RWC – Bronze Play-Off: Australia vs Wales – Live Game Article

Published 21 October 2011 | By grootblousmile

Wallabies (7) 21 / Wales (3) 18 (Final Score)

The Australian Wallabies and Wales did battle at Eden Park, Auckland at 09:30 SA Time (20:30 NZ 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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The Wallabies take the spoils and the Rugby World Cup 2011 Bronze medal in a match which promised so much at the start and then deteriorated into a scrappy affair.

The best passage of play in the match was probably the last 28-phase possession play by Wales, leading to Leigh Halfpenny’s try after full time was well over.

Scorers:

Wallabies:

Penalties – James O’Connor (2)
Drop Goals – Berrick Barnes (1)
Tries – Berrick Barnes (1), Ben McCalman (1)
Conversions – James O’Connor (1)

Wales:

Penalties – James Hook (1), Stephen Jones (1)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Shane Williams (1), Leigh Halfpenny (1)
Conversions – Stephen Jones (1)

Teams:

Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 James O’Connor, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 David Pocock, 6 Scott Higginbotham, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 James Horwill (captain), 3 Salesi Ma’afu, 2 Tatafu Polota Nau, 1 James Slipper.

Replacements: 16 Saia Fainga’a, 17 Ben Alexander, 18 Rob Simmons, 19 Radike Samo, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Anthony Fainga’a, 22 Rob Horne.

Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 George North, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Shane Williams, 10 James Hook, 9 Mike Phillips, 8 Ryan Jones, 7 Toby Faletau, 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Luke Charteris, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Paul James, 2 Huw Bennett, 1 Gethin Jenkins (captain).
Replacements: 16 Lloyd Burns, 17 Ryan Bevington, 18 Alun Wyn Jones, 19 Andy Powell, 20 Lloyd Williams, 21 Stephen Jones, 22 Scott Williams.

Date: Friday 21 October
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
Kick-off: 09:30 SA Time (20:30 NZ Time)
Expected weather: Fine, cloudy out west. Strengthening Southwesterly winds. High of 19°C, low of 13°C.
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Romain Poite (France), George Clancy (Ireland)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

157 Responses to RWC – Bronze Play-Off: Australia vs Wales – Live Game Article

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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 9:50 am

Aussies doing everything to frustrate the scrum… 3rd reset of the scrum
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 9:50 am

Penalty Wales… as expected… Hook will go for posts… easy one
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Just For Kicks on 21 October 2011 at 9:51 am

Not the best scrumming effort I have ever seen
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 9:51 am

Wallabies 7 / 3
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 9:52 am

Aussie on attack, just inside the Wales 22
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Just For Kicks on 21 October 2011 at 9:53 am

That didn’t look good at all – knee
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 9:53 am

Surfer Dude drops to the ground like a sack of potatoes… injury looks serious.
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 9:55 am

Looks like Surfer Dude’s hammie went on the left leg… ACL ligaments… the commentators say.

He’ll be off… and is… replaced.

Anthony Fainga’a on.

Barnes will move to flyhalf.
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Just For Kicks on 21 October 2011 at 9:56 am

Sad loos, but really give the Taffs a chance now
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Just For Kicks on 21 October 2011 at 9:56 am

Sad loss, but really give the Taffs a chance now
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 9:57 am

OK, so Beale is off, Surfer Dude is off… 2 of the real playmakers in the Aussie backline.
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 9:58 am

Penalty Wales, just inside their 10m line… good touch finder
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 9:59 am

Actually a very good match to watch, so far.
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Loosehead on 21 October 2011 at 10:00 am

I hate my laptop. I have been trying to log onto the net for 25mins.
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 10:00 am

Wallaby scrum going to ground a lot… I think they might suffer in the scrums later.

They get a scrum penalty this time though.
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Just For Kicks on 21 October 2011 at 10:01 am

Turning into a very scrappy game at the moment, lots of silly mistakes from both sides
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 10:01 am

Skew Aussie throw into the resulting lineout.

Scrum Wales and Aussie get another scrum penalty… gmpff
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 10:02 am

James O’Connor going for posts…. hits the uprights, misses
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 10:03 am

2 knocks, both sides… Wales scrum on their 22
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Loosehead on 21 October 2011 at 10:03 am

WTF is going on with the Aussie scrum?
Wales are being monstered.
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 10:04 am

Free kick wales, Phillips taps and goes
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Just For Kicks on 21 October 2011 at 10:05 am

Another bloody tasting, damn. Back in 10
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 10:05 am

Relieving penalty Wales, on their own 5m line
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 10:06 am

Higginbotham off for blood, Samo on as replacement
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 10:08 am

Wales blood problem for George North… replaced.
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 10:10 am

Another strong Wallaby scrum… suddenly they are cooking in the scrums
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 10:10 am

Hook knocks from an O’Connor high bomb, scrum Aussie.
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 10:11 am

Lost forward by Horne, Wales scrum
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Loosehead on 21 October 2011 at 10:12 am

Come on Wales!
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grootblousmile on 21 October 2011 at 10:13 am

Penalty Wales… kickable.

Was against Fainga’a.

They will go for goal… Halfpenny to take it.

RWC – Bronze Play-Off: Australia vs Wales – Live Game Article

Wallabies (7) 21 / Wales (3) 18 (Final Score)

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