The Wallabies collect 4 yellow cards, go down by 18 but recover with Kellaway’s brace, White first signs the advantage on a placed, then gives the free-kick from which the decisive goal is born
The All Blacks defeated Australia 39-37 in Melbourne in the match that opened the fifth and penultimate day of the Southern Hemisphere Rugby Championship. A far from convincing victory for the team of coach Ian Foster, which appeared confusing in defense and helped in attack by the numerical superiority resulting from the 4 yellow cards collected by the Australians. The round will be completed on Saturday evening with Argentina-South Africa. In the standings alone in the lead is New Zealand momentarily with 14 points, Australia rises to 10 thanks to the defensive bonus point, Argentina and South Africa are at 9. On the last day, scheduled for Saturday 24th, All Blacks-Australia and South Africa-Argentina.
Detective stories
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New Zealand had a much better start and on 4 ‘they were already in goal: after a first maul stopped foul on the goal line, on the second attempt the trocar also joined the push and the desperate Australian defense surrendered to Samisonio Taukeiaho. Mounga transforms, then at 12 ‘also slips into the square, after a few minutes before he had missed a 45-meter and very angled Jordie Barrett. However, Australia reacts well and immediately finds a Bernard Foleym placing, then he would also go in goal with Andrew Kellaway, but on the diving end of the flag he manages to save Rieko Ioane, who miraculously manages to prevent the Australian end from touching the ball on the ground. But the goal, and this time a good one, arrives deservedly in the 26th minute, with Rob Valetini breaking through from a short distance on Jake Gordon’s pass, after a first attack was rejected by the New Zealanders. Foley transforms it and the yellow for Dalton Papalii also arrives, who had illegally ditched the maul from which the action of the goal was then born. One thing these two goals have in common: the incredible disorder that reigns in the New Zealand defensive line. But when Australia seems to have the game in hand, they lose the ball on offense and take a sensational 40-meter break by the Caleb Clarke, on which Tom Clarke arrives in time to buffer: the action costs dearly, however, given that two yellows arrive. , the first for the same wing, which prevents the ball from coming out, and the second for the substitute Darcy Swain, who dangerously hits an opponent in the ruck. From 15 to 14, the Wallabies find themselves in 13 to 15. And when the goal seems done, with the New Zealanders in superiority offshore, to spoil everything is Rieko Ioane with a very unfortunate passage towards Beauden Barrett (who took over from David Havili), who gets the ball too far back and can’t control.
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But the capitulation is inevitable and postponed only at the beginning of the second half: Aaron Smith steals the ball in a ruck on 22 meters, fast ball off to explore the superiority delivered into the hands of Taukeiaho, who decides to do everything by himself, with a fake return and knocks out two defenders to jump over the line. And Mounga transforms. At 52 ‘comes the possible turning point: Gordon collects the yellow card for having sunk a maul and with the new superiority the All Blacks score two tries. The first is signed by Mounga, who receives from Jordie Barrett, avoids Foley and slips between two other defenders to slip into the goal, the second is by Will Jordan, served by a football with which Beauden Barrett crosses the defensive line, paving the way for the wing for a 45-meter sprint. Mounga transforms them both and at 31-13 the accounts seem closed. However, Australia reacts, which in the 61st minute goes in goal again with Kellaway, triggered by a splendid short pass by Foley that opens the way for him. And at 67 ‘from a maul stopped at the corner towards the left flag, the Australians decide to open towards the backs, the New Zealand defense confirms the embarrassments, does not cover the field and for Kellaway it is child’s play to slip between two black jerseys to fly to sign the double. Foley turns them both and returns to -4. At 71 ‘Mounga re-extends on placed, but just a minute later yet another New Zealand horror defense, with Will Jordan letting Pete Samu escape along the out: the flanker unloads inside for Marika Koroibete, who absorbs two defenders and then returns to the companion for the dive. Foley transforms and it’s a draw. In the 76th minute, the All Blacks leave Papalii isolated from a well-worked touchline in mid-field, Valetini rushes on the breakdown and forces the opponent to keep it: on the pitch 49 meters away from the goalposts Nic White (who took over from Gordon) makes no mistake . The All Blacks throw themselves to the siege, trigger a maul that makes its way deep inside the 22 opponents, Dane Coles tries to do it alone, but isolates himself and grants punishment. White, however, delays the recovery too much and the referee assigns a scrum in favor of the All Blacks right under the goalposts while the time expires, the possession is well preserved even if the attempts to break through the forwards are rejected, so Mounga decides to open and finds Jordan, who in turn widens for Jordie Barrett who can dive and sign the overtaking and victory goal.
September 15, 2022 (change September 15, 2022 | 16:26)
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