Australia v Wales 3rd Test: Teams and Build-Up

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Saturday 23rd June, 2012
15:00 EST, 06:00 BMT
Allianz Stadium (SFS), Moore Park, Capacity: 45,500
Current forecast for Saturday: Fine, 7-15 deg. C
Sydney Radar (The ground is halfway between .Sydney and .Randwick on the diagonal)

Australia:
15 Kurtley Beale
14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
13 Rob Horne
12 Pat McCabe
11 Digby Ioane
10 Berrick Barnes
9 Will Genia
8 Wycliff Palu
7 David Pocock (capt.)
6 Scott Higginbotham
5 Nathan Sharpe
4 Sitaleki Timani
3 Sekope Kepu
2 Tatafu Polota Nau
1 Benn Robinson

Reserves:
16 Stephen Moore, 17 Ben Alexander, 18 Rob Simmons, 19 Dave Dennis, 20 Michael Hooper, 21 Nic White, 22 Anthony Fainga'a.

Wales:
15 Leigh Halfpenny
14 Alex Cuthbert
13 Jonathan Davies
12 Ashley Beck
11 George North
10 Rhys Priestland
9 Mike Phillips
8 Ryan Jones
7 Sam Warburton (capt.)
6 Dan Lydiate
5 Alun Wyn Jones
4 Bradley Davies
3 Adam Jones
2 Matthew Rees
1 Gethin Jenkins

Reserves:
16 Ken Owens, 17 Paul James, 18 Luke Charteris, 19 Justin Tipuric, 20 Rhys Webb, 21 James Hook, 22 Scott Williams.

Charteris don't shout at the ref you silly man!

thebluesmancometh wrote:Here we go, 1 good lineout and maul and it may just be game over...

I bet it's not!

How did you guess!!!!

oh great, penalty, who'd have guessed?

Possibly one of the most biased one sided refereeing performances I have ever seen. Absolute disgrace.

Joubert is going to hand this game to Aus now!!!

Who would think that Wales would cough up points quite so easily

wouldn't go that far dr nick, but he's not been good. It's a shame as both sides have been looking to play some decent running rugby here.

Just cant get away from the Aussies.

Now theyre allowed to wipe the Sh out to get to the ball????

Three certainties in life:
1) Death
2) Taxes
3) Wales cheapening the game by complaining about the referee.

Just can't get away from Joubert...

Sick of it we have been done by the ref, i really don't get it how Wales apparently near form a ruck so aus can go for the ball and its okay to run past the ruck and take out Mike Phillips.

good cleaning up from Hook. Da iawn.

Unlucky Hook

Never mind the ref, we are not smart enough to win.

Davies targetted by Joubert this time, when they get away with it we try to play by his rules... and get pinged!

I hate watching Wales lose matches by 1 point. Must be an absolute nightmare for you Welsh.

Cant buy a win out there

Aus are going to show us how to close a game out now...

Less than a minute on the clock and the decision is not to contest the line. Explain that ?

Oh look, Oz a point up and their keeping the ball

eirebilly wrote:I hate watching Wales lose matches by 1 point. Must be an absolute nightmare for you Welsh.

+1

well. Masters of our own downfall. Again. Well done Australia

3 - 0 to the SH cause fair play!

IanBru wrote:Three certainties in life:
1) Death
2) Taxes
3) Wales cheapening the game by complaining about the referee.

4...Scotland picking up the spoon

My final moan is that with that last 60 secs, how many times were Australia off their feet and sealing off. Many is the answer but we weren't allowed to win. well done Australia.

How many times did Aus seal off the rucks in the last phases of play! sick of it what can we do though?

If you make a valid complaint your told your a bitter sore loser, but when such obvious bias happens are professional sports men supposed to accept it?

Simple. Not good enough. 3 nil. Well done Australia.

IanBru wrote:Three certainties in life:
1) Death
2) Taxes
3) Wales cheapening the game by complaining about the referee.

4) Scotland will get excited about beating second string Australian and Islander teams,

I really feel your pain guys. Nothing worse than loosing by a point. Still a massive effort to push the Aussies so close every match.

The problem is these narrow defeats will tell this young side they are playing the right way and we are literally a bounce of the ball from beating these teams...

WE ARE NOT!

I'd have much prefered a tonking trying to win outright!

Well, that's me done with rugby for the summer. Let's pray that I can forget the sheer amatureism of the IRB, the inconsistencies in the laws in their interpretations/application and the sheer season long incompetence of match officials and the farce that is the disciplinary system before the new season starts, or I don't think I'll be watching for much longer.

Bounce of the ball for hook. Really can't catch a break. 3 poor first halves have cost Wales all 3 tests.

These last 2 have really ruined my Saturday's.

first match, i was annoyed but not to disheartened
second match, furious
this match, just given up

honestly whats the point in having a ref if he doesnt ref sides at the breakdown. pocock gets away with murder, aussie players so much illegal play at the breakdown.

refs not reffing the scrum, wales clearly dominant driving aussies back but no penalties?

just losing all faith in refs

doctornickolas wrote:

IanBru wrote:Three certainties in life:
1) Death
2) Taxes
3) Wales cheapening the game by complaining about the referee.

4) Scotland will get excited about beating second string Australian and Islander teams,

No thats 5, 4 is that they collect wooden spoons

Well we have played badly this tour, however i the two joubert tests we were the only side being reffed.

rugbydreamer wrote:Well, that's me done with rugby for the summer. Let's pray that I can forget the sheer amatureism of the IRB, the inconsistencies in the laws in their interpretations/application and the sheer season long incompetence of match officials and the farce that is the disciplinary system before the new season starts, or I don't think I'll be watching for much longer.

Not going to watch Ireland? Bad dreamer

Wales just dont have the belief, mental strength or character to beat the SH sides.

Ive said it before, they have the players, they have the quality. But they just dont know how to win those games.

I think they could play Australia another 3 times and they would lose every game in the same sort of manner.

Being whitewashed is a major disappointment and failed test of character for this Welsh side.

rugbydreamer wrote:Well, that's me done with rugby for the summer. Let's pray that I can forget the sheer amatureism of the IRB, the inconsistencies in the laws in their interpretations/application and the sheer season long incompetence of match officials and the farce that is the disciplinary system before the new season starts, or I don't think I'll be watching for much longer.

Well I hope your going to watch the next two games before your summer off, after all I've been cheering you guys on. The least you could do is not laugh as us get whitewashed by the boks

I'm sick of rugby Billy. Just utterly sick of it. Our sport is being ruined.

Might keep it on in the background. dunno.

Knackeredknees wrote:

rugbydreamer wrote:Well, that's me done with rugby for the summer. Let's pray that I can forget the sheer amatureism of the IRB, the inconsistencies in the laws in their interpretations/application and the sheer season long incompetence of match officials and the farce that is the disciplinary system before the new season starts, or I don't think I'll be watching for much longer.

Well I hope your going to watch the next two games before your summer off, after all I've been cheering you guys on. The least you could do is not laugh as us get whitewashed by the boks

Oh that's a point. I have to watch the England match for my Dad anyway. he's working today so I need to let him know how you guys get on. I'll be cheering yous on too ;OK:

Gordy wrote:Wales just dont have the belief, mental strength or character to beat the SH sides.

Ive said it before, they have the players, they have the quality. But they just dont know how to win those games.

I think they could play Australia another 3 times and they would lose every game in the same sort of manner.

Being whitewashed is a major disappointment and failed test of character for this Welsh side.

15 against 16 tends toput a team at a disadvantage.

Lets not blame the ref boys, we aren't just good enough to close out these games.

Lineout - Poor again in 1st half

Restarts - AWJ what was going on did some nick his hands

Discipline - I tell you what boys its not just hard enough to beat Australia lets make it harder by giving away silly penalties when we are in the ascendancy and when we score lets give them a chance IMMEDIATELY to re-take the lead.

Composure - Australia showed that at the end how to defend a 1pt lead. Don't kick the ball away stick up your jumper and run the clock down.

3-0 Well Done Australia

Wales 4th in World OK Fair enough happy with that overall but I have now had far too many years than I care to remember of 'glorious defeats' etc etc

rugbydreamer wrote:I'm sick of rugby Billy. Just utterly sick of it. Our sport is being ruined.

Might keep it on in the background. dunno.

you are 24 and a welsh fan....i've been on this rollercoaster 25 years, doesn't get any better i can tell you

Joubert wanted us to lose from the first minute and he achieved it. Nothing more to say on it really, apart from I hope one of big wigs in the union makes an official complaint. Shocking from someone rated as the worlds best.

rugbydreamer wrote:I'm sick of rugby Billy. Just utterly sick of it. Our sport is being ruined.

Might keep it on in the background. dunno.

Go outside, take a few deep breath's and then watch Ireland

Congratulations Australia, commiserations to Wales

Wales are good enough Wales are better than Australia the only difference was the man in the middle,
just the same old bullsh!t , it's like traveling to Thomond and the RDS,
home advantage is an understatement

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/18524720

FULL-TIME Australia 20-19 Wales
Australia showed composure in the last knockings, and Wales will no doubt be cursing referee Craig Joubert for many a long year. But for the second week in a row, they have contrived to lose a tourniquet-tight contest, and with it the series 3-0.

when that is said in post match analysis it says it all really....