REVIEW: IRB Wales vs. Australia
- Posted on October 17, 2007 12:02 PM
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Wales vs. Australia
IRB Rugby World Cup
Cardiff, 15 September 2007
Review by Nick Howard
After contemplating going to this game for months, luckily I was able to buy my tickets through Seatwave after a last minute decision to go. The same could not be said for accommodation and the closest we were able to find was an hour away in Bath.
So game day we got into Cardiff before lunch to have a look around and pick up some essential match paraphernalia before the game. And after a quick pint at one of the local pubs, we waded our way through the sea of Red and Gold towards Millennium stadium for the 2pm kickoff. We made it to our seats just before the players entered the ground for the national anthems.
So the game started with Australia kicking off with a mighty kick down the ground into Welsh territory. Australia then swamped the Welshmen who subsequently conceded a penalty. A sterling penalty kick, pardon the pun, by the captain followed giving first blood to the Wallabies.
Tries by Giteau (converted) , Mortlock and Latham (converted) in the 16th, 30th and 40th minutes respectively plus a drop goal from Barnes in the 23rd minute, put Australia in a commanding position leading Wales 25-3 at half time. The only score for Wales in the first half was from Stephen Jones who kicked a penalty in the 7th minute.
The second half was a considerably different scenario with Australia only scoring another 7 points to Wales’ 17. The Welsh points came from 2 converted tries from Jonathon Thomas in the 45th and Shane Williams in the 76th plus a penalty kick from Hook in the 54th. Australia’s only points for the half points came from a converted Latham try in the 60th minute.
The first half was a fantastic show from the Wallabies and it was shame they lost their focus in the second half, and were lucky they didn’t concede. Anyway, all in all it was a great game and great day after leaving the stadium having watched the victorious Aussies.
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