Congratulations Wallabies Win Tri Nations

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Well, well, well.

http://www.sareferees.co.za/sarefs/appointments/2775364.htm

May I take this opportunity to be the first to congratulate Australia on winning the Tri-nations this year.

Tri-Nations

Australia vs New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)

I liked the coaches at the post game press conferences.
First Dessie Hasler sits down. and says
"well i couldn't see that coming"

Ten minutes later, craig Bellamy.
"well no one could see that coming"


oh, and also what about little brother Brett looking big brother Glenn...

Yeah, and the ref sends them off one at a time to try and avoid that but Stewart gingerly takes his time, then Blair trots off after him... great stuff.

I hope the Wallabies show a bit of mongrel tonight!

They might be all mongrelled out after training this week.

Full Credit wrote:They might be all mongrelled out after training this week.

was wondering that myself.
How do you think samo will handle this?

Taylorman, I think he'll go ok - he's probably good for 2 or 3 handling errors but that's par for the course for him. Is prone to miss the odd tackle in going for the big hit but I think on the whole it's a net gain to have him in there. He'll also add some composure to the base of the scrum with his understanding with Genia.

Vickermans pumped!
Haka. Kapa o pango.
Lets go.
First 20 mins will be crucial.

Deeks having a blinder tonight! Great intensity.

The Aus side look very very good ,worryingly good in fact. I wish we (england) had a number 8 that can shift like theirs.
Are the ABs starting to choke already

Wallabies awesome.
Much more intensity and pressure.
Helped by a huge number of dropped passes.
Samo brilliant. As he was reds this year.
Decisive so far.

No doubt TGG thinks the Samo try should be disallowed and a penalty awarded to NZ for someone taking the ball off NZ number 7

The intensity of Aus is fantastic.... they haven't played at this level for a very long time.

NZ look like have been caught surprised and at the moment haven't been able to respond.

Expect NZ to come back strong in 2nd half but with their pack crocked.... McCaw in the wars, Thompson & Read out and Vito & Williams in the backrow I'm not sure they have the firepower to come back for the win.

PS - Saw Cooper take a swipe at McCaw again... can imagine Thorn lining him up for a legal rib breaker.

Abs have settled. They need to score

And score they did.impressive control

26 phases of patience. They can do the ugly. Now can they win?! Wouldn't put the mortgage on it right now but worth a punt....

what a test match.

Cooper didn't even try to tackle him.

Unbelievable.
20 all. Amazing.

He didn't even pretend to try.

My heart is going ten to the dozen and I'm a neutral.

Will surely go down as one of the best matches in recent years

Only seen the last 2 minutes of the first half and Aus 20-3 up.

Is this the full Abs side or another trial side run by Graham Henry?

Well, the AB's were poor by their standards in the 1st half (due maily to the Aussie's not letting them play, but poor execution when they weren't being abnormally pressurised.

majesticimperialman

Other than Kaino who is on leave then its a first XV.

NZ initially got caught with their pants down. Aus upped their intensity hitting everything at full pace.
Their defensive tackling in the 1st half was amazin.

Oz players been to the Sam Warburton school of menace.

Coopers kicking falls apart when it really counts,he's a fantasctic player but he has some glaring weaknesses.

Cooper is a Kiwi

krusty wrote:Cooper is a Kiwi

Since when ?

Anyones game thanks to two poor cooper kicks

4.45 left! Bring it!

Since birth?

Well if thats the case Krusty then Simon Shaw is a Kenyan, Jamie Heaslip is a Israeli and John McEnroe is a German.

NZ may take some heart from their comeback... it was quite impressive to be fair.

But the momentum Aus will get not only from the win but also the performance, the great 1st half performance and their resolve in the 2nd half.

Got to see them as a major threat now.

GG saw it with this post.
CONGRATULATIONS WALLABIES!

I reckon this is good fpr both teams come world cup.
Well done.
Good tough match.

What an amazing game but some real issues.

Ali Williams trip should have been a yellow card. I didnt see which Aussie it was that kneed the AB on the ground, that could have been a yellow card. The AB's defence constantly offside and the Aussies line out was never straight.

Well done to the Aussies though and if they play like that against Ireland, well Ireland will be beaten soundly.

krusty wrote:Since birth?

I guess that makes Ronan O'Gara an American ?

nottins wrote:

krusty wrote:Cooper is a Kiwi

Since when ?

Born and bred in nz.
Played out of tokoroa before moving to oz

Taylorman

In some ways I agree... NZ may just knuckle down now and not take teams like Aus for granted.... it could be the shock they needed.

Although a Aus team with air in their lungs is not a sight any team wants to oppose.

Unless IRE win convincingly today I can't see IRE beating Aus in the pools.... the momentum Aus now have will be too great to counter.

Good match well played guys, great for the RWC to come

eirebilly

It was Cooper on McCaw.

First half Cooper took a swing at McCaw at a ruck... 2nd half he kneed him in the face and Thorn rightly threw him to the ground and rubbed his face in the mud.

Cheers fa0019, i dont like seeing things like that. It was a cheap shot and he can feel lucky to have not seen a yellow card. The same as Ali Williams.

Great stuff from the Aussies though, i thought that they were gone when the AB's got it to 20-20.

Taylorman

Well he chose Aus over NZ and he's good enough to play for NZ if he wanted (perhaps not current starter mind) so it seems like it was the choice from the heart.

He played for Aus all the way from schoolboy... if he was that set on being a AB then I'm sure he would have gone for it.

When was the last time the All Blacks have lost 2 internationals in a row?

Well done Wallabies....this is great news for RWC

congratulations Aussies,that first half was the best performance of 40 minutes of rugby I have seen all year, from any team.

It is a very long time since the Abs have lost two games in a row,i hope the All Blacks can turn this into a positive as they noe turn their attention to the World Cup.
Any one else feel that Rocky Elsom was a differeent man out their today, His work rate contributed a lot to Australia..

fa0019 wrote:NZ may just knuckle down now and not take teams like Aus for granted....

You mean all along they have been?

Commiserations to the kiwis, and well done our blokes. Great game. Radike and Vickerman added a lot.

Well done the Wallabies,20-3 at half time 3 tries to two,worthy winners both of The match and the 3Ns.
A perfect start to there RWC campaign,what did people say about momentum.
For the All Blacks you can`t win them all,now you can concentrate on the big one.

Ghost,

agree that Barnes and Clancy are the worst 2 referees in world rugby, by a long, long way - a right pair of t*ts.

fa0019 wrote:Taylorman

Well he chose Aus over NZ and he's good enough to play for NZ if he wanted (perhaps not current starter mind) so it seems like it was the choice from the heart.

He played for Aus all the way from schoolboy... if he was that set on being a AB then I'm sure he would have gone for it.

ive no problem with him going to oz. Someone asked the question is all.
Not a huge fan of his after seeing him bungle at eden park. Hes a hot and cold type.
Whats his problem with mccaw though...

Well done Australia. Not looking good for us Irish in the World Cup. Gulp!