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00:00World Cup, years down the line, historians might say that the spirit of this Wallabies
00:05side was born right here in Townsville.
00:09You see, history is waiting to be written.
00:11It's not predetermined.
00:13It's waiting for you to decide what will be recorded.
00:16Oh, they're going all in.
00:18Harry Wilson decided our story that day.
00:21Bell!
00:23They go all in and they hit the jackpots!
00:27And it was a turning point for Australian rugby.
00:30A decision that proved above all, that this team wants to win.
00:35Wallabies win in Townsville!
00:37And Australia responded.
00:39This moment reflected the Aussie underdog spirit, igniting a wave of public support.
00:47Have a look at the past three home games, seas of gold, everywhere.
00:54So we returned here again, where we saw something special in the Wallabies jersey.
00:59Country Bank Stadium, the fans are so close to the action, you can feel the roar of the
01:05crowd when you're out there.
01:06Since our first game here, we haven't lost.
01:10There's just something in the water up here in North Queensland.
01:13Can the walls of this stadium become our fortress?
01:17The golden thread connecting players is not just the dirt they stand on, but the pride they
01:23have in representing their country, our country.
01:27New Jersey asks one thing, total commitment.
01:30Last week, Japan pushed the Wallabies to the edge in Osaka.
01:34It's a heart stopper, here in Osaka.
01:37Storylines have been written in the dirt here before.
01:40And plenty more will come today, as the Wallabies welcome Japan here to Townsville.
01:46To our home ground, one we know has gold in its heart, and a nation behind its team.
01:56Home is, wherever I'm with you, the perfect tees for what's to come in North Queensland.
02:04And the conditions are A1 in Townsville for this test match between Australia and Japan.
02:12Terrific to have you with us on the Nine Network and Stand Sport, where the Wallabies are looking
02:18to make it three straight wins for the first time since 2024, while Japan are chasing their first
02:26ever victory against the men in gold.
02:29Great to have your company.
02:31I'm Sean Loney and joining me in commentary on a day we will welcome Wallaby 1000.
02:37Justin Harrison, Wallaby 770 and Michael Hooper, Wallaby 859.
02:44And Hoops, we are set, ready to go on a perfect afternoon in Townsville.
02:49And Japan come to town, last start, loses, but very much in four.
02:54Yeah, thanks, Seany.
02:56Weren't they good last week, their attack?
02:58And here we're taking a look at the team.
02:59The five changes to the Japanese starting team this week in Townsville.
03:02The front row remains unchanged.
03:04Takauchi, how good was he last week?
03:06Harry Hockings comes in alongside Warner Derns, who was again outstanding.
03:10Ben Gunter, Kosley and Makisi, the tri-scorer last week.
03:15Round out that forward pack.
03:16And then Saito and Ito, how good was that combination?
03:19They remain unchanged in the halves.
03:21Kida, Yunebo, and Riley, 11, 12, and 13, and 14.
03:27He, Yazaki, and Matsunaga, good with the boot last week in Osaka.
03:33If we get a chance to see Michael Leach as well as Cornelison, Jack Cornelison.
03:38A man many Aussies will know very, very well.
03:41So that's how Japan line up.
03:43Now Justin Harris.
03:44And we turn our attention to the men in gold, the Wallabies.
03:47The Wallabies, second test under Les Kiss.
03:50These are the players that he's chosen.
03:52He's made a few changes as well.
03:53Angus Bell, Josh Nassar, Taniela Tupou lead up the front.
03:57Lockie Shaw, Salakai Lotto.
03:59Big inclusions in the second row.
04:01Size and aggression.
04:02Charlie Kyle, Tazano, and Wilson on the back row.
04:06They are going to be run off their feet today.
04:08Mid-afternoon game in Townsville.
04:10This Japanese side loves to throw the ball around.
04:13Tazano and Kyle are going to clock up some metres,
04:15and Wilson's going to have to take some hard carries.
04:16Lonigan and Gordon, that's the spine of this Wallaby team
04:20that we've wanted back together since that exciting Irish test in Sydney.
04:25Pesami and Henry.
04:26Henry, big, abrasive.
04:28He's going to bend the line, and he's going to create some space
04:31for Jorgensen, Wright, and Potter inside and outside him.
04:37And it is a supercharged bench as well this afternoon.
04:41Fraser McWright and Tate McDermott, a couple of Queenslanders
04:44alongside Filippo Dangunuk, and a potential Wallabies cap
04:50for Massimo de Lutas as well, fellas.
04:54That's been the story behind the story all week,
04:56and I can't wait to see the big guy get on.
04:59It's pretty exciting.
05:00It's like watching your odometer on the car when it clicks over at 10,000.
05:04It's like the Y2K, the 1.8K, the big 1,000.
05:09It is exciting, isn't it, Hoops?
05:11What a special memory for him and for us all.
05:13Yeah, pretty sweet number, isn't it?
05:15You won't forget that any time soon.
05:17You heard Timmy Hoare and legendary Wallaby in the warm-up around.
05:20He'll be wanting to make the most of it.
05:22He'll be wanting to do his absolute best in the journey,
05:24doing simple things really well this afternoon here at Townsville.
05:28Well, he doesn't want...
05:30I'll tell you what he also doesn't want.
05:31He doesn't want the Glennie Trimble 1 on his back for the rest of his career as well.
05:35If he does get on for that test match, he wants to get off 1 pretty quick and get to
05:392.
05:39You're spot on, Hoops, performance before recognition about numbers.
05:44And looking at that man there, Dean, he knows how to perform in this jersey, that is for sure.
05:52There was a force last week, wasn't he?
05:54Emery, that quick drive around the ruck.
05:56It's good work in the line-out.
05:58Great skill set, big physical presence in the line-out.
06:02They've gone with Australian born Harry Hockings, formerly the Queensland Reds, been in Japan a long time now.
06:07They're going to be a real threat come line-out time.
06:09The Wallabies have been so good from line-out.
06:12Nice little touch, a nice little connection.
06:15Talk always, Justin Harrison, about the connection between Wallabies and the Golden Thread.
06:21And that's Eva Harris walking out alongside Harry Wilson.
06:24The former Wallaby Mike Harris calls Townsville home.
06:28So that threat continues for the boys and girls.
06:31Yeah, absolutely.
06:32What a special moment for boys and girls to see and feel and touch their heroes.
06:41Kids getting a chance to run onto the grass there.
06:44What a special time for them.
06:46Yeah, it's something they won't forget any time soon.
06:49Sometimes they're more pumped up for the players, those kids getting to step out onto the field.
06:53It's a great part of the game to walk alongside them with the jersey on.
06:56Okay, we are set, ready to go for our three-game ceremony.
07:01And we head now down to the field of play at Queensland Country Bank State.
07:11Please stand if you are able for the national anthem of Japan to be performed by Shu Shusaki.
07:18Followed by Advance Australia Fair to be performed by Chelsea Bonanno.
07:53viewing the
08:05Oh
08:54Oh
09:06Oh
09:08Australians
09:08Oh
09:09Let us rejoice
09:11For we are one and free
09:16With golden soil
09:19And well
09:20Foot soil
09:21Our home is girt by sea
09:24Our
09:26Land of bounds
09:28In nature's pits
09:30Of beauty rich
09:33And rare
09:34In history's
09:37Page let every
09:39Stage advance
09:40Australia
09:42Fair
09:44In joyful strength
09:47Then let us
09:48Sing advance
09:50Australia
10:06The
10:07Wallabies defeat
10:08Japan kickoff
10:09Just moments away
10:12Carter
10:13Carter Gordon
10:14What a special human he is
10:16What is he going to do today to this game
10:19We know it's going to be fast
10:20We know that this Wallaby team has been given
10:23A little bit of a license to flare
10:24By Les Kiss
10:26And that is the man to do it
10:28Lovely
10:29Sweeping runs from left to right
10:32Left to right pass
10:32Right to left
10:33Can hit a player
10:3430 to 40
10:36Yards away
10:37On the fly
10:37In front
10:38All of the ingredients
10:40Of a 10 that we want to see
10:42And Lonegan paired with Lonegan
10:43Such a great start
10:45Against Ireland
10:46For those two
10:46Let's see what they've got today
10:47Yeah and his opposite number here
10:50Ito how good was he last week
10:52Plucked out of Meiji University
10:53Up there in Japan
10:56Eddie Jones said throughout the week
10:58He's developing really nicely
10:59And I think everyone else agrees
11:01With that statement
11:0215 carries last week
11:04One try
11:04His hands were on everything
11:17Okay for the second time
11:18In a week
11:19The Wallbys are about to take on Japan
11:22Last week in
11:24Osaka was a men in goal
11:25Too good for Japan
11:28Sneaking home by just three points
11:30But Harry Wilson and his men
11:32Look prime this afternoon
11:34At St Country Bank Stadium
11:36In Townsville
11:37A venue that saw them deliver
11:39One of the more memorable
11:40Wallabys wins
11:41In recent times
11:42Last year against Argentina
11:43They've never lost
11:44At this venue
11:46And are looking to make it
11:48Three wins on the spin
11:50For the first time since 2024
11:53Start this afternoon
11:54For Tupo and Charlie Cale as well
11:57Who adds plenty of athleticism
11:59And pace around the field
12:01Paul Williams was a man
12:02In charge here
12:03Last year as the Wallabys
12:05Took down Argentina
12:07Well after
12:10The final whistle had gone
12:11Here we go
12:12Here's the opening one
12:13In North Queensland
12:15The Wallabys up against Japan
12:17And it's floated just inside
12:18Japan's 22 taken well
12:21And tidied up there by
12:22Takeuchi
12:23Saikto
12:25Happy to fire it away
12:26He finds Hockings
12:28With an early carry
12:30Last week guys
12:30Former Queensland Red
12:32And now
12:34Japan
12:34Make good
12:36Contact downfield
12:37They let it bounce
12:38And that is a great touch finder
12:40From Saikto
12:45It is it is going to be an interesting start to this game
12:48But what are both teams going to do
12:50Hoops they're going to feel each other out with some territory
12:52They're going to go wide early and get some pace straight away
12:55No no
12:56We'll get this right
12:56See that big mark there
12:57That's the middle
12:58You stand there
13:00Wallabys come in please
13:01Paul Williams is going to get in the middle of that
13:02We want to get that gap sorted right from the get go
13:05Set the standard early
13:09That's up
13:09Good with the throw
13:11The first one
13:11He's on the money there to Shaw
13:13Here's Wilson
13:15Back for Lonegan
13:16Who
13:18Takes his time for the clearing box kick
13:21Sends it high
13:22The chase is good
13:24Well wait it all
13:25So when it comes down
13:26It was there for the taking
13:27No no no
13:29Good job
13:30Well done
13:30Lonegan just couldn't hang on
13:32And now Japan go on the attack
13:33That was Matsunaga
13:34Looking to
13:35Get his back line in motion
13:37Paisani with a good stop shot there on
13:40Uenobo
13:41Back here to Derns
13:42One of the
13:44Form second rowers
13:45In World Rugby right now
13:48Ito
13:49Quick delivery away again to Matsunaga
13:52Got a man on the inside
13:53And Tupou was waiting and said
13:54Not through here not now
13:56Ito goes to the sky
13:58Back is
14:00Gordon
14:00Gets away from
14:02Gunter
14:03And then
14:03Tacks off and he's taken down by
14:06Takeuchi
14:07To Zano
14:08With his first touch of the afternoon
14:11Right
14:14Slice assist one
14:16Tricky for both sides
14:18Tap back well
14:19Here's a little error is it
14:21No it's play on
14:22It's off the boot
14:23Jorgensen looking to create there
14:24Takeuchi ran so well with ball in hand last week
14:27Met that time round by
14:29To Zano
14:30That was flat real flat
14:32And on powers
14:33Makisi
14:34Saito
14:35Wide for Derns
14:36Good hands
14:36Ito
14:37Ito
14:38Spins it to the edge
14:39That's Matsunaga working his way down the left hand side
14:42Good build up
14:43Good phase play this
14:44From Japan
14:45Derns again
14:46The captain just short of the 22
14:48Ito
14:50Sharp handling this time from
14:53Uenoble
14:54Saito
14:55Flat short for
14:56Jitter
14:57Again
14:58Tupo makes a good tackle
15:03Okabe
15:05Dropped by Bell
15:07Saito
15:07Over to Ito
15:09That rush sharp
15:10That was Jorgensen putting pressure on
15:12That looked to be lost
15:12Forward
15:13And
15:15Was
15:16So the Wallabies defence
15:19Holds firm
15:20And we'll have our first
15:21Scrum of the afternoon
15:23Let's go guys
15:29Let's go boys
15:30Quick set up
15:31Let's go
15:33Yeah
15:34Precision at breakdown
15:35And pace of game
15:36Japan
15:36Are looking to introduce early
15:38Here we go
15:39Left and right
15:40Keeping that defensive line honest
15:41In behind
15:43Some good incisive
15:44Inside shoulder
15:47Classic tactics to generate
15:48Quick ball in contact situations
15:50Get it in and get it out
15:51Get it in the halfbacks hands
15:52There we go
15:53There we go
15:58This is a good opportunity to see
15:59This Wallaby scrum
16:01Very good so far
16:03This year
16:04But this is a new starting pack
16:05In for this game
16:07Alan Alatoa out
16:08Eden Ross
16:10Stand
16:12Immediately
16:13Both of you
16:14Both
16:15If he does it
16:16Don't chase it
16:16Your standards please
16:18Here's our mark
16:19Keep the foot down
16:20Keep it planted please
16:21Both of you
16:22Let's go
16:23And again like that line out
16:24Paul Williams coming in
16:25Just to set the standard early
16:27With this scrummaging
16:27Let's go
16:29It's such a force
16:30This scrum
16:31In the second half of games
16:32This year
16:33The Wallabies
16:47Grouch
16:51My
16:54Turn
16:56Yeah okay
17:00Now this is an area of the game
17:01That we've got to
17:02We've got to get right
17:03Hoots
17:04Excellent
17:04You can't expect referees
17:06To coach scrums
17:07So Mark guys go again
17:08They've got a fine
17:09They've got a fine spot
17:10Early
17:11Get a bad arm
17:12Get the ball in play
17:13Condition the scrum
17:14Through reprimand
17:15Not coaching
17:16Perfect well done
17:17Yeah I agree with that
17:18Justin
17:19It's quite fine
17:19Let's go
17:21Know the rules at this level
17:23Get setting the standard
17:24Make a call early
17:26And then hold it
17:27Through the duration of the game
17:28Bind up
17:29Interesting stat
17:29The Wallabies
17:3078% of scrums this year
17:32Produces a penalty
17:33Or free kick
17:34Crouch
17:35It's a really strong area
17:36Their game
17:36They need to continue
17:38Bind
17:41Set
17:42Ho
17:44Better this time around
17:45Down from both sides
17:46In Australia
17:47Now edge it forward
17:47They've got the penalty
17:48They've got the penalty
17:49Vantage here
17:49In comes Jorgensen
17:51Who frees it up beautifully
17:53To a hard running
17:54Henry
17:55Who goes well up over halfway
17:57Lonegan
17:58Working short side
18:01Line speeding defence there
18:02From Yazaki
18:03Lonegan
18:04Right
18:05Coming round the
18:07Back of that ruck
18:08Driven on forward now
18:09By Shaw
18:11Lonegan
18:12Gordon
18:13Salacolota
18:14Nice hands here
18:15Put away for Wright
18:16Who bumped off and then
18:17Cleared the pass for Tisano
18:21Excellent work from Wright
18:22To set up
18:23This attacking charge
18:25Tupou on the angle
18:27Clatters his way forward
18:29Gordon
18:30Wrapping around
18:31Freeing up space
18:32On the outside
18:33Here they go
18:34Potter
18:35Henry
18:35Away for Jorgensen
18:37Jorgensen off
18:38Down the right
18:39Little stutter set
18:40Infield
18:41One short
18:43Now the picking goes on
18:45They launch it
18:46Tighter
18:46They got it down
18:47It's good
18:49It's Nasser
18:50Who comes up with it
18:52Terrific support play
18:54For the opening score
18:55For Australia
18:57Well what a wonderful
18:59Piece of play
19:00Back line at it's best
19:02Simple passing
19:04Some interesting decoy lines
19:06Let the ball do the work
19:07And create some space
19:09Creating space through the middle
19:10Isaac Henry
19:12Exceptional
19:12Line break
19:13Gets the ball back
19:14Nice and early
19:15Ryan Lonegan
19:16Always straight on it
19:17And there we see
19:17The back line go to work
19:19Harry Potter comes across
19:20Tom Wright involved
19:21Isaac Henry again backing up
19:22And Jorgo does his thing
19:24Importantly staying in
19:26Great finish
19:28Great space created
19:29And a great team try
19:32Yes Justin
19:33Really good depth
19:35From this Wallabies back line
19:38All running onto the ball
19:40All passes out in front
19:42That's a really good start
19:43For this Wallabies team
19:46Hornigan who is
19:49Coming in in terrific goal kicking
19:51Four
19:52Now is a conversion
19:54It makes it 7-0-7
19:55Gone
19:56A great start for the Wallabies
19:58And also for
19:58Josh Nassar
19:59I was talking to his father
20:01Brendan Nassar
20:02Who's here
20:02Watching in Townsville
20:05Bella Nassar of course
20:06To Wallabies 7's
20:07Captain's watching in Sydney
20:08And
20:09Nicole
20:10His mum is actually
20:11At her 60th birthday party
20:13At Hamilton Island
20:14So Nicky
20:15I hope you're not too far
20:16On your way
20:17And you're watching your son
20:17Score the first try of the match
20:19Here in Townsville
20:21That was a hope
20:22She might have pulled a couple of herbs on him
20:26Comments there from
20:27Tim Horan
20:28Wallaby 6-8-0
20:31Sideline
20:32Wallaby Hall of Famer
20:33Here comes
20:33Kaisami
20:34Who thought about the offload
20:36And wisely
20:37Tucked it under the wing
20:39To set up
20:40Another charge
20:43For Henry
20:45Lonnie
20:46For Salakai Lotto
20:48He rumbles towards
20:49You've got to stop that
20:50Doing that mate
20:50Another
20:50Queensland red
20:52Or former Queensland red
20:53The former Hawkins
20:55He slows up
20:56So
20:57Lonnie
20:58Flicks it over the top
20:59Wants this one just to come
21:00Infield
21:01A touch
21:02Potter went up
21:03Made a
21:03Good go of it
21:05But it made them all over the line
21:06And we'll have a line out
21:08Right in front of Tim Horan
21:09Yeah thanks Shawnee
21:10You can see that
21:11High kick there
21:12The breeze is in behind
21:13The Japanese team
21:14But a lot cooler conditions
21:16Compared to Osaka
21:17Last week
21:17As they play on quickly
21:20He took
21:21Third away to
21:24Makisi
21:25Who played
21:26Distributor centre field
21:27Now back
21:28To where it all began
21:30Salakai Lotto
21:31Goes in
21:32With a big shot
21:33Sits down
21:34Yosaki
21:36Takeuchi
21:36Now
21:39Bill
21:39Busy with his shoulders
21:40Couple of good stops
21:41Early on here
21:42Inside the first cent
21:44Just the one
21:44Try
21:45Going the way
21:46Of Josh Nasser
21:47Moments ago
21:48Here it is
21:49For Saitop
21:51With on the
21:53Pass there
21:54From the base of the ruck
21:55Found Riley
21:56Now Okabe
21:57Now Okabe
22:00Tupou and Tozano
22:01Combine to put him down
22:02Ito
22:03He not in the back line
22:05Once more
22:06Yosaki
22:07Towing it ahead here
22:09And again
22:11Tom Wright will let it bounce
22:13This time round
22:13He regathers
22:14Taps it down
22:15We'll have a goal line dropout
22:18I think this
22:19Townsville crowds can be treated
22:20To a game of running
22:21Justin you
22:22Asked the question early on
22:23What are both teams
22:24Going to do
22:25Wallabies have run out of their own end
22:27After scoring points
22:28Really the first Japanese kick so far this match
22:31And they've had some good attacking phases
22:33I think they're going to be in for a treat
22:35In Townsville here today
22:39Putting a distance on that restart
22:41Down to Matsunaga
22:44Who gives it away early to Gunter
22:46Who comes
22:47Hammering back
22:48Great charge there from
22:50Renny Gunter
22:52He dot mixing things up
22:54A little grubber in behind
22:55That's a tricky one too
22:56Lonnigan
22:57Gets to it first
22:58And shields it backwards
23:00Beautifully done at the end there
23:02By the Wallabies number 9
23:04Lonnigan
23:04Who leaves it there now
23:05For Wilson
23:07Here's the try scorer
23:08Nasser
23:12Just settles on
23:13Renables Lonnigan
23:14To bounce back
23:14Into the play
23:15And
23:17Potentially blast this one
23:19Into touch
23:19It's charged down
23:21Oh
23:21And it's a score
23:24The unlikeliest try scorer
23:26Harry Hawkins
23:28The Queenslander
23:30For Japan
23:31Makes it
23:317-5
23:34Well
23:34That is
23:35Using your hide and some
23:36And reading the game
23:38Japan have been probing
23:40Looking for space
23:41They go in behind
23:42And turn this
23:43Wallaby defence around
23:44Lonnigan gets there
23:45But can't hold on
23:47Harry Hawkins
23:48Doing
23:48What he does best
23:50Wow
23:53Interesting enough
23:54That was the first
23:55Box kick
23:56That Ryan Lonnigan
23:57Did last week
23:58Skips out a couple of steps
23:59Was put under pressure
24:00Up in Osaka
24:01He does it again
24:02Harry Hawkins
24:03Has time to get forward
24:04Doesn't kick straight
24:05From source
24:06Takes a few steps
24:07To try and get that width
24:08But that is exceptional play
24:09From Harry Hawkins
24:10Using all of his height
24:12Good technique
24:13To keep running through the ball
24:15And not jumping
24:15That's all of it
24:17That's all of it
24:17Gets a try
24:17Well done
24:23Conversion
24:23Slices out to the right
24:25Timmy Hawkins
24:27And a lot of that man
24:28With the Queensland Reds jersey
24:30On his back
24:30And he's
24:31Doing right
24:32In his home state
24:33This afternoon
24:34But for Japan
24:34Yeah great try
24:36For Harry Hawkins
24:37Yeah 28 games
24:38For the Queensland Reds
24:39Just at the start of COVID
24:40Then went to Japan
24:41And his wife Sophia's here watching
24:43His mum and dad
24:44His two brothers
24:45And he gets his first try
24:47In a Japanese jersey
24:48How good
24:52It's an enormous frame
24:53That Ron Montingham
24:54Is trying to get over
24:55The top of
24:57206 centimetres
24:59Harry Hawkins
25:00And a try scorer
25:01At test level now
25:03Tackle
25:04McKissie
25:05He scored a five pointer
25:06Last week
25:07And only here he goes
25:08Against Australia
25:09He's clearly got both knees
25:10On the ground
25:11Yes as you hear from
25:12Paul Williams
25:13There
25:13Lucky on the timing
25:15But there was a tackle
25:16He said it himself
25:17There
25:17Paul Williams
25:18The referee
25:19Just a bit unlucky
25:19With timing
25:20Isaac Henry
25:21Gets the strip
25:22As the Japanese player
25:24Knees are on the ground
25:26Obviously cannot do that
25:27That's a tackled man
25:30Gives the Japanese
25:32McKissie
25:33That is the ball carrier
25:34From Japan
25:35As you can see
25:36Just simultaneous
25:37But is the right call
25:38Japan get upfield
25:46Picked off
25:47Beautifully done by
25:49Australia there to
25:51Snatch possession back
25:53Lonegan
25:53Gordon wide
25:55Paisami
25:57Henry
25:58Jorgensen
25:59Got it wider to right
26:01Who wants this one just to
26:02Bite a touch
26:03It's running hard
26:06Deep into the in goal
26:08And Japan will
26:09Tap it down
26:10And Japan will have
26:11Another goal line
26:12Restart
26:13Gotta love that
26:14Thread at line out time
26:15Justin Harrison
26:16Charlie Cale
26:17Gets up
26:17Gets the steal at the front
26:18It's a real kite
26:19Okay
26:20To throw up there in the air
26:22Really good defensive threat
26:23For this Wallabies team
26:24There it is
26:25Look at that
26:27I'm not sure
26:28He's supposed to let them go
26:29In here
26:30That's the speed off ground
26:32Athleticism that he's got
26:33Isn't it Hoops
26:33What a weapon
26:38This one trapped down low by
26:40Charlie Cale
26:41So skilful
26:42We've seen that
26:43Nice
26:44The year with the Brumbies
26:47On the sixth this afternoon
26:49Only in the eighth jersey
26:50Down in Canberra
26:52Not now
26:53Yeah
26:54Really motor
26:54If he gets a chance
26:55Out wide this afternoon
26:56As well
26:57Speaking of
26:59Brumbies
26:59There he goes Shaw
27:00Now Wilson
27:01Infield to Bell
27:03Trying to shrug off
27:04The tackle there
27:04Of Dearns
27:06Drives forward
27:07And then gets
27:07Collapsed back
27:08By Hawkins
27:09Lonegan
27:09Gordon
27:10Sees some space in behind
27:13Drives a low kick
27:14Towards the corner post
27:16Japan
27:17Load up
27:18Release it
27:18Back to touch
27:19That'll be
27:21Aussie ball
27:21Just short of the 22
27:22With a line out
27:25That's a good kick
27:27Carter Gordon
27:28And good chase
27:28Puts pressure on
27:29The exit
27:31From the Japanese team
27:32And now they've got
27:32Themselves into a really
27:33Good spot
27:34To attack
27:35That's a good kick
27:37To attack
27:38Can we do this real
27:41Okay
27:41Thanks
27:43Um
27:44Awesome work on the break for that
27:45That's perfect adjustment
27:46Charlie Carr what an athlete
27:47And the same mix floor as well
27:48First done since July 24
27:50Already contributing
27:52Gets around the paddock
27:54He's so mobile
27:55And so athletic
27:56His power base is good too
27:57He's worked hard on his
27:59On his power chain
28:02Harry
28:03All good
28:05No no no
28:08I know about him but are you all good
28:10Yep
28:117-5 the score
28:14There's your first try
28:16Score of the afternoon
28:17Okay guys
28:17We'll get water off
28:18Back in position please
28:19Slowly making zero
28:21For this line out
28:22So it was his try
28:23Then the conversion
28:24From Lonergan
28:24Followed by Detroit
28:25Harry Hawkins
28:26For Japan
28:27And give us
28:27A two point game
28:2915 gone
28:29I'm happy guys
28:31I'm very happy
28:32Time back on
28:37Cale at the front
28:38Down to Tisano
28:39Nasser
28:40Flat to Henry
28:41Kicks out of one
28:43And almost drags another with him
28:44Strong
28:45Great run from Henry there
28:46Wilson now
28:48Goes on the angle
28:49Spins away from Derns
28:51Terrific follow up charge there
28:53From the Aussie captain
28:54Now
28:55Salakai Lorto
28:57Steams onto it
28:58Bell
28:59Four of the biggest
29:00Combined to get within one
29:03Onside
29:04Use it
29:04There for Cale
29:07He has a look
29:08Picks and goes
29:09Derns are the top looking
29:11For the still
29:12Can't get it
29:13Wilson
29:14The defence
29:15Japan for the moment
29:16Up to Tupac
29:18Tupac
29:19Tupac
29:19Over
29:20Down
29:21Try for Taniola
29:26What a good drive from this
29:27Wallaby team
29:29All started from the line
29:31Out
29:31Reminded of South African rugby
29:32Didn't it
29:33Off the top
29:34Little bounce play
29:35Good line by Isaac Henry
29:37And then the big men got to work
29:39Round the corner
29:39There it is
29:40There's that first carry
29:41Just beating the first defender
29:43And here you're going to see the big men get to work
29:45This was the finish here
29:47Taniola Tupac
29:48Almost impossible to stop
29:50But the Wallabies from this far out
29:51Just Harrison
29:52So dangerous
29:54He's turning into a real strength of theirs
29:55Get it
29:56Get five out
29:57They go to town
29:57The forwards well disciplined
29:59They show extreme patience
30:00Don't overrun the ball
30:01Understand when it's coming out
30:03There's a nuance to that
30:04Timing your run
30:05Making sure you've got body height
30:07With catch
30:08Don't score the try
30:09Before you've made the action
30:10Taniola Tupac
30:11The human fridge
30:13You are not stopping him
30:14Three metres out
30:20Second try in two weeks for Taniola Tupac
30:23Scored one last week in Osaka
30:25Another one here in Townsville
30:26It was route one wasn't it?
30:29Lucan, Solakai, Lotto, Charlie Cale, Angus Bell
30:32And then Taniola Tupac
30:34Don't really want to go that wide early in this match yet
30:37Going through the middle
30:45So 14-5 now
30:48Right
30:49He take good feet
30:53Ducks back infield
30:55And now Solakai Lotto
30:56Who was prominent in the build up to that
30:58Try for Taniola Tupac
31:01Lillian again
31:02Chaser
31:02Lays it back here for Lonnigan
31:04Who
31:05Gets away from Hockings this time around
31:08With pressure from Jorgensen
31:10And a lovely offload too
31:12Paisami
31:12Off the hip for Tupac
31:14Tupac
31:15Tupac
31:15Kicks it in behind
31:16Potter giving Trace
31:17He still
31:19Out she goes and we're coming back for a knock on
31:24That would have been something
31:27Would have been something
31:28Because I've never seen him train that
31:30He's just pulled that out of the kit bag
31:33He's watched too much Soccer World Cup a few weeks ago now
31:36But the right idea Harry Potter's steaming onto that
31:38And you know he's got wheels
31:41I'm not sure he was setting up for cross field kick from Taniola Tupac
31:45I think Walter Derns was saying to Ingoog
31:47You should have used your left foot on the other side
31:51It was a beautiful toe poke
31:54This man on screen has looked pretty good so far
31:57Max Jorgensen
31:57Good touches
31:59Good offloads
32:00Chasing his kicks hard
32:06It's a great sight when you see that man in the game
32:08There he is on screen
32:08Max Jorgensen is so threatening
32:12On the day that will
32:14Cap the 1,000th wallaby
32:16The draw goes Old Man Pete
32:18Was number 700
32:19Adam Ashi Cooper
32:20800
32:20Sefenai Valu
32:22900
32:22Oops
32:24U859
32:25Jason Harrison
32:26770
32:27Tim Horan
32:28680
32:29Sideline
32:30Watching on as Japan
32:31Bring it up towards halfway here
32:33And it's a good set up as well
32:34And they've created some space on the outside
32:37For Yuzaki
32:39Well taken down the end by Wright
32:41But they are hot on attack here
32:44Takeuchi
32:45Reaches the 22
32:48Ito
32:48Again with a little grubber in behind
32:50Wright's there though
32:52Tidies up again
32:53But there's good pressure coming from the Japanese
32:56They climb in at the breakdown
32:58But the strut is steady
33:00Clearly on guys
33:02Clearly on
33:02Use it
33:03Good scramble in the end from Shaw and Potter to
33:06Save possession
33:08Under all sorts of stress there
33:10Lonegan
33:12Now
33:13Now has
33:15Space at the back to
33:17Grass wanting to touch
33:18And does
33:18Just that
33:22Well what's
33:23The Japanese fly half Ito
33:25Seen this week
33:26This is a lovely starter play here
33:29Run from this Japanese team
33:31Good space
33:31That wide angle
33:32Give us a lovely view of them creating space here
33:36Ito
33:37Run two little kicks in behind
33:38Challenge this
33:40We'll be back three
33:41They've scrambled well so far
33:43Lonegan
33:43Good pressure again at the front from Cale
33:47But Japan were up to it this time around
33:49And now
33:49Go to work on attack
33:50Paisami stands strong in the tackle
33:53Gets slipped away
33:54And it's driven forward by Gunter
33:57Keep it alive
33:58And playing some fast rugby here
34:00Tisano over the top
34:01That'll be a penalty
34:02So good over the ball
34:05Blank shifting that man when he locks on
34:10He had a really good outing against the Italians
34:15He was very good in Perth
34:16As you say
34:17Hoops a couple of weeks back
34:18And Timmy Horan's sideline
34:19Said the Wallabies wearing black armbands
34:21It's been a sad week for the
34:24Australian rugby community
34:25Yeah wearing black armbands for Brian Smith
34:28And passed away through the week
34:29Age 59
34:30He was Wallaby number 659
34:33And played six test matches for the Wallabies
34:35And also played nine test matches for Ireland
34:38So
34:38And he also coached players like Angus Bell
34:41And Jeremy Williams at school
34:42So
34:43Sad week for classic Wallabies
34:45And for the Smith family
34:46His son
34:47Chile plays number 10
34:49In the nudgy first 15 at the moment
34:51So
34:51Condolences to the Smith family
34:53He was also the assistant coach at the Brumbies
34:55When I was there too
34:56What a
34:57What a great man
34:58And a great tragedy
35:01Stay there please
35:02Warn up
35:03Still moving
35:05Okay that's one stop
35:07Onside
35:09Lonegan
35:10Goes to Gordon
35:11He wraps around hard here at pace
35:14Good hands
35:14Jorgensen
35:15To Wright
35:16Again
35:17Beating defenders
35:18And now he kicks it long
35:20Wants a 50-22
35:22Wants it to run
35:24Chase is good as well from Wright
35:26And Saito
35:27And Saito
35:28Uses some excellent feet
35:29To get away from Charlie
35:30Cale on that far side
35:32It was
35:32Wright was
35:33Trying to prevent the
35:34Quick throw
35:35Potter
35:37Coming back on the angle
35:38Potter
35:38Straightens up now
35:39Gets sandwiched by
35:42The Japan back row
35:44Now they climb in
35:45Lonegan's got a 5-4
35:46Gets it away for Paisami
35:48Salakai
35:48Lotos
35:49Slaps off one
35:49Slaps off another
35:50Now spirals one
35:52To Henry
35:53Henry
35:54Kicks out of the tackle
35:55Hit a belly
35:56Hit a belly
35:57It's been a good opening quarter
35:58From Isaac
35:59Henry
36:00Who
36:01Made his starting
36:03Superdaboo
36:03At this ground
36:04Against the Chiefs
36:05Back in 2021
36:06And was MVP that night
36:08Loves it in Townsville
36:10This one comes down
36:11And falls
36:12Wow
36:12For Yuzaki
36:16Met by Bell
36:18Saito
36:19And their first receiver
36:21Was Uenoble
36:23Runners on the outside
36:24They crash at
36:25Centrefield
36:26And again
36:27Little change up
36:28Simon Longa
36:29With a kick off
36:30The boot of
36:31Ito
36:32It's alright
36:33Plenty of touches
36:34In this first half
36:36Tries to lay that
36:37One back
36:38Oh
36:40There's no one here to clean
36:41In
36:43And around that breakdown
36:44But the penalty goes
36:45To the visitors
36:47Holding
36:47Well you heard from
36:48Paul Williams there
36:50Wasn't affecting the clean out
36:52And the support
36:52From the Wallabies team
36:54It's interesting
36:55You see a lot of the Wallabies
36:56Players walking back
36:57Expecting the kick to go up
36:58In the air
36:59Tom might see something
37:01Doesn't eventuate
37:02And gets tackled well
37:03From the Japanese players
37:04And that creates the opportunity
37:05To get over the ball
37:06At the breakdown
37:07It's gonna give this Japanese
37:09Team a really good look
37:10Inside the 22
37:11Or thereabouts
37:14How about that little step
37:15And kick
37:16Justin Harrison
37:17Yeah
37:17Great feint
37:19Charlie Kahl
37:20Thinking that he was due
37:21For a charge down there
37:22We see Tom Wright
37:23Good to get the ball back
37:24Sorry
37:25That's messy
37:26It definitely
37:27We've seen
37:28That go the other way
37:29Plenty of times
37:30Sackler not rolling away
37:31And impeding clean out
37:32By the way
37:33Guys
37:36They're over
37:37They're over
37:39There's a throw
37:42There's a throw
37:43Goes the middle
37:43Picked off by Shaw
37:44Salakai Lotto
37:45Tied is up
37:46Potter with a lovely
37:47Pass away
37:48To Paisami
37:49He in turn goes to Jorgensen
37:51Who pops it
37:52To Henry
37:53Who scampers back
37:54And now
37:56Drags
37:57yonder upfield with him first it's in turn stolen by japan and mccusey flies back and then within
38:0610 bell got whacked in that clean out he's clutching his jaw and it's playing for the moment
38:14that's a counter right nasa fights his way through the breakdown it's messy at the back
38:18and rock's fine yep but you can't on goes side top looking for the score cycle's in
38:24now it got side top with a clever play to make it 14 10 kick to come well that's base
38:33in the game
38:34only plays a bit distracted angus bell on the ground getting slow back in the line here does he
38:40got one high from arriving play certainly wants paul williams to look at him on the ground but as a
38:49result players just looked a bit slow to react hoops perhaps a bit slow and sito making the most of
39:00it
39:00how quick was he great execution choosing a right time good halves world over do this don't they
39:05they see a little gap take the quick tap and he finishes it off
39:17we are back to a two-point game 14 12 the score
39:24certainly eddie jones and his coaching staff have really had a good look at the wallabies and their
39:28defensive patterns they've changed it up a couple of kicks in behind some really wide plays with some
39:33decoy runners and that time sato just tap and go through the middle and wallaby defensive players
39:39were backing back got to get on the front foot defensively at the moment the wallabies and seeing
39:43angus bell shaking his head
39:47great play from the japanese team and the scrum half
40:12good work by sammy in coverage there to put down costly that time
40:17that's going to run hawkins
40:23gets the body right right just before contact
40:27turns wanting on the outside that's going to talk to each of the tired of this one up it's therefore
40:31the
40:31most recent trial scorer saito who works at short side good tackle there from shore
40:36who hammered matsunaga hawkins dummies
40:43runs it to zano
40:45okay on side
40:47use it
40:51side door over the top
40:55it's a tricky one this for potter was checked off the ball that'll be a penalty for australia
41:02it looks like japan when they're under under pressure they're going to the air what a tackle
41:07right at number 11 sure exactly why he's in the team really sits down the place gets the wall of
41:13his on the front foot tack the ball right down the hoops looks like japan they'll have a go two
41:20or
41:21three phases don't get advantage on them they'll go go to the boot
41:26certainly japanese first thought
41:29his run create space we saw that last week through their fours little tip plays late footwork at the
41:34line getting through offloads picking around the ruck and go to air if they can't get it there
41:41good take there from short lonergan wider here by sammy short now for henry back on the inside
41:49lonergan's waiting and lonergan is scoring well what a sleight of hand that is that is
41:57a back line that knows how to attack and how to dissect they've done their homework too looks like
42:03they're going wide they hit the short ball absolutely right on the edge
42:11of him hitting the advantage line they'll have a look at it absolutely because it does look yes
42:17is he is it coming out of the front of the hand there hoops what a great try if it
42:21hasn't guys
42:23yeah so we're going to check this please just checking your potential forward passing the lead
42:28up to the try i mean hard to say live live it looked flat but good uh this is lovely
42:36play here
42:37it and a great little outside in line that's not going to show us there do you think guys i
42:43think
42:43he does too well in selling it yeah i think you're right there just i agree
42:57it's going to be a no try we've got clear four pass by number 13 back here to the scrum
43:02japan ball
43:04well they shouldn't be discouraged by that book absolutely i mean that is a lovely little starter
43:09play good with hunter paisami taking it as he does so well flat to the line isaac henry has been
43:14really
43:14good 65 65 meters gained so far this match it's looking really sharp you think about what this
43:22back line's done they've run overs lines and gone in behind behind twice and scored now they've gone
43:28short isaac henry's been cutting up the middle and they've gone short that's going to sit down the
43:33defensive line again put him in the house of doubt wallabies build the plan this is the less kiss
43:38effect possibly start to construct plays get in the heads of this defensive line manipulate the
43:44defense make them make decisions now that center field has got a hold on henry and then get across
43:49and drift on jorgensen that's hard to do at the same time i'm looking forward to this halftime breakdown
43:58two great centers line the subtleness in isaac henry bit slow running out
44:05changing that direction running inside too much lean you're closing the gap right up here free kick
44:11side i was going as pauliams still explains what's gone wrong for the world he's front row as paisami
44:16goes across delivers another big shoulder he's in a mood this afternoon hunter paisami that's for sure
44:24air up kicks out of a tackle of tupo eventually mopped up there by kale
44:32japan come back with some fears of their own mikisi to the outside
44:35izaki izaki looking to free it up oh how a great job again of holding on
44:41derns picking and going again is that so well ito on the angle here go japan
44:50kyle hangs on to the tail of kida naito shorts up over to izaki who's been everywhere in this first
44:59half for japan mikisi slows the run up no no no no good job well done two just brought time
45:06to get
45:06support runners there with him as naito floats and over the hockey's good ball there for ito ito
45:11so dangerous in and around the bigger bodies he can shift gears shift out of space with ease here's
45:19okabe kale over the top loses his feet ito again gets away from tupo salakai lotto is a bigger frame
45:30to try and escape couldn't get away from the roll of his lock speaking of locks here's hawkins for japan
45:35now the pick and go from costly within six site top looking for the lead here gunter
45:43again salakai lotto was there waiting site of flat foot turns the captain
45:50site of water this is a terrific build up from the visitors site of gets it to the edge i
45:59think they
46:00might be held up are they clearly up oh that's a brilliant defensive effort from jorgensen down
46:09low i don't know how japan haven't scored
46:15wow they look for all money though we're going to score jorgo tom right
46:20ahana posami gets his arms in there does enough to disrupt the placement
46:26going forward okay let's get going guys come on great defense
46:31being asked some serious questions here by
46:36the 12th ranked side in the world was really currently sitting inside the top 10 at eight
46:41speaking of eight series mukisi back towards bell gunter
46:52the post-contact meters that time from gunter mukisi in field he finds that flying era
46:59was that pass okay tucker uchi collides with tupo
47:07more questions about to be asked japan getting close japan bang it over and it's riley this time
47:16japan hit the lead well they get a second bite at the cherry and they get over straight away making
47:22meters all too easy through this wall of his team and it's through some big carries and good variations
47:28there you see the hooker error go through and a nice little ball inside from mukisi and this is the
47:33finish australian born dylan riley good finish to stretch out get over the line
47:40the pace of delivery and breakdown here japan have definitely got the ascendancy when they're getting
47:45that ball in and then getting a chance for an outside shoulder run line riley strong finish as well
47:53very simple play inside create space does that go forward pause the shot clock we're just going
47:57to hold hold it 20 seconds on the shot clock please i think you might be having a lot of
48:01the shot clock
48:01yeah if you need an extra second mate richard kelly may be having a look at it well they're just
48:09giving us the full replay again of a wonderful try yeah okay cool thank you okay so restart the shot
48:17clock at 20 seconds restart the shot clock at 20 seconds try is all good oh there we go there
48:23you go
48:31such poise with ball in hand and they are in front by three and the chance now
48:37advantage to become
48:40five
48:44four in from touch
48:51matsunaga clips the post it stays out and it stays at 17 14 japan yeah nice play from the japanese
48:58team and that's the past they were looking at going to go out of the hands forward referee plays it
49:03on
49:03but dylan riley the australian under 20 player knock on there could have been a little knock on there
49:09from era but try stands or does he want to have a look hang on paul williams the referee definitely
49:16have a look all right time back on oh he's not wow you made a fever of your good
49:25play on he he jinxed me
49:27be a look at this one of our football games a little while you're all right
49:27so
49:271.7 14 japan
49:29so
49:31as they did last week playing some excellent
49:33just as they did last week playing some excellent
49:35just right
49:36i mean it that it italy there later in the year and they pushed both france
49:41and Ireland just there here we are just back to you please guys clear by a penalty a little bit
49:49more a little bit more it'll be interesting to hear what they talk about defensively at
49:52half time I just think they're being too passive off the edge this Japanese team is working their
49:57ways as the ball stays in Gordon loads up makes good contact with that one and it's up past
50:08halfway and Japan have the lineup so the Japanese attack getting to the edge he's just a bit passive
50:15that's a really good place to defend get up off the line put pressure on this Japanese forward pack
50:20it's the hardest place as a forward to run it's coming off that sideline you're running into a
50:25full teeth of the defense there and I just think all of these a little bit passive a little bit
50:30soft
50:32in that contact area of the game they need to improve that
50:36Scrappy over the top NASA tidies it up to Zano to Paisami written down there by Riley
50:45who scored the go-ahead try to Zano to Wilson
50:51Lonegan belt a little shimmy towards McKeesi Gordon White here four Paisami wanted Tupou
50:59Tupou says he was tackled off the ball and Japan play it on
51:05might be the visitors with another score no we are going back it took a while but we got it
51:10Tupou got his call yeah it's a penalty to Australia contact off the ball he didn't have the ball
51:15it wasn't the ball carrier so obstruction
51:19Australia getting some real opportunity in that midfield
51:23players offering outside in a movement out the back
51:27keeping that defensive drift pattern that Japan want to get into
51:32they're quick across the ground they'll grass them they're good scramblers
51:35all of his finest success in sitting them down making them hold
51:41you can't discount Brian Lonegan's service at the breakdown here we're just going to see
51:46what Hunter Paisami was thinking and there's that early tackle from Cosley
51:49Japanese number seven on Taniello Tupou that's the penalty
51:53given the opportunity for this Wallabies team to go inside
51:56and they've been so dangerous in here
52:07Shaw gets up in front of Hawking's and brings it down and Tisano is in the middle
52:12of it he slips it back to Nassau
52:17this afternoon's first try scorer okay time to use it
52:21to use now sends it away to Lonegan wider to Paisami who dummies
52:26he goes forward just in front of the post now Salakai Lotto
52:32Lonegan fastball skip passing to Bell
52:34Bell dropped by Cosley Wilson with a pick and go
52:38Takauchi gets him late now Cale
52:41he flies into the breakdown
52:44still there for Lonegan
52:46Gunnar told to stay out
52:50Paisami
52:51Paisami
52:52Paisami fighting for the line
52:53Lonegan
52:54Tupou
52:554-2
52:57got it
53:01my goodness
53:02the Bam Bam man Taniello Tupou
53:05gets up off the ground gets around the corner
53:08doesn't only win the race but he wins the contact
53:13and that's clarity of role inside 22 hoops this Wallaby team well drilled in here
53:18every time they come down
53:20lately they are coming away with points
53:21oh straight up the stuff of nightmares
53:24this Taniello coming like a cannonball around the corner that far out from the line
53:28there is not much you can do
53:30like you say Justin Harrison this Wallaby's team know exactly where they want to be
53:35once they get entries inside the 22 so dangerous they earned the penalty score off advantage
53:40and that man on screen
53:42Lukan Salakai Lottu
53:44Harry Wilson all step up
53:45they get 10-15 metres out of the line
53:49it's a great play
53:54Lonegan to make it a 4 point game
53:58the kick is
53:59good
54:00he's
54:01he's
54:01good
54:02he's
54:03good
54:09again
54:10100 points
54:11Samy
54:11his feet
54:12carry strong
54:13his feet
54:14are pumping along
54:15he gets his shoulders through
54:17creates quick ball
54:18it break down
54:19bit of indecision inside and out
54:20tell me how Tupou's working well with him
54:21he found me a bit of combination today
54:24absolutely
54:25Ryan Lonegan
54:26how good has he been
54:28that service around the rock
54:3515 seconds to go in this first half
54:37Australia reclaiming the lead through Tannehill Tupou who has
54:40a first half pair they might just be happy to
54:44edge their way towards
54:47the break here
54:48Lonegan
54:50gets the
54:52half time
54:53siren
54:54and he's happy to blast it into
54:56row 28
54:57alrighty
55:00at the break
55:01in Townsville
55:02it is
55:03Australia
55:04leading Japan
55:0521
55:06to 17
55:13so it's 3 tries
55:14each
55:15for both
55:16Australia and Japan
55:18let's throw it down to Tim Horan
55:20thanks Shawnee
55:21with Angus Bellbelli
55:22there was a helder skeller
55:23first 40 minutes
55:24what did you make of it?
55:25no Japan really good
55:26full credit to him
55:27we just got to look after the ball
55:29build phases and build pressure
55:31what about your teammate Tannehill
55:32two tries in the first 40?
55:34yeah yeah
55:34no Nell's been awesome
55:35we just need to
55:36keep working as a team
55:37and whoever gets to try at the end
55:38doesn't matter it's for the team
55:40go well second half
55:41thanks mate
55:43well Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville
55:45is a venue
55:45and the heat is being turned up this afternoon
55:48by the Wallabies and Japan
55:49plenty more action coming your way
55:50it is a tight test match here in Townsville
55:57at Queensland Country Bank Stadium
55:59as the Wallabies and the Brave Blossoms
56:01play side to side end to end rugby
56:03Australia leading 21-17
56:06after a frantic first 40 minutes
56:08as I say hello to Alicia Lucas and Morgan Tsuanui
56:11join me and they take part in the first half
56:14half time show
56:15and I tell you what I'm exhausted watching that
56:17it was absolutely frantic
56:20Timmy mentioned before
56:21end to end stuff
56:22side to side stuff
56:23Wallabies only just came out on front walks
56:25well excellent attack in terms of what they've created
56:28probably left a couple out there
56:29and really poor in defence truthfully Alicia
56:31a little bit like last week
56:33yeah I think the defence really let them down
56:35but they started sharply
56:36and that's what they wanted to do
56:37some brilliant interchange of play
56:39opening up those 15 edges
56:41and this run from Jorgensen
56:42enabling brilliant footwork
56:44and the support work
56:45I thought the ball had to go there from NASA
56:46but he got over the line
56:48he tucked in tight
56:49and burrowed his head into some tight places
56:51this one was a real disappointment
56:53for the Wallabies on an exit play
56:55but an incredible opportunity for Harry Hawkins
56:57to score his first in the Brave Blossoms journey
56:59and this is the DNA that the Wallabies need to really interject more often
57:03Taniela Tupo around the corner more
57:04it's very much possession versus territory
57:07and Japan when they want to put tempo in the game
57:09they've been excellent at doing it
57:10Saito there's the one that takes the profit from it
57:13and they're just really poor numbering up
57:15from the Wallabies team
57:16and Riley gets it
57:17but as you've mentioned Alicia
57:18any time the Wallabies get into the Japan 22
57:21they look threatening
57:22and they look threatening because of the wrecking ball that is Taniela Tupo
57:25well imagine
57:27eyes like dinner plates when you're coming around the corner there aren't they
57:29I'd be the matador
57:30I'd be going through there mate
57:32straight through
57:32Morgz you mentioned in your Amy analysis at the start
57:34they need to match up better in defence
57:37Japan are playing some really good football
57:39Ito is just throwing the ball around
57:40Saito at 9 there
57:42they're creating space
57:43what do the Wallabies need to do?
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