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Why the Wallabies had to silence the referee's whistle to claim an
England draw
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Among all the comments that came out of the Wallabies after their second Test loss in Brisbane last weekend – they missed crashes, too many self-plagued, misguided lineouts – there was one key underlying message.
Key points:
Australia lost the second Test in Brisbane due to their inability to close the game
Improving their discipline will be crucial because of England captain Owen Farrell’s goal kicking prowess
The return of Queensland striker Harry Wilson should give the Wallabies an extra dimension of attack
Australia just didn’t have enough patience to last longer than a dodgy England side who, through Owen Farrell’s boot, only managed to stay ahead the entire game.
As a result, when they returned in the first game of a draw in Perth, they couldn’t be in Brisbane — all because of their own faults they made in the face of relentless pressure from an England team desperate to break records. losing four times in a row.
There’s not even a pattern to it. It started with a toppled lineout with 10 minutes to play. James O’Connor kept himself isolated in the 72nd minute.
Jake Gordon delivered a superb pass forward to Marika Koroibete in the 77th minute. Angus Bell was pinged in scrum a minute later. Rob Valetini had more of a ruckus in the 80th minute from the corner of the side fence than “through the gate” needed.
When it matters, and when they need calm more than ever, all they find is fault.
Basically, they were running out of time to chase England’s 25-17 lead.
And it didn’t help that the Wallabies gave England – and Farrell in particular – chances for regular points.
Four first-half penalties following Billy Vunipola’s effort put England 19-0 up after 32 minutes but this has been the trend in both tests to date.
Farrell has taken nine penalties from 11 attempts in this series, with the Wallabies discipline responsible for most of them.
England turned the screw on Australia in the final stages of the match in Brisbane. (Getty Images: Cameron Spencer)
Instead, and even with the Wallabies opting for corner kicks and chasing tries on occasion, Noah Lolesio took only four penalty attempts to draw.
Wallabies’ injury toll is worryingly rising as well.
World Rugby’s newly extended 12-day concussion delay saw Jordan Petaia drop out of the Sydney Test soon after he failed the HIA in Brisbane, while Izaia Perese (patella), Scott Sio (shoulder) and Cadeyrn Neville (knee) were added to the list of victims to see. roughly a third of the current Wallabies squad is unavailable for the third Test.
As such, Rennie has been forced to make changes at the selection table, making four changes to his starting team for the third Test and another six for the bench.
With full-time on Saturday night, he will use as many as 32 players in three games.
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