Rugby: All Blacks Beat Wallabies in Error-Ridden Game

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Published: August 18, 2012

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The All Blacks have got their Rugby Championship campaign underway with a 27-19 win against the Wallabies in Sydney. It was far from a convincing win, though, as both teams delivered error-ridden performances making for a messy game that never really got going.

After conceding an early penalty from the kickoff, the All Blacks began to fire, dominating the first 30 minutes and playing their best rugby of the game. In contrast, the Wallabies were awful, often panicking inside their own half and putting themselves under unnecessary pressure.

This dominance led to an 18-point run, where the All Blacks touched down for two outstanding tries while Daniel Carter was able to add eight points through two penalties and a conversion.

The first of these tries came from a beautifully executed set move, where Carter dummied to two decoy runners who drew the Wallaby defenders. This set Israel Dagg up in a one-on-one situation with the covering Kurtley Beale, who proceeded to miss the tackle and allow Dagg to score the first try.

Both men were involved in the second too, as a dropped ball by Beale gave the All Blacks a scrum that would allow Cory Jane to touch down out wide. An outstanding piece of work from Dagg made this possible, getting the ball through his hands at such speed that the Wallaby defenders couldn’t get across in time to cover.

The Wallabies were to strike back right before the break, as Nathan Sharpe crashed over to take the score to 18-10.

From here the game became very messy as both sides made too many mistakes to gain any momentum. The basic skill level wasn’t high, as simple passes were dropped and too many inaccuracies crept into the game. It was to end at 27-19 with both sides kicking three penalties in the final 40 to make for a rather dour second half.

The officiating of Alain Roland didn’t help either, giving far too many penalties to allow the game to ever...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Rugby Union

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