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Summer internationals week 2: match thread
(lemmy.world)
A feast of rugby tomorrow, anyone attending? Predictions welcomed, reviews also appreciate
Aus v Wales has been a good watch so far; I'd say the Wallabies are looking the better team but struggling with a bit of dropped ball so haven't been able to take full advantage of the half-breaks they're generating.
I enjoyed the full game, even though both teams got the dropsies at times. Lolesio trying for a cross field kick instead of just passing into a 2-2 out wide 10m out from the line got him yanked by Schmidt but I think for the most part he was pretty good and is still building into a combination with Gordon. The latter box kicked well but it was a good call to sub when the game started to become a lot looser.
For the most part the Wallabies many rookies stood up & got the job done so they can rightly be proud of getting the win. Wales aren't a tip top team by any means and are rebuilding themselves - but have had more time in camp and more games played than Schmidt who basically prepped the team with 4 sessions so with more time the Wallabies should improve for game 2.
Thought Brousset was really good too, clear in his instructions throughout, not afraid to follow up on warnings and be decisive.