their FIFTEEN encounters
deans’ record is even worse …
ONE out of EIGHT,
and
honestly … cant see them reversing that trend today!!
…
should the current trend continue (nz beating aus), deans may just end up as the WORST aus coach in recent time (unless he wins the wc of course, then none of the stats really matters)
…
heres the stats for recent aus coaches
greg smith – 63%
rod mcqueen – 79%
eddie jones – 57%
jon connoly – 64%
robbie deans – currently on 57,6%
..
sa coaches thats done worse
are
rudolf strauli – 52%
harry viljoen – 53%
carel dup – 37%
gbs @ 1
morning gbs’ie
mooi vroeg op v’môre, nê?
vrou jy drankkabinet toegesluit en die sleutel weggesteek?
#vrou jy = vrou jou 😳
2@ Ashley:
Ashopie, yip, I do not think the Wallabies will win today!
3@ Ashley:
Nee, my vrou het my net vroeg toegelaat om op te staan…. hehehe
gbs @ 6
hehehe jou gat man
dis altyd iemand anders se skuld
..
is djy sieke’ dkysie ñ cullertie? 😀
#7
ag nee flokkit
ekt gisteraand omtrent nokkol gedrinkie
en
v’dag tik ek ammekaar verkeerd!! 😯
8@ Ashley:
Daar’s te veel bloed nou in jou alkoholstroom
gbs @ 9
😆
goeie ene daai!!!
hehehehe
@ Ashley:8 – Ash……hehehehe. Maybe a drink or two will help 😆
puma @ 11
will be here (at work) till one
..
after that
i’m definately gonna try and make up for yesterday, lol
Good evening everyone – go the wallabies.
I was excited to read that my old mate Puma supports an aussie win tonight – wow!!
Emotions aside, any astute rugby judge would have to say the ABs should win by a least 15 points; let’s see whether the wallas have any X factor . . . .
Guess what I’ll be doing in a few quick minutes?? Glass of red in hand; BBQ just about finished – steaks and prawns are done – rightey ohh, we’re ready for kick off!!! Hope you all enjoy the match.
13@ Old Griquas 14 in Sydney:
Hello Oldie, good luck with your side today… but I tend to agree that it should be a AB win.
Enjoy the game everyone. Have to go out for a while.
@ Old Griquas 14 in Sydney:14 – OldG…hehehe. Making our mouths water……hahahaha. Enjoy it mate.
puma @ 17
agree
..
and i STILL have another hour+ at work!! 😥
old griquas
morning bru
whats the verdict of your commentators on the state of the much discussed Etihad pitch?
@ Ashley:
G’day Ash mate. Bookies have ABs at $1.39, Wallas at $3.00. Commentators saying wallas need to ensure the same intensity for 80 mins; ABs will target the Barnes/Giteau channel in attack and James O’Connor will have rokocoko bearing down at him all night.
Hey Ash, the haka is always an important gauge as to the mood of the ABs, so I’ll be watching it intently.
Go the Wallabies…..
@ Ashley:
Re the pitch: they say it’s not as bad as suggested in the press, but the AFL fans are saying it is dangerous. Time will tell, injuries could ensue.
OK, almost game time… old pesky neighbour kicked out of my office, cooldrink in hand… sorted!
Haka, haka… hier kom kaka!
Kamate, the haka…
Game On!
Fast start
Gieau makes a wonderful break…. O’Connor too selfish… eishhhhh
griquas @ 21
soooooooooo
we
safricans could get very good results out of this game, lol? 😉
Penalty Ozzie, easy one… Gitts going for posts
Ozzie 3 / 0… in off the post
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