by Australia scratched Fiji 21-18 in a performance that indicates that the British and Irish lions don’t fear that they will go into their test series.
It took an attempt by Harry Wilson in the 78th minute, which Ben Donaldson was converted to save the Wallabies from an embarrassing defeat in their only game before taking over against Andy Farrell’s tourists.
Harry Wilson goes to the late attempt that saved a victory for Australia – Getty Images/Saeed Khan
Australia flees with a win, but at a price
Therefore, a complete catastrophe was averted thanks to the efforts of Harry Wilson and the officials who did their best to prefer the Wallabies with their interventions. However, this was still a miserable achievement for Australia, which was exhausted by losing Noah Lolesio due to a seriously looking injury.
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Lolesio was put in a neck support before it was worn on a stretcher in the 60th minute after another crispy Fijian collision, which was later more than a scant of the brain.
Noah Lolesio suffered a serious injury to Australia – AP/Mark Baker
… and the float half was held with a neck support, whereby his injury later reported as a whitewater trauma – Getty Images/Cameron Spencer
Nevertheless, this lets the flies of the Wallabies penetrate dangerously thinly into the three-test series against the Lions on July 19. Ben Donaldson replaced Lolesio in the McDonald Jones Stadium, while Tom Lynagh, son of Wallabies Great Michael, and Veteran James O’Connor, who played in the 2013 series in 2013, in the series of Wallabies played in Wallabies series. Miserable performance against their conquerors of the World Cup.
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After Fiji, who had built a 14-0 lead in the first half late in the first half, came into this match from two training sessions, shortly before half-time exposed Salessi Rayasi. They dominated the second half with Lekima TagiTagivalu Crossing after a sensational Jiuta Wainiqolo run and two punishments by Caleb Muntz, who achieved a fully deserved 18 to 14 lead. You could be ahead of the front before Captain Wilson saved her bacon with only a minute to secure a 21:18 victory.
TV match officer could ruin this series
So far, the TMO had a harmful influence on the Lions tour -its intervention in the Waratah’s game led to a loud booing in the Allianz Stadium -but in Newcastle it reached new levels of minor interference. After Fiji 15-14 led, Harry Potter threw a hospital pass to Nick Frost, which was properly turned over, and the Pacific islanders immediately worked the ball to Sireli Maqala in the corner. The TMO, Eric Gauzins, first searched for obstruction, but then went back and discovered Potter’s trunk had brushed the touch. In the meantime, Gauzins took an absolute age to confirm that Tom Wright had thrown a ball forward that looked like an American football pass in the stands.
The Wallabies were relieved to see a attempt in the second half of Sireli Maqala, which was excluded by the TMO – Getty Images/Scott Gardiner
“The Brumbies had an attempt to have decreased this year and I think they went back 19 phases,” said Fiji head coach Mick Byrne. “I understand that you can get as many phases as possible in your possession. I didn’t know that you can also return to the opposition. Maybe we can return 10 minutes next year. Maybe wrong.
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In Super Rugby Pacific, the TMO only has a limited mandate to interfere, unless it is a serious foul or the earth of the ball. The Australian public is not too impressed by the busy body of the TMOs in the Lions tour. Come in the series that the boiling point could be impatient.
Joseph Sua’ali’i – The most expensive bait in the world
This was the home debut for Australia’s best known players. After the rugby League convert on the world in the autumn international, he was much calmer here, even though he demonstrated his fabulous fishing skills: first in the establishment of Dave Porecki’s seventh minute and then inadmissible for Max Jorgensens.
Overall, however, he played a peripheral role in the influence of the game, which only passed six times, which was just as many loose strikers Nick Frost, Langi Gleeson and Fraser Mcreight. He often became a bait runner with the center partner Len Ikitau, who passed behind his run to Wings Max Jorgensen and Harry Potter. The Wallabies may keep his powder dry with Sua’ali’i, but it was still surprising that in his first test on Australian soil he did not stroke his traces.
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Fraser Mcreight will be a problem
Mcreight made a large old number in both England and Ireland during the collapse of autumn and he was a threat here that achieved two major sales and won two more punishments. From my viewpoint – both behind the destination in the first half and high up in the second stand – he did not always seem to support his body weight, and it will be interesting to see whether there is a different interpretation between Ben O’Keeffe and the two Europeans in the second and third parties.
Fraser Mcreight celebrates his attempt with team -mate Max Jorgensen – AP/Mark Baker
In all efforts of Mcreights, Fiji dominated the contact area in the second half with its muscular backs like auxiliary flanks.
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Wallabies Set-Piece looks solid
Head coach Joe Schmidt was satisfied with the functioning of the line-out and the view that the Scrum was not sufficiently rewarded for its dominance. Again, it was not helped by the reigning and number of resets, K, but with Allan Alaalatoa you have a clever losseshead, while Angus Bell offers an explosive shot. Add Skelton in the second row in the weight of Will, and what is traditionally an area of vulnerability for Australia in the Lions series can be a weapon.
