Rugby Championship 2017

wp_rathead

Great try Ozzies

BBDBB

Ballsy call to get to touch when the scores were so close

The gamble paid off

Very difficult to stop from there but I wonder would a bigger fullback have a better chance than McKenzie

The only thing more painful than listening to Australian commentary is losing to Australia.

Diabhal Beag

WHAT A ****ING TACKLE

TAKEN BACK! TAKEN BAAAACK!

Good old Barnsey.

Great try. It's on now.

Clegg

That's an unbelievable try.

Bridge93

Foleys kicking cost Australia the game in NZ and looks likely to do it again.

Clegg

Oz will win this

Harsh penalty, he knew what he was doing but he didn't change his direction and it had no bearing on the play.

Good win Aussie. Well deserved.

bilston

Apologies to Basil and Swiwi etc but Australia and SH rugby in general needed that today.

Del.Monte

A bad day for the boys but a badly needed boost to Aussie rugby.

PTH2009

Aussies celebrating like we did in Chicago last year but it's a great feeling to beat the mighty all blacks. Hopefully a few more all blacks will be disappointed in Limerick today

bilston

bilston wrote: »

Apologies to Basil and Swiwi etc but Australia and SH rugby in general needed that today.

I think the last couple will have really increased interest in the autumn internationals.

Bazzo

Basil3 wrote: »

Harsh penalty, he knew what he was doing but he didn't change his direction and it had no bearing on the play.

Shouldn't have done it then tbh, nobody to blame but himself.

Aussies were so clever placing their locks for the restart there, dunno how many times we've seen the all blacks in the last 5 go for a short restart and win the ball.

Bridge93

Oz have a very decent side. If they could just find some squad depth from somewhere. Still likely to be beaten up up front by England and the inevitable decisions they get at home in twickenham

Neil3030

Didn't get the sense that NZ were at the races today at all (by their standards). But a much needed boost for Oz.

Yeah_Right

That last penalty was BS. He doesn't have to get out his way. The Aussie ran into him. If Ofa had put his hands in the air, no penalty.

However, that didn't decide the game. Wallabies played well, made their tackles and took their chances. Good win for them and as others have said, Aussie rugby needed it.

swiwi_

Pure shìte from NZ got the loss it deserved. It’s hard to keep standards high all season and Aussie has more to play for.

Will be a welcome change to play some NH teams.

Bridge93

Who's playing NZ this year? Scotland wales and France?

Yeah_Right

Yeah_Right wrote: »

That last penalty was BS. He doesn't have to get out his way. The Aussie ran into him. If Ofa had put his hands in the air, no penalty.

However, that didn't decide the game. Wallabies played well, made their tackles and took their chances. Good win for them and as others have said, Aussie rugby needed it.

Small margins. Just before that when Genia was taken out at the ruck (legally) and Foley knocked on one of the NZ flankers came through and tried to boot the ball out of the ruck which is now of course illegal. That's how it goes. Aus were in the lead when the penalty went over and I don't think NZ had a penalty in kickable range after that.

Former Former

Yeah_Right wrote: »

That last penalty was BS. He doesn't have to get out his way. The Aussie ran into him. If Ofa had put his hands in the air, no penalty.

However, that didn't decide the game. Wallabies played well, made their tackles and took their chances. Good win for them and as others have said, Aussie rugby needed it.

He didn't though, he ducked his shoulder into him. He doesn't have to get out of the way, but he's not entitled to make contact with him either.

You could say it was a harsh penalty - but the bigger question is why he got involved at all. Absolutely stupid.

Yeah_Right

Sonny Unimportant Jack wrote: »

Small margins. Just before that when Genia was taken out at the ruck (legally) and Foley knocked on one of the NZ flankers came through and tried to boot the ball out of the ruck which is now of course illegal. That's how it goes. Aus were in the lead when the penalty went over and I don't think NZ had a penalty in kickable range after that.

I saw that too. Lucky it wasn't picked up.

I have gotten used to the ABs being shafted by refs late in the match. I guess they just need to make sure the game isn't close at that stage.

Australia deserved the win today. They were the better side. For some of those lads it might be their first win over a kiwi side for club or country.

Didactic Ninja

Didactic Ninja wrote: »

Didactic Ninja wrote: »

Wait until you see asafo aumua

scored twice again today.

Called up to allblacks squad without having playing a minute of super rugby .

Hopefully given minutes to skull**** some northerners

molloyjh

Didactic Ninja wrote: »

Hopefully given minutes to skull**** some northerners

RugbyLover123

McMahon is a very underrated player. Would love to see himself, Hooper & Pocock as a combination.

Neil3030

RugbyLover123 wrote: »

McMahon is a very underrated player. Would love to see himself, Hooper & Pocock as a combination.

Dempsey was also class against the ABs last weekend.