| Time |
Score |
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| 6 |
5 - 0 |
Terrific try for the Wallabies and it's that man Berrick Barnes, who was so impressive against the USA. After Samo's burst down the wing, the ball is worked infield and Cooper passes wide to Barnes, who, with the aid of a wonderful step off his left foot, breaks through the Russian defence to score.
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| 8 |
10 - 0 |
Another wonderful score for the Wallabies, as Drew Mitchell is left in acres of space and with oodles of time to collect Cooper's sublime chip in behind the Russian defence before racing clear to score.
|
| 10 |
12 - 0 |
O'Connor converts from wide on the left.
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| 11 |
17 - 0 |
All too easy for the Wallabies at Trafalgar Park. Cooper finds Samo out wide with a curling crossfield kick. The makeshift winger storms forward before off-loading one-handed to the supporting Higginbotham, who shows great skill in off-loading in the tackle to the supporting Sharpe. The veteran lock then releases Cooper, who unselfishly leaves McCalman with a simple run-in.
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| 12 |
19 - 0 |
O'Connor adds the extras from right in front of the posts.
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| 15 |
26 - 0 |
This is getting ridiculous. Clean take at a lineout inside the Russian 22 for the Wallabies and the ball is passed on to Pocock, who storms forward, bouncing off one tackler before bounding through to score. That's the bonus point already. Only 15 minutes gone!
|
| 21 |
31 - 0 |
After Ashley-Cooper is held up just short after a brilliant break, Pocock crashes over for his second try of the game.
|
| 23 |
33 - 0 |
O'Connor converts once more.
|
| 32 |
33 - 5 |
The Wallabies steal the ball five metres from their own line and Burgess counters. However, after breaking out of his 22, he loses his footing and the ball. Russia's turn to counter and they do so to devastating effect, Vladimir Ostrushko breaking through to score after leaving Sharpe on his backside with a wonderful step.
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| 35 |
38 - 5 |
Terrific response from the Wallabies! Mitchell releases Pocock with the most audacious reverse pass. The Wallaby flanker charges forward before off-loading to the supporting Moore, who flops over under the posts.
|
| 36 |
40 - 5 |
O'Connor with the extras.
|
| 38 |
45 - 5 |
And the Wallabies are over again. After yet another sniping run from Burgess, the ball is eventually worked wide to Cooper. The fly-half is hit hard but he still manages to get a grubber away which Ashley-Cooper grounds. O'Connor converts from out wide.
|
| 40 |
47 - 5 |
O'Connor converts and that brings an end to the first half.
|
| 41 |
52 - 5 |
The Wallabies pick up where the left off at the end of the first half, with Salesi Ma'afu stretching out an arm to ground the ball after being the recipient of a sublime off-load from Cooper.
|
| 43 |
54 - 5 |
O'Connor with the extras once more. Another great kick.
|
| 46 |
54 - 8 |
Russia take the ball through a number of phases before replacement fly-half Konstantin Rachkov drops into the pocket and coolly slots over a drop goal. Impressive stuff from the Bears.
|
| 48 |
59 - 8 |
Swift response from the Wallabies, as Cooper catches the Russians napping by taking a quick tap and that eventually leads to Mitchell sliding over unchallenged in the left corner.
|
| 50 |
61 - 8 |
O'Connor on target once more. He's kicking wonderfully well today.
|
| 59 |
61 - 13 |
Russian wing Simplikevich reads Cooper like a book and intercepts the Wallaby fly-half's pass before racing away to score. Terrific stuff from the Bears wideman.
|
| 61 |
61 - 15 |
Rachkov converts from right in front of the posts.
|
| 67 |
61 - 20 |
The rolling maul takes the Russians up to within a metre of the Wallaby whitewash. The ball is then popped up for Konstantin Rachkov, who crashes over. Wonderful stuff from the Bears!
|
| 68 |
61 - 22 |
And Rachkov produces a wonderful kick to convert his own score.
|
| 78 |
66 - 22 |
A Russian clearance is charged down and the ball drops into the grateful arms of Berrick Barnes, who races away to claim a deserved try.
|
| 79 |
68 - 22 |
O'Connor converts yet again.
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