Here’s five things we learnt from the weekend’s international matches ahead of the Wallabies grand slam tour of the UK and Ireland.
The Wallabies would have taken a lot out of England’s 24-22 loss to the All Blacks ahead of their test at Twickenham next week: the challenges and opportunities. And it was immediately clear that a new directive to referees – yes, another one – has had an unintended consequence for the worse.
They got their reward out of it – with the kick-chaser now free to flatten the catcher – but they ultimately overcooked the tactic and looked less enterprising than during their Tests in New Zealand in July. The lesson for the Wallabies: nail your high-ball work and there’ll be chances, or else it’ll be a long afternoon.Whoever gets the Wallabies No.10 jersey next week can be sure of one thing: England are not going to back down from their aggressive line speed.
They have certainly captured the imagination of supporters and some of their razzle-dazzle play against an understrength Fiji showed why. Five-eighth Adam Hastings created a brilliant late try for winger Duhan van der Merwe with an outrageous behind-the-back pass in the 57-17 win, and Scotland just looked far more enjoyable to watch than England.
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