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THE MATCH WAS WORTHY OF TEST MATCH STATUS & WAS VERY MUCH " A match of two halves".
10/12 - ASSRL MEDIA RELEASE
The English academy had the best of the first half with three tries off the back of Australian mistakes.
The only points for the Aussies came off two kicks into the opponent's ingoal.
The first was from a Chris Sandow kick that was fumbled by the winger with Joel Thompson diving on it for a 4 pointer.
The second in the 27th minute saw a try to winger Shannon Walker after a well placed kick by Mitchell Pearce to the same corner. The half time score was England 16-8 with the Aussies needing plenty to get back in the game especially with Joseph Paulo in the sin bin for 10 minutes ( including 7 minutes of the 2nd half).
Australia was under pressure for the first five minutes of the 2nd half courtesy of some errors. However, a 60- metre try to Chris Lawrence out on the left edge sparked a remarkable period of try scoring for the Australian Schoolboys.
Chris Sandow converted to bring the score back to 16-14. Just 4 minutes later Obadiah Geia ran 35 metres to complete a good backline movement and scored wide out on the right side.
With the conversion by Sandow the Australians were in front for the first time by 20-16.
Three minutes later a bust by centre Israel Folau and offload to winger Obadiah Geia saw him run 40 metres down a very narrow corridor to score a great wingers try.
The score was now 24-16. When the Aussies scored again in the 18th minute after a break by backrower Kevin Proctor who then passed to Shannon Walker who ran further 60 metres to score, it was obvious that the Australian Schoolboys had gained supremacy.
The conversion by Sandow took the score out to 30-16.
The Aussie were not yet finished with another 60 metre try just 4 minutes later, engineered by a line break from Mitchell Pearce sending hooker Nathan Strudwick on a 40 metre run to the line. Another conversion by Sandow saw the Aussies with an commanding 36-16 lead.
A late try and conversion to the Academy saw the final score Australian Schoolboys 36 England Academy 22.
Coach Simon Huntly was extremely pleased with the overall effort and commented on the outstanding attacking ability of the team to be able to put on 5 tries in the space of just 12 minutes against a quality opposition in the English Academy.
However, he cautioned his side that the job was not yet complete and that the Academy would be even tougher opponents in the second test at Widnes next Friday night.
http://www.ourfootyteam.com/assrl_tour06.php
10/12 - ASSRL MEDIA RELEASE
The English academy had the best of the first half with three tries off the back of Australian mistakes.
The only points for the Aussies came off two kicks into the opponent's ingoal.
The first was from a Chris Sandow kick that was fumbled by the winger with Joel Thompson diving on it for a 4 pointer.
The second in the 27th minute saw a try to winger Shannon Walker after a well placed kick by Mitchell Pearce to the same corner. The half time score was England 16-8 with the Aussies needing plenty to get back in the game especially with Joseph Paulo in the sin bin for 10 minutes ( including 7 minutes of the 2nd half).
Australia was under pressure for the first five minutes of the 2nd half courtesy of some errors. However, a 60- metre try to Chris Lawrence out on the left edge sparked a remarkable period of try scoring for the Australian Schoolboys.
Chris Sandow converted to bring the score back to 16-14. Just 4 minutes later Obadiah Geia ran 35 metres to complete a good backline movement and scored wide out on the right side.
With the conversion by Sandow the Australians were in front for the first time by 20-16.
Three minutes later a bust by centre Israel Folau and offload to winger Obadiah Geia saw him run 40 metres down a very narrow corridor to score a great wingers try.
The score was now 24-16. When the Aussies scored again in the 18th minute after a break by backrower Kevin Proctor who then passed to Shannon Walker who ran further 60 metres to score, it was obvious that the Australian Schoolboys had gained supremacy.
The conversion by Sandow took the score out to 30-16.
The Aussie were not yet finished with another 60 metre try just 4 minutes later, engineered by a line break from Mitchell Pearce sending hooker Nathan Strudwick on a 40 metre run to the line. Another conversion by Sandow saw the Aussies with an commanding 36-16 lead.
A late try and conversion to the Academy saw the final score Australian Schoolboys 36 England Academy 22.
Coach Simon Huntly was extremely pleased with the overall effort and commented on the outstanding attacking ability of the team to be able to put on 5 tries in the space of just 12 minutes against a quality opposition in the English Academy.
However, he cautioned his side that the job was not yet complete and that the Academy would be even tougher opponents in the second test at Widnes next Friday night.
http://www.ourfootyteam.com/assrl_tour06.php
