Wales 20 – Australia 32
Today the Wallabies showed far too much class for Wales, but at the same time made a few too many errors. This should really have been a 50 pointer. This post comes to you from my phone on the way back from Cardiff.. .come back tomorrow for a far more indepth review
Picture from my cameraphone today, just after Beavis Mortlock had scored his try and buggered his shoulder (as you can see)
For Wales:
Tries: J. Thomas, S. Williams
Cons: Hook 2
Pens: Jones, Hook
For Australia:
Tries: Giteau, Mortlock, Latham 2
Cons: Mortlock 2, Giteau
Pen: Mortlock
Drop goal: Barnes
Yellow card: Mitchell (Australia, 65, dangerous tackle), Sharpe (74, Australia, not rolling away)
Wales: 15 Gareth Thomas (c), 14 Mark Jones, 13 Tom Shanklin, 12 Sonny Parker, 11 Shane Williams, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Dwayne Peel, 8 Jonathan Thomas, 7 Martyn Williams, 6 Colin Charvis, 5 Alun-Wyn Jones, 4 Ian Gough, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements: 16 Thomas Rhys Thomas, 17 Duncan Jones, 18 Michael Owen, 19 Alix Popham, 20 Michael Phillips, 21 James Hook, 22 Kevin Morgan
Australia: 15 Chris Latham, 14 Drew Mitchell, 13 Stirling Mortlock (c), 12 Matt Giteau, 11 Lote Tuqiri, 10 Berrick Barnes, 9 George Gregan, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 George Smith, 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 Dan Vickerman, 4 Nathan Sharpe, 3 Guy Shepherdson, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Matt Dunning
Replacements: 16 Adam Freier, 17 Al Baxter, 18 Mark Chisholm, 19 Stephen Hoiles, 20 Phil Waugh, 21 Scott Staniforth, 22 Julian Huxley/Adam Ashley-Cooper.
Referee: “look at me, look at me” Steve Walsh
Touch judges: Mark Lawrence, Craig Joubert
Television match official: Christophe Berdos
Assessor: Steve Hilditch
Tags: adam ashley-cooper, adam freier, al baxter, australia, berrick barnes, chris latham, craig joubert, dan vickerman, drew mitchell, george gregan, george smith, julian huxley, live rugby score, lote tuqiri, mark chisholm, matt dunning, matt giteau, nathan sharpe, phil waugh, result, rocky elsom, rugby world cup, scott staniforth, stephen hoiles, stephen moore, steve walsh, stirling mortlock, Wales, Wallabies, yellow card
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Fantastic game in an even better atmosphere