Wallabies (6) 32 / Italy (6) 6 (Final Score)
The Australian Wallabies did battle with the Italian Azurri in Albany at 05:30 SA Time (15:30 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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The Wallabies suddenly sprinted into life in the second half with a blitz of 4 tries, to put it well beyond the gutsy Italians.
Scorers:
Wallabies:
- Penalties – Quade Cooper (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Ben Alexander (1), Adam Ashley-Cooper (1), James O’Connor (1), Digby Ioane (1)
- Conversions – James O’Connor (3)
Italy:
- Penalties – Mirco Bergamasco (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – 0
- Conversions – 0
Teams:
Wallabies: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 13 Anthony Fainga’a, 12 Pat McCabe, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Radike Samo, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 James Horwill (captain), 4 Dan Vickerman, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Sekope Kepu.
Replacements: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 James Slipper, 18 Rob Simmons, 19 Ben McCalman, 20 Scott Higginbotham, 21 Luke Burgess, 22 James O’Connor.
Italy: 15 Andrea Masi, 14 Tommaso Benvenuti, 13 Gonzalo Canale, 12 Gonzalo Garcia, 11 Mirco Bergamasco, 10 Luciano Orquera, 9 Fabio Semenzato, 8 Sergio Parisse (captain), 7 Robert Barbieri, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Cornelius Van Zyl, 4 Carlo Antonio Del Fava, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Andrea Lo Cicero.
Replacements: 16 Tommaso D’Apice, 17 Lorenzo Cittadini, 18 Marco Bortolami, 19 Paul Derbyshire, 20 Edoardo Gori, 21 Riccardo Bocchino, 22 Luke McLean.
Date: Sunday 11 September
Kick-off: 05:30 (15:30 NZ Time)
Venue: North Harbour Stadium, Albany
Expected weather: Rain predicted, with a high of 19°C and a low of 9°C
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland))
Assistant referees: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa), Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Italians will try to rumble it over here.
Aussies infringe in the red zone. Italy take the scrum. Surprise surprise!
If this score stays Kwagga will laugh all the way to the bank in Superbru
They opt to scrum… and almost get a push-over… stolen by the Aussies
VARK. Lost control millimetres from the line!
122 @ superBul:
Ou Pampierperd is nogal seriaaas met sy Bru!
Italians playing for pride now.
Conincing second half win for the Wallabies. Just the type of opening result they needed to boost their confidence.
@ Scrumdown:
We are ten friends who each have a chance to host a WC game for the others, with their families. Each host buy a World Cup rugbyball, on which we wright the date, game hosted, final score and then every one attended sign the ball.
Yesterday I hosted the first game, and it was great fun. Today we going to another friend for the bokke game. So will not be blogging then.
Quotable quotes
” When you walk through the shadow of the valley of death, sometimes it’s difficult to know which side your bread is buttered… ” – Peter de Villiers, Springbok coach ~
“I look at Colin Meads and see a great big sheep farmer who carried the ball in his hands as though it was an orange pip. – Bill McLaren, describing Colin Meads ~
Dink julle die Kaffee sal al oop wees om Kamele te smous?
@ grootblousmile:
125
great start vir hom
Final Score: Wallabies 32 / 6 Italy
@ grootblousmile:
as dit n Griek is , is hy laaankal oop
n Indier sou deurnag oop bly.
Superbru honors goes to Kwagga with the right margin picked 26
127@ Snoek:
Sounds like great socialising. I take it it’s only on for weekends?
Well done Oldie… your team is off to a good start.
Scrumdown wrote:
Yes weekends only.
132 @ superBul:
Dis Grieke… ou vet Basil en sy Pa. Die Geel Kaffee, Housewives Trust!
@ Old Griquas 14 in Sydney:
Congrats old Kwas, your team played a great 2nd half and some of the best rugby so far.
136 @ Snoek:
You have 10 friends… I’m amazed…. hehehe
@ grootblousmile:
Dan is hy oop
@ grootblousmile:
Vra maar vir Kobus, ek is n lekker ou. Baie pelle.
@ Snoek:
stem , het jy jou swaer van daai plan vertel, dit kon nogal werk vir Kalimambo,s, die manne op Hoedspruit soek enige verskonning om te kan kuier.
141 @ Snoek:
Ek joke net…
@ superBul:
Thanks mate, a much better second half; oysters now changed to lobster after a good win. Good luck to the boks later today.
Nouja, ons Logs is ge-update… ek beter maar vir Basil gaan kuier, het net 3 Kameeltjies oor.
Sien julle netnou weer
Geez, Robbie Deans, Graham Henry and John Mitchell are 3 seemingly miserable Kiwi’s who speak guardedly and in half riddles.
Is it because the weather is so k@k in NZ for the majority of the time, or is it something realted to the NZ social makeup?
@ superBul:
Sal hom laat weet. Ek hoor daar het nog ‘n eetplek oopgemaak in julle geweste. Nie goed vir Ryno hulle nie. Maar besigheid werk mos maar so.
144@ Old Griquas 14 in Sydney:
Flippin tough life in NSW eh!
@ grootblousmile:
Good time to give up then?
Springbokken moet gat skop vanmôre. Bonus punt wen sal nie te versmaaie wees nie.
Scrumdown wrote:
hahaha and we moan all the time about Div.
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