One of the very best performances by Wales in recent years saw them trounce Australia 40-6 to guarantee a place in the quarterfinals of the RWC. No one really saw this coming. In fact, after an evenly contested first half an hour in which Wales lost Dan Biggar to injury, it looked to us Welsh pessimists as if Wales could actually lose despite leading 16-6.
The team talks at half-time must have been interesting
to say the least. Wales emerged for the second half full of purpose and
professionalism while Australia seemed to have lost their mojo. Eddie Jones
obviously didn’t hit the right notes. Surely his days as coach are numbered.
In the second half Wales were absolutely tremendous
and kept the scoreboard ticking over with a stream of Anscombe penalties as
they kept Australia under extreme pressure. They also scored a couple of good
tries to complement the excellent first half try from Davies. Yes, it was a
comprehensive victory
The couch was pushed back against the wall as I
watched with my jaw dropping in astonishment as Wales dismembered the dejected
and woeful Wallabies. Bread of heaven!
Wales now have a couple of weeks off before they face
Georgia in their last pool game. A win will see them top their group and
potentially face Argentina in the quarterfinal.
Well done Wales!
No comments:
Post a Comment