All Blacks too good for Wallabies

All Blacks too good for Wallabies

18 Aug 2012

GARETH DUNCAN watched the All Blacks ease to a comfortable 27-19 win over the Wallabies in Sydney.

It wasn’t the most convincing All Blacks performance, but there were clear signs that the current world champions will be the side to beat of this Rugby Championship.

They dominated most of the facets of play, especially in general play as their breakdown dominance laid the platform for this victory. The All Blacks pack dominated their Australian counterparts, which saw the backline thrive.

Despite this ascendancy, the All Blacks only had limited chances to cross the chalk. But they were lethal in the opposition’s red zone, finishing off most of their try-scoring opportunities. This should improve as this team continues to build during the campaign.

The scoreline flattered the Wallabies, who struggled on attack and were guilty of too many individual errors. Kurtley Beale had a nightmare at fullback as his two missed tackles in the last line of defence cost his team two tries.

The boot of Berrick Barnes kept the hosts in the game, but they’ll need to work on their cohesion and offence if they want to be a threat this season. Talks of them being the Pumas’ best bet for victory on Argentinean soil seem likely.

The Wallabies enjoyed a good start to the match, forcing a penalty from an early scrum shortly after the kick-off. Barnes was on target. But once the All Blacks kicked into gear, they gained control of the match.

The All Blacks surged into a 13-3 lead by the end of the first quarter, thanks to Israel Dagg’s try and Dan Carter’s boot.

Dagg’s try came from a smart set-piece move, which saw Sonny Bill Williams and Ma’a Nonu’s dummy runs suck in the Wallabies defence, and Carter’s accurate pass to his fullback giving him a one-on-one run against Beale. And Dagg beat the Aussie No 15 on his outside to sneak in at the corner. Carter added the extras, in addition to two penalties.

The Wallabies created promising chances thereafter, but poor handling and interplay saw the All Blacks easily restricting the home team, creating pressure.

This pressure was evident on the half-hour mark as Beale knocked-on an easy pass from Genia in the Wallabies’ 22m area, which proved costly. From the resulting scrum, the All Blacks shifted possession quickly through the backline, which created space for Cory Jane out wide. Again, Beale was beaten on the outside and Jane dived over.

With an 18-3 advantage, it looked like the All Blacks were going to cruise to victory. But the Wallabies hit back cruicially before half-time as Digby Ioane’s rush to the tryline put Nathan Sharpe in a position to power over. Barnes kicked the conversion for the last points of the first stanza, which saw the All Blacks hold an 18-10 lead at the break.

The final 40 proved to be a kicking contest, with Carter and Barnes adding three penalties apiece. The All Blacks had two clear try-scoring opportunities, but the Wallabies did well to force the visitors into touch.

Australia managed to cut the deficit to five points during the dying stages of the Test as Barnes slotted his fourth three-pointer. But it was always going to be too late and New Zealand held on.

Carter kicked a penalty for the last action of the game, taking the winning margin to eight points and denying the hosts a losing bonus-point.

Wallabies head coach Robbie Deans’ record against the All Blacks reads three wins from 16 fixtures. This will likely be three from 17 next weekend when the two teams clash again in Auckland.


276 Comments

Pages: « 1 [2] 3 4 5 6 » Show All

  • 51.goyougoodthing2: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:42 pm

    This could go very very pear shaped… Beale is better than that.

  • 52.grant100: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:42 pm

    Lol…. Beale just saw himself in the mirror and got a fright…that guy is super ugly….

  • 53.I am a stormer: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:42 pm

    Once more I say, it looks like the Aussie u/14 out there.

  • 54.goyougoodthing2: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:42 pm

    Wow what a pass

  • 55.viewer: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:42 pm

    Scott FrigginBotham :-D

  • 56.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:43 pm

    The wobbly scrum is pathetic and the ref gives them penalties at almost every scrum??

    Higginbotham’s hands are so sore from whacking people behind play, he drops the ball.
    Beale is playing like he thinks he is cooper..

    AND Jane outplays the referee again!!

  • 57.Fern: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:43 pm

    @46
    for sure
    good try by jane.

  • 58.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:43 pm

    these all blacks are just sublime..

  • 59.I am a stormer: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:44 pm

    In test rugby that’s the price you pay for 2 dropped balls. 5 points, possibly 7.

  • 60.Micky Wicky: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:44 pm

    I reckon Suzie slipped something in the Wollbies’ drinks before kickoff :)
    this is getting ridiculous from a test side

  • 61.katman: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:45 pm

    @Transformation-58: They’re okay. THe rubbish wobblies make them look sublime though.

  • 62.Hondo: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:45 pm

    Forward pass from Dagg to Jane and its a try
    JdV can only look in envy at those masters with his primitive forward passes to Aplon

  • 63.goyougoodthing2: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:46 pm

    Looks like someone has bypassed the parental control on their PC… childish comments flying…

  • 64.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:46 pm

    That was rubbish by the ref, All lacks did not roll away, no way for Sharp to place the ball

  • 65.grant100: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:46 pm

    Nah suzie is dead…. The nz 1995 team ate her the night before thevrwc final… Thats why they shat through a straw

  • 66.goodstuff: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:47 pm

    Something tells me Beale is having a bad game, what could it be?

  • 67.katman: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:48 pm

    Sharpe gets it.

  • 68.goyougoodthing2: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:48 pm

    @sharks_lover-64: Rollain is all kinds of awful…

  • 69.poppa69: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:49 pm

    good try Aussie..

  • 70.grant100: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:49 pm

    If sharpe can score against the all blacks imagine what bekker would do …..

  • 71.Micky Wicky: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:49 pm

    @grant100-65: brilliant :)

  • 72.goodstuff: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:49 pm

    Finally something other than useless from the woblies, but I think it’s more case of three ABs letting their concentration drop.

  • 73.katman: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:50 pm

    Beale is having a rotten game, but Barnes is not far behind him. And they have a rubbish centre paring too.

  • 74.TheTackler: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:50 pm

    Why are all those yellow and black-shirted players doing on the field, getting in the way ? They must be under the mistaken impression that the crowd has come to see them play a bit of rugby rather than watch a mighty fine game of refereeing. Get off the field, all you annoying yellow men and black men! You’re blocking our view of the referee!

  • 75.Fern: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:51 pm

    nice try for oz,they had to score before halftime to stay in touch.
    they butchered one good oppurtunity and another promising one.
    the real rugby will only start later when the Springboks play,this is just a fairly interesting opening act.

  • 76.goyougoodthing2: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:51 pm

    @grant100-70: Go missing most probably, he has a werry sore wittle back doesn’t he?

  • 77.goyougoodthing2: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:52 pm

    @TheTackler-74: I concur. The little Irishman with the French name is loving his moment in the sun.

  • 78.poppa69: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:52 pm

    @goyougoodthing2-68: he wasnt in 2009 though :wink:

  • 79.goyougoodthing2: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:54 pm

    @poppa69-78: I have to say, he is quite pedantic, quite useless and I don’t like the way he blows the game. Ever.

  • 80.goodstuff: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:54 pm

    Yo Tackler would you rather have the ref do nothing? At least one if the AB tries was a forward pass break. But the pop pass gets a bye because it looks cool…cool forward.

  • 81.poppa69: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:57 pm

    @goyougoodthing2-79: nope, me either…

    @goodstuff-80: yawn , and you can tell this from sitting in your lounge room on another continent watching the TV? hahaha no mention of the Aussie indiscretions? fair enough..

  • 82.Spiesisworthless1: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:57 pm

    Crappy, shapeless game. The Wannabes really are terrible apart from Genia & Ioane.

  • 83.Spiesisworthless1: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:57 pm

    Should say, have been.

  • 84.goyougoodthing2: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:57 pm

    I must say, I don’t like the idea of bonus points in test matches.

  • 85.poppa69: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:58 pm

    Higginbottom holding Mccaw back at a ruck, yet nary a word here? if it was the reverse there would be 20 posts on it by now..

  • 86.Hurricane: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 12:58 pm

    @goodstuff-80:
    All AB tries are illeagal etc, we know.

  • 87.Hurricane: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 13:00 pm

    @Spiesisworthless1-82:
    There have been some awesome AB backline moves you must say.
    Both teams struggling at times to hold/keep the ball.

  • 88.Hurricane: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 13:01 pm

    @poppa69-78:
    hahaha yeah strange that.

  • 89.katman: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 13:01 pm

    @poppa69-85: Sod off, little man. I can’t think of anyone who wants you here.

  • 90.Fern: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 13:01 pm

    @puma and sharkslover
    the sharks has a great culture
    i am sure the fact that jp peterson’s uncle played for natal had a huge influence on him.

  • 91.Hurricane: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 13:01 pm

    ding ding round 2

  • 92.Brigadier Van Zyl: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 13:02 pm

    Wobblies havent kicked once…..they need better field position and dtop the kid errors

  • 93.Hurricane: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 13:02 pm

    @katman-89:
    thats it, you just cant think fullstop :-)

  • 94.grant100: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 13:02 pm

    Carter not so accurate anymore… Without trying to be funny, he should ask grant and goosen for some tips….

  • 95.goyougoodthing2: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 13:02 pm

    @Fern-90: Of course the sad irony is that the Noble boys were considered hot favourites to join the Sharks and the JP stood up and Dusty and co are now playing 1st Div. Life is tough.

  • 96.Puma: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 13:02 pm

    @sharks_lover-64: I read about Jean-Luc Du Plessis signing with the Sharks in todays paper.

    Its said that WP rugby official spoke off the record about how confident he was that Du Plessis, the son of former Springbok Carel du plessis, would sign for WP. “We’ve lost Pollard but the best one is staying home,” he said.

    How wrong he was. However, the decision by the promising all-rounder wasn’t and easy one to make. As he is also plays cricket. He said. “It was a tough call to make” said Du plessis. “I enjoy team sport and love playing cricket, but, after serious thought, I have chosen to forgo cricket in favour of a career in rugby.

    “The offer from the Sharks to join their rugby academy is a great way to kick things off for me. The way they went about thinks, the professionlism…I was sold.”

    “WP had, like the Sharks, met me to talk about my future. In the end, though their offer and where they saw me years down the line didn’t match that of the Sharks.”

    So he has signed a two year contract with the Sharks.

  • 97.kaksioek: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 13:03 pm

    @katman-89: What about the people he would otherwise be bothering in real life?

  • 98.katman: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 13:04 pm

    @Hurricane-93: You’re missing 4 pieces of punctuation there. Want to try and tell me what they are?

  • 99.poppa69: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 13:04 pm

    @katman-89: you mayt as well enjoy watching the test matches mate, seeing as your leeus-ers will be confined to playing CC rugby

    hahahahahaha

    truth hurt does it katcnut?

  • 100.Hondo: Reply to this comment
    18 Aug 2012, 13:04 pm

    @goyougoodthing2-77:
    That scoundrel won us few tests, the 2009 Thri Nations included
    ;)

Pages: « 1 [2] 3 4 5 6 » Show All

Keo.co.za has always promoted uncensored views, but has never tolerated racist or crass outbursts. Come on guys and girls. If you can't moderate yourselves or each other then I am going to be forced to regulate the posts and enforce a registration process for comments. The choice is yours.

Have your say

You must be logged in to post a comment.