England vs. Australia (2024)
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It would have been a travesty if England had won that game , I thought England should have been YC when Australia broke and kicked ahead and Engalnd conceded what looked a very cynical penalty
Also 2 or 3 clear cut chances to pull away when they were 10 points or so ahead not taken
So much to like about the Wallabies but they will have to tighten the breakdown area and they were also exposed with kicks in behind -
Which players are currently injured for Oz who would be in the frame? Can’t have been often they’ve had Bell and Tupou together in recent years…. and made the right decision to start Wilson.
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So anyone wanna get on my bandwagon?
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Just watched a mini match package,
Great game , well done Aussies
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Might have a good WC 2027
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Oh yeah, well done Aussie.
England you fucking morons, ditch the feckless coach. So many good players, so little direction.
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Rankings have been shaken up, England down to seventh. Now just need Scotland to do us a favour
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I see the Aussie league centre is only 21! Prodigious talent.
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What is it with England just showing up and not getting stuck in. They seem to think that they made the team so now they don’t have to work?I can’t believe it’s the players so I have to think that it’s coming from borthwick. Well done Aussie! Enjoyed that game
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@W32 said in England vs. Australia (2024):
What is it with England just showing up and not getting stuck in. They seem to think that they made the team so now they don’t have to work? It’s like they don’t have the belly to get in and really fight for it. I can’t believe it’s the players so I have to think that it’s coming from borthwick. Well done Aussie! Enjoyed that game
Being 15-3 up probably was the cause of complacency. The start came a bit too easy for them.
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Entertaining game, both coaches will be unimpressed with tackle completions - that said some very nicely worked tries regardless
NH scribes will be struggling eating their Sunday dinners and wondering how NZ and Aus missed the memo about the home team winning this weekend
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@Mattasaurus said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Entertaining game, both coaches will be unimpressed with tackle completions - that said some very nicely worked tries regardless
NH scribes will be struggling eating their Sunday dinners and wondering how NZ and Aus missed the memo about the home team winning this weekend
I think we all missed that memo. Probably wasn't sent.
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@game_film said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Smith got found out
Bollocks. He had a bloody good game and was central to all the good stuff England did.
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Gah! Another woulda/coulda/shoulda gone gone the wrong way. Aus good for the win though and a number of their guys really stood up. Valentini was all heart and energy throughout. Aus passing speed and accuracy was central to their progress, plus some good decision making in attack. Defensively though they were sometimes all at sea. England. Oh my England. What the fuck is going on? We were starting to actually play some rugby half way through the 6N and on the summer tour. The defence was beginning to work and we had some young guns coming through, making a difference. Since then we've lost Felix Jones and the defence has gone back to the bottom of the Snakes and Ladders board, we've ditched the younger guys and gone back to the has beens and the never was's.
I despair.
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Eat a big bag of d!cks Ben Youngs and the rest of the NH rugby mafia
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@Billy-Tell said in England vs. Australia (2024):
I see the Aussie league centre is only 21! Prodigious talent.
He was in the Kings School First XV for three years from the age of 14.
He played Aussie Schools Rugby at 16 and was bigger than some of the forwards.
He had to get a special exemption from NRL to play at 17.He's extremely level headed, physically gifted, and worked in one of the most professional environments in sport.
I've watched the first 11 minutes where he made his tackles, knocked back a restart, and carried once.
Sometimes you see a guy just walking around and it screams "ATHLETE".
That's him
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Look forward to watching that later today. Nice to see a result but the defence needs work!
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The guy who scored the winning try turned 20 in September. Some young talent there that could go a long way
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@NTA said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Sometimes you see a guy just walking arrive and it screams "ATHLETE".
There's a moment in the second half where he jumps for a ball in the air, floats for several seconds and then just gently redirects the ball to an oncoming player, all in one fluid motion.
My exact thought at that time was, "Does Joseph Sua'ali'i know how much money you can make in the NBA?"
Definitely a special athlete, the Wallabies are lucky to have him.
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Don’t think I’ve ever seen a better debut
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@NTA said in England vs. Australia (2024):
The guy who scored the winning try turned 20 in September. Some young talent there that could go a long way
The Tahs have some serious depth in their outside back division for next season.
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Wow what a test match, a very enjoyable watch and for the Wallabies to get the job done in extra time shows they’ve made some improvement under Schmidt.
One of the best tests since the WC and arguably one of the greatest Australian victories ever.
The game itself was reminiscent of that AB v Wallabies game in 2000 when Jonah scored on the hooter.
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Wonderful watch that game. Smith and Cunningham South deserved a better result, but... Aussie never gave up. Some great touches from Aukuso Suaali.
BOK so much better than Nick Berry in officiating the game too. -
I'm glad I decided to watch this game while eating breakfast. Was a fun match to watch for a neutral.
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@ARHS said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Wonderful watch that game. Smith and Cunningham South deserved a better result, but... Aussie never gave up. Some great touches from Aukuso Suaali.
BOK so much better than Nick Berry in officiating the game too.I hate BOK. I thought both Berry and BoK were OK but generally Berry is better.
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What a game!! That was awesome. And that is a huge win. Holy shit!!! Unreal watch.
Bobby V is the best loose forward in Australasia, what a player.
That Wallabies midfield is going to be a fucking problem. Suaalii showed a lot already and he was probably 2nd best to ikitau.Marcus Smith was huge, he did everything he could to win that for his team, best player on the park. What was that Wallabies formation? Every kick behind them found acres of space.
That last 10 minutes, wow. I thought BOK had absolutely robbed the Wallabies, but that last try... far out.
Twickenham silent, you love to see it. How's that northern dominance going?
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Tupou has to be the most overrated rugby player. He never scrums legally and is just as likely to drop/lose the ball when carrying as do anything positive.
The Aust attack looked so much more dangerous with McDermott at halfback. Gordon leaving the field before HT was an advantage and got Aust back in the match.
BOK definitely shafted Aust with those two ruck penalties and got in the way in the 2nd half which caused a Aust turnover from the pass. McReight saved his arse by winning the penalty.
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Tupou was so shit. Worst wallaby by a long way
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He's not over rated, nobody rates him anymore. Waste of talent
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What a cracking game. Not often do I back Aussie but they're playing England so.
A better side would have scored a few more tries against the Wallabies I reckon but hell they showed some fight. After the first two tries they got their defence together and made it really tough for ENG to break through.
Aussies speed of pass was pretty special and when Tom Wright backs himself, he's a super weapon.
Have to agree. TT is a waste in that side. He's good for 10-15 mins to add some impact but he is fucking lazy. If I were Gus Bell I'd be pissed. How someone like him steps and bumps blokes off is a lesson for the Tongan Thor. Has all the attributes to be an outstanding prop but amounts to sweet FA.
Tate McDermott has got to start. He got the ball rolling with his snipes around the ruck. So much more of a threat than JG.
Still a long way off but the danger signs are there. This Wallabies side could be real potent.
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@African-Monkey I was thinking the same thing the Tahs will be worth a look in 2025 their backline is going to be lethal
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@MiketheSnow said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Don’t think I’ve ever seen a better debut
He is a high skill player and he played league quite different to his peers. Was good to see him settle early and get a few touches. He’s played origin so the large hostile crowd wouldn’t have been a factor. More just getting the patterns right and adjusting to what NL and Ikitau were going to do. Happy for the kid, because after the announcement a while ago that he was changing codes there were a number in league circles who turned on him. They would’ve been ready with the daggers this morning had he not been so influential.
And not to reign on the parade with my black
(and red)eye patch but rewind 22 years, 51 weeks and some young debutante with a number 7 on his back ripped Ireland with a MOTM performance that will be forever etched in my memory as the best debut by a player 😎 -
@Bovidae said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Tupou has to be the most overrated rugby player. He never scrums legally and is just as likely to drop/lose the ball when carrying as do anything positive.
The Aust attack looked so much more dangerous with McDermott at halfback. Gordon leaving the field before HT was an advantage and got Aust back in the match.
BOK definitely shafted Aust with those two ruck penalties and got in the way in the 2nd half which caused a Aust turnover from the pass. McReight saved his arse by winning the penalty.
Yeah agree on both Tupou and McDermott. Tupou is barely a 15-20 minute player these days yet somehow finds himself starting.
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@ACT-Crusader said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Happy for the kid, because after the announcement a while ago that he was changing codes there were a number in league circles who turned on him. They would’ve been ready with the daggers this morning had he not been so influential.
And now they'll use it as proof that Rugby "Yawnion" is easy
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@NTA said in England vs. Australia (2024):
@Billy-Tell said in England vs. Australia (2024):
I see the Aussie league centre is only 21! Prodigious talent.
He was in the Kings School First XV for three years from the age of 14.
He played Aussie Schools Rugby at 16 and was bigger than some of the forwards.
He had to get a special exemption from NRL to play at 17.He's extremely level headed, physically gifted, and worked in one of the most professional environments in sport.
I've watched the first 11 minutes where he made his tackles, knocked back a restart, and carried once.
Sometimes you see a guy just walking around and it screams "ATHLETE".
That's him
Jeez, this guy sounds impressive. Judging by this he’s about half the athlete Reiko Ioane is !
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@NTA said in England vs. Australia (2024):
@ACT-Crusader said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Happy for the kid, because after the announcement a while ago that he was changing codes there were a number in league circles who turned on him. They would’ve been ready with the daggers this morning had he not been so influential.
And now they'll use it as proof that Rugby "Yawnion" is easy
Don't know what call is worse, 'yawnion' or 'kick and clap'....
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@African-Monkey said in England vs. Australia (2024):
@NTA said in England vs. Australia (2024):
@ACT-Crusader said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Happy for the kid, because after the announcement a while ago that he was changing codes there were a number in league circles who turned on him. They would’ve been ready with the daggers this morning had he not been so influential.
And now they'll use it as proof that Rugby "Yawnion" is easy
Don't know what call is worse, 'yawnion' or 'kick and clap'....
For every Lote Tuqiri, Jason Robinson and Brad Thorn there’s loads of Benji Marshall’s, Sam Burgess’s and Roger Tuivasa Shecks…..very hard to say who will or won’t make it for whatever reason….
Loigue fans arrogantly assuming players from ‘our game’ will dominate union are just absolute meatheads
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