Wallabies (13) 25 / (7) 23 Wales (Final Score)
Australia and Wales did battle in the second Test at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne at 12:00 SA Time (20:00 Melbourne 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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Scorers:
Wallabies:
- Penalties – Berrick Barnes (5), Mike Harris (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Rob Horne (1)
- Conversions – Berrick Barnes (1)
Wales:
- Penalties – Leigh Halfpenny (3)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – George North (1), Jonathan Davies (1)
- Conversions – Leigh Halfpenny (2)
Teams:
Australia: 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Cooper Vuna, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Pat McCabe, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Berrick Barnes, 9 Will Genia, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 David Pocock (captain), 6 Scott Higginbotham, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: Stephen Moore, 17 Ben Alexander, 18 Dave Dennis, 19 Michael Hooper, 20 Nic White, 21 Anthony Fainga’a, 22 Mike Harris.
Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Ashley Beck, 11 George North, 10 Rhys Priestland, 9 Mike Phillips, 8 Ryan Jones, 7 Sam Warburton (captain), 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Gethin Jenkins.
Replacements: 16 Richard Hibbard, 17 Paul James, 18 Luke Charteris, 19 Justin Tipuric, 20 Rhys Webb, 21 James Hook, 22 Scott Williams.
Date: Saturday 16 June
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Kick-off: 12:00 SA Time (20:00 Melbourne Time)
Expected weather: The weather is irrelevant with a closed stadium roof
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
TMO: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
59 @ The_Young_Turk:
Improvements need to come on the back of slow improvements to overall structures and slow tweaking of game plans and patterns.
Heyneke Meyer is slow deliberate poison, not a miracle worker… and so it should be.
53@ The_Young_Turk:
Well just look at what happened to the ABs (almost) for thinking that Ireland was not a good team… 😉 Just saying.
We should just respect the English and come out to win this game, not play fancy or anything daft like that just to please the supporters. winning by 20 or 1 make no difference to me. I just want us to win the game bud. Lucky we have Meyer and I think he is thinking the same for now.
Loved the battle the Irish gave the ABs. Good old fashioned test rugby at its very best. We not need 20 pointers past a team. If it happens then great if not we just win it that is fine by me. We could be facing the same what the ABs did in their test. We will be ready, no helter skelter stuff from us. We will play it intelligently… 😉 well I hope so.
@ The_Young_Turk:
I hunger and thirst for revenge to! If HM picks 23 Springbulls but wipes out the stain of that ignominious defeat, I will kiss his feet and maybe even Bidibi’s too
Wales slot a penalty… and re-take the lead
Wales 17 / 16 Wallabies
61@ grootblousmile:
Heyneke Meyer is slow deliberate poison, not a miracle worker… and so it should be.
Boeta you are spot on with that saying…hehe.
62 @ Puma:
This match too… Wales is giving the Wallabies a hard time here.
You lot of pansies can keep your pathetic talk of 1 point victories. What is happening to Bok rugby that supporters will be happy with a one point victory at home against the Poms? Maybe you guys suffer from amnesia because this is not how you guys spoke in the past.
You see even Wales are taking it to the Wallabies. Boks must be careful today. Thank damn goodness we have Heyneke as our coach. We will be ready. A win is all I want.
66@ grootblousmile:
Yip just said so. We MUST not take for granted we just gonna come out and bliksem England. We should win, but it will be a battle. Think we are ready for that. I simply don’t care if we win it by one or 20 or whatever. I just want us to make it 9 wins on the trot. Just want us to win it that is all I ask of our Bokke.
Ok, you guys have convinced me. I’ll be shouting for the Boks to beat the Poms by 1. And I will gladly rub it into my English colleagues faces. “Hey, we beat you by 1 point at home”. They will really be so devastated
65 @ Puma:
I’d rather see constant winning rather than sudden 40 or 50 point wins followed by losses.
I want South Africa to slowly climb the ladder to the No 1 spot in the world… and stay there
That said… I was bold in my Bru pick…
Oops, Cooper Vuna cops a Yellow card… dangerous tackle
67@ The_Young_Turk:
We spoke of (winning rugby) that is all we ever wanted on home soil. Also away that is. Just want to win. That is what we will go out to do today. This is test rugby bud, not S15. NO need for 4 tries just need to win it. One point is enough.
67: en ek sien nie dat jy dieselfde verwag van die Stormers nie, vir die Stormers geld “‘n wen is ‘n wen”, maar die Bokke moet 80-0 wen ? hhmmm dubbele standaarde ?
72@ grootblousmile:
Who and by how much do you pick on bru? Last week I really thought Wales would come away with a close win, just never. This week went with Oz. By 5 I think.
Wales 20 / 19 Wallabies
71@ grootblousmile:
I just want to see us win most of our games, don’t care by how much. Just beat the bloody lot…..hahaha.
Raak nou ‘n skeidsregter wedstryd, vir wie gaan hy die laaste strafskop gee ?
75 @ Puma:
I went Wallabies by 12 and also Bokke by 15… but like I said this morning I think the Cape Weather messed with my brain…. hahaha
I think I was way too bold
Wallabies 22 / 20 Wales
@ bdb:
You always have to bring in the Stompies hey. I love you mate – you’re so predictable. Never address the points, only look for the provincial angle.
70@ The_Young_Turk:
Just shout for us to win Turk. If we lose that will be another story…hehe. Never complain if we win, just if we lose. Can’t point fingers if our team is winning. I want 9 straight wins against the Poms today…
one point will do it.
Oz back in the lead.
Wales get a shot at goal… right in front on the 10m line
Wales 23 / 22 Wallabies
@ grootblousmile:
Yip, you guys are chiding me, but you went Boks by 15 and Puma went Boks by 10. I don’t know what Bidibi’s pick was but now you’re telling 1 point is actually what you expect me?
As I type that, Wales go into the Lead.
See saw…. lead changes here…
First team to flinch will lose this game
11 Minutes to go in the match, anybody’s game.
81: wel, dit is juis die punt, hoekom moet een span (Stormers) net gaan vir wenne, maar ‘n ander span moet met 80-0 wen, en dit nogal in toetsrugby. So dit jy my vriend wat nie die points address nie maar bloot die point systap deur te beweer ek bly nie by die punt nie.
So hier is die punt weer, antwoord dit: waarom mag een span net-net wen, maar ‘n ander span moet baie ver wen ?
Ek het ‘n vermoede hoekom die twee standaarde daar is, maar ek hoor graag hoe jy by die twee verskillende vereistes kom.
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