LIVE MATCH COVERAGE
Internationals
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23 |
Australia
Wales
| Kick-off local time | : | Sat, 16 June 2012 - 20h00 |
| Kick-off | : | Sat, 16 June 2012 - 12h00 |
| Venue | : | Melbourne |
| Referee | : | Chris Pollock (New Zealand) |
| Match status | : | Result |
| Australia | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | George North (3min) and Jonathan Davies (42min) | |
| Penalties | Berrick Barnes (28min), Berrick Barnes (46min), Berrick Barnes (59min), Berrick Barnes (65min), Mike Harris (80min), and Berrick Barnes (min) | Leigh Halfpenny (47min), Leigh Halfpenny (61min), and Leigh Halfpenny (67min) |
| Conversions | Berrick Barnes (40min) | Leigh Halfpenny (3min) and Leigh Halfpenny (42min) |
| Penalty tries | ||
| Yellow cards | ||
| Red cards | ||
| DGs |
Commentary
| Minute | Commentary |
|---|---|
80 |
The Wallabies win a penalty after Wales drag a strong maul down. Harris now with a go at the posts! Drama in Melbourne! Harris sinks the kick! It all over for Wales as the game is snatched from right under the nose! That's it folks, 25 - 23 to the Wallabies |
79 |
The Wallabies now have the ball in their own half with a penalty after Wales infringed at the ruck. Last chance lineout to take the game |
78 |
After 11 phases Hooper loses the ball forward twice and now Wales have a chance to close out the game near halfway |
77 |
Ioane surges up the left flank but Cuthbert brings him down. The Wallabies now on a good attack in the Welsh half giving their backs a go |
75 |
They knock the ball on so the Wallabies will have a defensive scrum just outside their 22m area |
73 |
Barnes hooks the kick to the left! Perhaps some justice as Wales had the dominant scrum effort by a long shot. A long 22m drop by the Welsh now as they want to get out of their half. The Wallabies go off their feet at the tackle blatantly so Wales kick for touch |
72 |
Scrum penalty to the Wallabies! Somehow Jenkins infringed there so Barnes lines up the kick. |
71 |
Free-kick against the Wallabies so the Welsh opt for another scrum, using up time... |
68 |
Wales secure the restart and the inevitable kicking match starts again. It devolves into an open affair as both teams are turned over often. Knock-on by the Wallabies near the Welsh 10m so they will have a defensive scrum |
67 |
Scrum penalty against Ben Alexander now so Halfpenny will have a go from 40 m out. He slots the PENALTY! 23 - 22 |
66 |
The Aussies lose it forward at the kick off so the Welsh now with a scrum opportunity on the 10m |
65 |
Barnes pops over the PENALTY! 22 - 20 |
64 |
The Wallabies maul it up after the lineout and move into the Welsh 22m area. They win a ruck penalty as Wales go off their feet |
62 |
Barnes kicks deep off the restart and both teams kick for territory again. Net gain for the Aussies as Halfpenny kicks out on the full, maybe still a bit rattled after the bad tackle from VUNA |
61 |
Halfpenny kicks the long range PENALTY! 20 - 19 |
60 |
20 mins to go here and it's another close one. Vuna gives Wales the advantage now though as he takes Vuna out recklessly out in the air and gets a YELLOW CARD! |
59 |
Wales go offside so Barnes lines up a kick at goal. He nails the PENALTY! 19 - 17 |
58 |
The ref callas advantage so Barnes chip kicks and Ioane gathers well. The Wallabies now on a strong attack for the line as they go through the 15th phase |
56 |
Another monster scrum from Wales but the Wallabies keep the ball. Genia throws a clever dummy and gets a half break as the Wallabies push up through 10 phases. |
55 |
An awesome scrum from the Welsh but Phillips murders the opportunity as he is hassled by Genia and knocks it on. Scrum to the Aussies! |
53 |
Early hit from the Wallabies on their own put in so the Welsh ask for another scrum |
52 |
A terrible pass on the wing wastes a great overlap opportunity for Wales as they find their running patterns. Scrum to the Aussies for the knock on |
49 |
Halfpenny kicks the PENALTY! 17 - 16 |
48 |
The Welsh have it now in their own half as they play with more width. They win a ruck penalty and so a chance to snatch the lead again with a kick at goal |
47 |
He lands the PENALTY! 16 - 14 and the Wallabies are straight back in front. |
46 |
Again another kicking competition after the restart until Higginbotham does well on the ground and wins a ruck penalty, Barnes lines up the kick |
42 |
They move the ball a bit wider from the ruck than in the first half. After a Australian lineout the Welsh seize on a mix up between Genia and Ioane and Davies sprints through for a counter attack TRY! Halfpenny lands the CONVERSION! |
41 |
Barnes sends the kick-off deep and we're underway. After some kicking exchanges the Welsh will have a defensive lineout on their 22m line |
40 |
From the lineout Phillips kicks out on the full so another chance for the Aussies. Barnes breaks through the the Welsh defence with an astute dummy and puts Rob Horne away for a clean TRY! He knocks over the CONVERSION! 13 - 7 at halftime. |
37 |
Barnes carries the ball to the line now and the Aussies set up another sequence of phases until Higginbothamm is pushed into touch. Defensive lineout to the visitors |
35 |
They win this one and move the ball wide. Phillips and Priestland break brilliantly up the right flank but at the consequent ruck the ball is held on for too long so the Wallabies will have relief with a lineout back in Welsh territory from the penalty |
34 |
After 19 phases Ioane gets pushed into touch. Welsh defence triumphs and they now have a lineout on their 22m line. |
32 |
Wales are a hassle on defence but the Aussies push on through 15 phases towards the 22m area |
30 |
Ioane grubbers it out on the full after the restart so Wales will throw into the lineout. They lose their 3rd now as the Wallabies push back into their half. |
28 |
He pops over the PENALTY! 7 - 6 |
27 |
Strong defence from Wales after the Wallabies win their own throw. They're camping again on the Welsh 22m line, using the forwards to inch upfield. Polata-Nau makes a break and they win a ruck penalty as the Welsh can't resist putting their hands in the ruck. Barnes will line this one up |
26 |
Better lineout this time from Wales as they find themselves in Wallaby territory after a kicking match is won quite easily. After 7 phases Lydiate holds onto the ball and is warned by Chris Pollock. Barnes kicks for touch |
25 |
Wales lose the ball in the lineout again and the Wallabies are straight back on the attack. Barnes kicks for Vuna on the wing but it rolls into touch. Defensive lineout to the Welsh |
23 |
Lineout turnover by the home team as they try to counter strongly pushing upfield well with their backs. Simmons carries well up the right flank but the Wallabies go off their feet so its a penalty to Wales. |
22 |
From the lineout the Welsh maul it up but the Aussies were offside at the set piece so now they have a chance to kick the ball into touch |
21 |
From the kick-off the jumper is taken out in the air so Barnes kick for the corner. The Wallabies win the lineout and grubber the ball into touch looking for more territory |
20 |
He knocks over the PENALTY! 7 - 3 |
19 |
It's relatively slow ball for the home team but they move it up surely. Finally a ruck penalty against the Welsh so Barnes will line up the kick |
18 |
A half break from Higginbotham gives them good go forward as they threaten on the 22m line past 13 phases here with good pick and go's |
17 |
Early engagement and Phillips takes it quickly until a cross-kick goes out on the full. Sharpe wins the lineout and McCabe crashes it up the middle as the Wallabies camp near halfway past 6 phases. |
16 |
They win their own lineout and send up a Gary Owen. Vuna knocks on so we have an attacking scrum to the Welsh |
15 |
After 8 phases Barnes is bundled into touch, good defence from Wales. |
13 |
Barnes chip kicks but nothing comes from it so the Welsh have a 22 drop. The Wallabies have the ball again now and are putting a few decent phases together, moving steadily forward |
11 |
Iaone is contained in midfield but the Wallabies keep the ball and push up the right flank with Vuna. Barnes decides to go for more territory and kicks in behind the Welsh to set up a defensive lineout. The throw isn't straight so we'll have an attacking scrum to the Wallabies here |
9 |
Both teams are vying for territory here as kicks are exchanged. The result is a defensive lineout to the Welsh. A cross-kick to Cuthbert works well but he knocked on on the ground. Scrum to the home side near halfway |
7 |
Wales now with a decent lineout to Lydiate as they move toward the 22m area. Benn Robinson plays to the ball very well though and wins the ruck call so it's Barnes for the touchline now |
5 |
The Wallabies are right back here on the attack trying to avenge that early score. They push up through the middle mixing forward and back play nicely until they hold onto the ball on the ground. Priestland finds touch with the penalty |
3 |
They win it easily and push the ball up nicely, threatening the line. 9 phases later and George North pushes over from a ruck pick and go under the sticks for the TRY! Perfect start for Wales as Halfpenny slots the CONVERSION! |
2 |
The Wallabies win it and then kick it out on the full, a mistake from Barnes first up and Wales will have an attacking lineout chance. |
1 |
Wales regather from the kick but are pushed into touch on half way. Lineout to the Wallabies |
0 |
Priestland with a short kick-off and we're underway! |
-5 |
The Welsh beat the Brumbies by three tries to nil in their mid-week tour match and will be looking to carry that momentum into today's fixture. The roof is closed here at The Etihad Stadium so once again conditions are perfect. |
-15 |
Welcome to Melbourne for the second game of today's so-called incoming tours. Wales will be sniffing a chance to cause an upset after Ireland pushed the All Blacks close. They Wallabies had the measure of the game last week although it wasn't always plain sailing against a determined Welsh side. |
Australia
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Berrick Barnes |
| 14 | Nick Cummins |
| 13 | Adam Ashley-Cooper |
| 12 | Ben Tapuai |
| 11 | Drew Mitchell |
| 10 | Kurtley Beale |
| 9 | Nick Phipps |
| 8 | Wycliff Palu |
| 7 | David Pocock |
| 6 | Scott Higginbotham |
| 5 | Nathan Sharpe |
| 4 | Kane Douglas |
| 3 | Ben Alexander |
| 2 | Tatafu Polota-Nau |
| 1 | Benn Robinson |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 23 | Digby Ioane |
| 22 | Mike Harris |
| 21 | Brendan McKibbin |
| 20 | Michael Hooper |
| 19 | Dave Dennis |
| 18 | Sekope Kepu |
| 17 | James Slipper |
| 16 | Stephen Moore |
Wales
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| 14 | Alex Cuthbert |
| 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| 11 | George North |
| 10 | Dan Biggar |
| 9 | Mike Phillips |
| 8 | Toby Faletau |
| 7 | Sam Warburton |
| 6 | Justin Tipuric |
| 5 | Ian Evans |
| 4 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| 3 | Adam Jones |
| 2 | Richard Hibbard |
| 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 23 | Scott Williams |
| 22 | James Hook |
| 21 | Lloyd Williams |
| 20 | Aaron Shingler |
| 19 | Andrew Coombs |
| 18 | Scott Andrews |
| 17 | Paul James |
| 16 | Ken Owens |