Australia scored their first win over England since 2015 despite playing 47 minutes with only 14 men.
Chaos theory proved Australia’s friend after a drama-filled game in which the Wallabies lost their playmaker before kick-off and played 47 minutes with 14 men, but still produced a drought-breaking win over England.
With their extra man advantage diluted by losing two men to the sin bin, England couldn’t respond to Australia’s high-pace game. Even after England pulled away to a 14-9 lead in the 59th minute, the Wallabies didn’t stop throwing punches and scored three tries in the last quarter to seal a memorable win.
The loss of Cooper was not ideal, and the rusty Wallabies looked out of sorts from the opening exchanges. Lolesio got the Wallabies on the scoreboard soon after, via a rare scrum penalty, but minutes later Australia suffered more misfortune when prop Ala’alatoa came off with a head knock.