Australia led the world champions by 25 points with twelve minutes to go. Then four Wallabies were sent to the bin in six minutes. Harry Wilson on seventy. Ryan Lonergan a minute later, with a penalty try against him. Then Sua'ali'i.

Then Paisami on seventy-six. Eleven men in gold, defending their own line, against a full-strength Bomb Squad. South Africa scored 21 unanswered points in the last twelve minutes. Australia held. 42-38. But here's the thing we want to talk about: the ending is not why they won. For sixty minutes Australia were simply the better rugby team — and the way they got there says more about where this side is heading than any goal-line stand. Rod Kafer — 12 Tests for the Wallabies, a World Cup winner in 1999, and a side that won ten of the twelve matches he played in — joins George Gregan and John Smit to break it down. Oh, and the referee finished the Test match borrowing a mobile phone.

Australia led the world champions by 25 points with twelve minutes to go. Then four Wallabies were sent to the bin in six minutes. Harry Wilson on seventy. Ryan Lonergan a minute later, with a penalty try against him. Then Sua'ali'i.
Then Paisami on seventy-six. Eleven men in gold, defending their own line, against a full-strength Bomb Squad. South Africa scored 21 unanswered points in the last twelve minutes. Australia held. 42-38. But here's the thing we want to talk about: the ending is not why they won. For sixty minutes Australia were simply the better rugby team &mdash; and the way they got there says more about where this side is heading than any goal-line stand. Rod Kafer &mdash; 12 Tests for the Wallabies, a World Cup winner in 1999, and a side that won ten of the twelve matches he played in &mdash; joins George Gregan and John Smit to break it down. Oh, and the referee finished the Test match borrowing a mobile phone.

A weekly podcast hosted by two of Rugby’s most decorated legends, GEORGE GREGAN & JOHN SMIT.

I Love Rugby blends forensic match analysis, unfiltered banter, and personal stories that no journalist can access, from inside international dressing rooms, Test camp hotels, and the hardest conversations in the game.

 

 

A weekly podcast hosted by two of Rugby&rsquo;s most decorated legends, GEORGE GREGAN &amp; JOHN SMIT.
I Love Rugby blends forensic match analysis, unfiltered banter, and personal stories that no journalist can access, from inside international dressing rooms, Test camp hotels, and the hardest conversations in the game.
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