The All Blacks might not be having a great year...

[Te Kaha]

But there is still something that brings a smile to the face...

The woes of the wannabies... cant even beat Scotland... wonder how long Deans has left?

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10610887

Scotland 9 Australia 8



EDINBURGH - Scotland beat Australia for the first time in 28 years today after Wallabies first five-eighths Matt Giteau missed an injury-time conversion in a 9-8 defeat at Murrayfield.
Australia wasted two try-scoring chances before centre Ryan Cross went over in injury time for the only try of the game. That left Giteau with the chance to win the game but the first five-eighths, who kicked a first-half penalty, sent his conversion attempt wide.
Scotland's Phil Godman kicked two penalties and Chris Paterson landed a drop goal.
Scotland 9 (Phil Godman 2 penalties, Chris Paterson drop goal) def. Australia 8 (Ryan Cross try; Matt Giteau penalty). HT: 3-3.

 

[ozbash]

come home Dingo..

 

[Twizzle]

Thats gotta be the most humbling loss we've had for a long time, 27 years since they last beat us.

 

[GB!]

its not the coach IMO.
its the lack of quality calibre players in Aust.

i mean apart from giteau & mortlock (who is injured), not one of the wallabies backs would make the starting line up in any of the top 5 rugby nations teams

we're staring blokes like ryan cross (lemon) & drew mitchell (lemon x2) FFS

 

[aussies1st]

Didn't see it but I would think Giteau went missing again like he has in the past. If your 5/8 is going missing, you know you got problems. You would hardly see Carter go missing.

 

[African Monkey]

Did Quade Cooper play at 12 ?

 

[ozbash]

that conversion of Giteau's was a sitter.

wonder why he missed ?

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

The reason the Wallabies struggle so badly is the same reason the All Blacks struggle at times. The game gives no incentive to a team that wants to attack. The difference is the All Blacks have enough world class players to compensate where the Wallabies don't.

 

[Thomas]

The Wallabies had a great win on the weekend. Completely hammer Wales in all facets of the game...but the scrum! Oh my...the Aussie scrum.

Wow.

 

[Te Kaha]

The Wallabies had a great win on the weekend. Completely hammer Wales in all facets of the game...but the scrum! Oh my...the Aussie scrum.

Wow.

yes... for a few hours the Wannabies looked like the team of the weekend... then the All Blacks played....

 

[shiznit]

The Wallabies had a great win on the weekend. Completely hammer Wales in all facets of the game...but the scrum! Oh my...the Aussie scrum.

Wow.

:lol: was that against the same Welsh scrum that got dominated against tha All Blacks??

i dont know if you caught it... but the All Black scrum scored a pushover try against the feed against the french pack... who destroyed the Bok pack a couple of weeks ago.

you blokes still have nothing...

 

[Thomas]

That was a great pushover try.

But the Aussie scrum, which for many years was the laughing stock of world rugby, is now a pretty mean thing. I don't expect a kiwi to acknowledge that because of the "chip on the shoulder thing" all kiwis have but the Aussie scrum is up there.

This year they have destroyed the English, Irish, Welsh and South African scrum...and held their own with NZ.

Out of the top sides, I reckon Australia and NZ are building nicely for the 2011 RWC.