Wallabies (15) 35 / 34 (16) Scotland (Final Score)
The Australian Wallabies and Scotland did battle in the 2015 Rugby World Cup at
Twickenham Stadium, London, England at 17:00 SA Time (16:00 BST, 15:00 GMT, Monday 02:00 AEDT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Wallabies:
- Penalties – Bernard Foley (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Adam Ashley-Cooper (1), Drew Mitchell (2), Michael Hooper (1), Tevita Kuridrani (1)
- Conversions – Bernard Foley (2)
Scotland:
- Penalties – Greig Laidlaw (5)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Peter Horne (1), Tommy Seymour (1), Mark Bennett (1)
- Conversions – Greig Laidlaw (2)
Teams:
Australian Wallabies |
Scotland |
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Expected weather: Cloudy, with a high of a 12°C
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Glen Jackson (New Zealand), Pascal Gauzère (France)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
@ Angostura:
Thanks Ango pity for the players and coaches though they will be feeling this more than any of us fans.
@ RobbedbyCraigJoubert:
Lewis Moody reckons legit – throw shouldn’t have gone to the back and the Scots should’ve known the laws. Craig had no alternative but to blow.
Close, but no cigar for the Scots.
@ RobbedbyCraigJoubert:
It was clear from early on he was going to give Aus the benefit in any 50/50 decision – in the build up to Aus first try the commentator mentioned he thought ball went forward then a few phases later they scored and try was given straight away no checking with TMO contrary to the precedent this RWC.
@ Bullscot:
Tough luck mate. The Scots put up a massive fight.
well that was some game. I cannot remember when I last saw a captain so gutted after defeat. He was practically speechless. I have to say(without being an expert) that Sean Maitland’s yellow stunned this man. There are still too many grey areas in rugby’s officiating. Intentional knock-on in a situation like that = yellow card????? Cummon. Please man. Then that basketball match in the 78 min = a kickable penalty for the OZ????? Geez. I call that robbery. I think Craig better call in a security service and stay under cover for a few days.
@ Bullscot:
Definitely better to win ugly than to lose gallantly. Having said that, it was a wonderful game, and even though Scotland fell short of pulling off a victory no one saw coming, they were great. I enjoyed it more than yesterday’s attrition warfare between Wales and the Boks.
@ IAAS:
#212 even if that is true why was it not referred to TMO? That lineout was just stupid play though in the rain with tallest player on the field why did they not just throw to Gray as first jumper and then try wind the clock down with maul and or one pick and go by forward pods after the next and if that wasn’t working boot the ball deep into Australia 22 make them work for it from deep and take the ref out of the game
@ RobbedbyCraigJoubert:
Legit penalty… If it hit him in the head… Accidental… If he tries catching it … intentional.
@ Bullscot:
Hey bullscot your boys did exceiptional… I agree with you and Laidlaw that the TMO should have been consulted, however it would have ended in the same result.
Thanks all for your kind comments, been a tough week reading and hearing the absolute disdain with which so many were writing Scotland off even in the build up and during the commentary so was hoping so much for the players that they could pull it off against the odds. The bookies will be relieved last I heard it was around 8/1 for a Scotland win.
OK fellas… have a good one!
I’m off to Mpumalanga again on Tuesday for a couple of days, so will try to do quite a bit of updating and news tomorrow and tomorrow evening.
Will not be able to update anything on Tuesday or Wednesday, I think, so kindly keep the news and blogs up to date if you can!
Regrdless of the officiating it was in our hands at the end with that line out, poor decision making cost us wonder who called that one. Have lost count how often Scotland have had me pulling my hair out with botched lineouts trying to be too fancy instead of sticking to the basics.
@ grootblousmile:
Hope the work goes well am away at moment till weekend so limited to posting comments
Final thought:
The apt naming of TRC (The Rugby Championship) has been vindicated … 🙂
G’nite (out)
@ MacroPolo:
Hi Macro if TMO was consulted on Aus first try it nay not have been given at least he spotted the smallest of knocks at ruck in build up to a try in 2nd half for Aus and correctly referred that one
I’m not talking about the line out. The penalty was blown for an offside for a scottish player playing the ball from an offside position.
From what I saw (I dont have DSTV so cannot see the play over and over) the ball was knocked on by a Scottish player. The ball went forward, touching an Australian player, thereby putting the second Scot who touched the ball onside.
If that is so, shouldn’t the correct call have been scrum to Aus for a knock on?
Sure Scotland should have made sure of their lineout ball, but that’s not why the penalty was blown.
Thoughts or did I see it wrong and the ball didn’t touch an Aussie player?
No way to check now but thought from one replay of the last line out that there could have been contact by Aus on Denton while he was in the air just before he landed back on the ground. It may or may not have made a difference in putting him off balance but think the law is quite clear this shouldn’t happen be nice if any of you can watch again if this happened or was I hallucinating.
Either way, 4 SH teams in the semis and no NH teams. I guess it’s now the Rugby Championship and not the World Cup anymore??
@ RobbedbyCraigJoubert:
#226 the decision seemed dubious but seen some saying it was right and some like you saying it was wrong. I really don’t know the laws well enough on that one. If it was knock on and he was playing Aus advantage can you not argue the advantage they gained quickly was from a penalisable offence so it was the right decision I don’t know but still why no TMO.
@ Bullscot:
Yes, the inconsistent use of the TMO is a real issue.
Hard luck on your team, we were screaming for them down here in Pta.
Thems the breaks I guess….
RobbedbyCraigJoubert wrote:
The ball came off an Aussie hand
It should have been a scrum for accidental offside not a penalty
@ Victoriabok: Well spotted Vic. And Joubert is going to be as popular as a pork chop in that religious place after he blew for time on this one. He’s definitely going to have to keep his kop below the parapet. I’ve seen some very angry people on another ‘more international’ blog site this evening. Nobody’s cutting him the slack he’s getting on RT I’m afraid. Maybe our friends here are simply better acquainted with the laws. 😆
RobbedbyCraigJoubert wrote:
Fair comment. Looked straight off the shoulder. Will be nice to get an explanation.
Lol craig joubert ran off the field without congratulating either team… Probably about sums it up, guess he knows he made a mistake.
@ RobbedbyCraigJoubert:”From what I saw (I dont have DSTV so cannot see the play over and over) the ball was knocked on by a Scottish player. The ball went forward, touching an Australian player, thereby putting the second Scot who touched the ball onside.”
In that case the call is legit still. Knocking a ball on cant be overruled by the ball touching another player. Its not a kick. If scotland knocks a ball on regardless of it touching an aus layer… The advantage is for australia and intentionally disrupting australia from getting the ball is a deserved penalty…
The question you should be asking though is…”was that a knock on?”
Whether Joubert blew the right way still not sure but seen a report on the match claiming he couldn’t (according to the laws around TMO) go to TMO on that it was his call to make in that situation. If this is the case (the same article said Laidlaw kicked 19 out 19 successfully yet we all know he missed quite a tricky conversion which that article shows higher up in it) would apologise for questioning him not going to TMO.
Looks like the end of the road for craig this world cup too going by online forums.
Think because of the liberal use of TMO this RWC most of us just assumed he should have checked with TMO there when the law maybe he can only call for or get assistance if there are doubts around a try and for foul or suspected foul play…
Although would still like to see/hear whether there was any foul play on Denton in the lineout.
MacroPolo wrote:
Funny was thinking that too, unless World Rugby want to make a stand about supporting their refs after the judicial fiasco this week. Not giving him another game may be construed as admitting he had a poor game?
@ Bullscot:
Or saru will name him the ref of the year ala bryce lawrence?
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