Australia v England, 11 June

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AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND
11 June 2016
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Live on [tbc]

Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Touch judges: [tbc]
Television match official: [tbc]

A. Head to Head

44 Played 44
25 Won 18
1 Drawn 1
18 Lost 25
940 Points 674

B. Recent Form

3 October 2015 - Twickenham, London: 13 – 33 to Australia

29 November 2014 - Twickenham, London: 26 – 17 to England

2 November 2013 - Twickenham, London: 20 – 13 to England

17 November 2012 - Twickenham, London: 14 – 20 to Australia

13 November 2010 - Twickenham, London: 35 – 18 to England

19 June 2010 - Telstra Stadium, Sydney: 20 – 21 to England

12 June 2010 - Subiaco Oval, Perth: 27 – 17 to Australia

C. Teams

AUSTRALIA 

Israel Folau; Dane Haylett-Petty, Tevita Kuridrani, Samu Kerevi, Rob Horne; Bernard Foley, Nick Phipps; Scott Sio, Stephen Moore (captain), Greg Holmes, Rory Arnold, Rob Simmons, Scott Fardy, Michael Hooper, David Pocock.

Replacements: Tatafu Polota-Nau, James Slipper, Sekope Kepu, James Horwill, Dean Mumm, Sean McMahon, Nick Frisby, Christian Lealiifano

ENGLAND

15. Mike Brown; 14. Anthony Watson, 13. Jonathan Joseph, 12. Luther Burrell, 11. Marland Yarde; 10. Owen Farrell, 9. Ben Youngs; 1. Mako Vunipola, 2. Dylan Hartley, 3. Dan Cole, 4. Maro Itoje, 5. George Kruis, 6. Chris Robshaw, 7. James Haskell, 8. Billy Vunipola.

Replacements: 16. Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17. Matt Mullan, 18. Paul Hill, 19. Joe Launchbury, 20. Courtney Lawes, 21. Danny Care, 22. George Ford, 23. Jack Nowell.

We need to hold aussie out here!

England fortunate that Aus missed kicks at goal, and that they were able to capitalise on some silly errors. Now England have started playing better they command a healthy lead, and look well in control to me.

mikey_dragon wrote:

Hammersmith harrier wrote:

mikey_dragon wrote:

GeordieFalcon wrote:Who's better Mikey....?

Alun wynn Jones???  Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

You know when I read that comment I said to myself "GF clearly doesn't watch much rugby, making a comment like that when guys like AWJ exist." Delusional Geordie .

I'll happily stick with having Itoje and Kruis thank you, nobody is more over rated than AWJ.

Except for Laucnbury. It's not often you bill all your players as world class now is it....

Not as much as the Welsh, on their day eh..

I haven't said either of them are world class, merely stating I think both are in far better form than AWJ and wouldn't swap them.

It has been a feisty game but the ref really hasn't controlled it well - he's got to be a lot more dominant. He's not got control!

GeordieFalcon wrote:

mikey_dragon wrote:

GeordieFalcon wrote:Who's better Mikey....?

Alun wynn Jones???  Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

You know when I read that comment I said to myself "GF clearly doesn't watch much rugby, making a comment like that when guys like AWJ exist." Delusional Geordie .

Most overrated player around.

Not delusional.

I see AWJ every Ospreys home game G, the guy is class..

At club level yes....

Great defence. Keep the momentum going..

Breadvan wrote:

GeordieFalcon wrote:

mikey_dragon wrote:

GeordieFalcon wrote:Who's better Mikey....?

Alun wynn Jones???  Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

You know when I read that comment I said to myself "GF clearly doesn't watch much rugby, making a comment like that when guys like AWJ exist." Delusional Geordie .

Most overrated player around.

Not delusional.

I see AWJ every Ospreys home game G, the guy is class..

I think we all know that!

Wow a yellow card in the scrum. That's very different to last year.

Hammersmith harrier wrote:I haven't said either of them are world class, merely stating I think both are in far better form than AWJ and wouldn't swap them.

I agree they're in better form, but AWJ hasn't been that world class this season because of carrying his injury... .

Anyway, more stuff going England's way. They still have a good lead.

Sio off for ten. Persistent infringement...

Chance for England to put this to bed

I thought that was an Aus penalty but okay.

scrum penalty. now this is better. England not getting dry humped today.

Cole has Sio on toast here.

Blimey. Well.

mikey_dragon wrote:

Rugby Fan wrote:Australians in this bar think England are getting away with murder with holding on.

Where are you watching it mate? There seems to be a lot of angry kiwis and Aussies in there.

Tokyo. Not a lot of love for you or me here .

up by 3 scores now. time to hold on to the ball and continue to grind the Wallabies down. Tales good advantage of the man advantage.

Killed us whilst a man down. They just shouldn't be able to find space like that when a man down but just too quick for us.

Hooper has been their stand out player.  All over us.

Criminal to allow a try when you have a man advantage.

Very well worked try but still a long way to go for Aus. I think England will hang on.

Ah man!!! Keep it together England.

Beautiful try!

Robshaw not quite fast enough to stop that try. I'd like to see Clifford come on now

In some ways a defeat when you came back from such a shambolic start will be more painful but it is good to know they at least competed and are developing.

So much for numerical advantage

Nice try Australia ...but still missing conversions...

Farrell's kicking is the difference between the sides at the moment.

Rugby Fan wrote:Criminal to allow a try when you have a man advantage.

Absolute. Bad play. The defense is still screwing up when stretched right and left. Something to work on.

Arghh a man down and suddenly a vastly better side.

Getting hammered nowwhen it goes loose. They have looked so good running the ball.

Surely Haskell was offside?

he was the tackler

Australia staying close enough that this is going to come down to which team can run out the eighty minutes.
But realistically England are only one score away from wrapping it up , surely ?

nathan wrote:he was the tackler

Haskell has been class. As has Robshaw.

What's up with Haskell? Superb today!

Amazing performance from Haskell, got to be motm?

And Farrell provides the score ! 32-18 with twelve minutes left...

So, weirdly, Farrell at 12 might be the actual way forward?!

rozakthegoon wrote:So, weirdly, Farrell at 12 might be the actual way forward?!

It's better than Burrell for now.

Still cannot cope with the Aus wide play..

Thought youngs was good today, not that many will agree with me

Alex_Germany wrote:What's up with Haskell? Superb today!

Haskell has been excellent in mist if the games under Jones. He gives him basic tactics of brutal physicality....not thinking about much. It works.

Suppose the Aussies are well capable of two tries in ten minutes...

But on tonight's evidence can they convert them both ? Should convert this one so a seven point game...

Oh bugger. In try terms they are smashing us off the park now.

Just 7 points now. England must score again or this one will be an Aussie win,

Who has gone off for nowell?

England had to do something from that restart but now Aussie all over us again,  too good in open play.

Reckon Eddie can address that in the week?

Oz still to nick this

I'm nervous

Oh very clever Aussie.  Probably a match winning decision when you are scoring tries with ease late on.

3 point win for oz now.