In Harry Wilson we trust! He’s usually an 8 but scored a 10/10 performance – very paramount of him steering that ship while able to outmuscle Fiji’s scrambled defense and raw pace in attack mode combined.
Same again please come July 19 at Suncorp as it depends on how they stay on the front foot & not lose momentum.
Then Nick Frost is another one always up for a battle on the second row 4, who doesn’t disappoint at every contestable play, and now he needs their support so he can bring that three-match series home v the Lions and maybe Rugby’s coming home….to the Green and Gold.
And 2020 Olympic 7s Gold Medalist Jiuta Wainiqolo sent a huge message with his ferocious pace on the left where Fiji found a way back in the winner’s circle (hello to Mick Byrne), they just need to be careful next time both late subs & ball retention.
All in all, it was a lucky escape by the Wallabies as yes we will accept the four-point win over the Flying Fijians, who frustrated us at times with running rugby written all over it likewise with the opponent’s Rugby Sevens program.
But if we imagine the same kind of picture with the Lions instead of Fiji, sometimes they need to up their game when it comes to staying on the front foot more often.
Wallabies so fortunate Fiji lost the plot so they can correct themselves but not like this when they’ve also made handling errors of their own when they better sharpen and flatten up on top of the defense Waratahs has built with oozed pressure last night despite the odd 10 point loss v Lions.
You can’t win games without a full force attack as better to take advantage of it by using every turn of the pitch along with expansive phases. That doesn’t mean Wallabies should lose confidence, end of.
The final score was Wallabies 21-18 Fiji at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle.
As the Wallabies turn their attention to Game 1 of the three-match Lions series come Saturday July 19, there’s still more Lions stuff to prepare for come mid-week against ACT Brumbies in Canberra followed by a combined Australian and NZ side next Saturday night at Adelaide Oval.
These games are only on Stan Sport & speaking of Stan, it seems they’ve actually acquired the rights to air Premier League Soccer after all following an announcement at the start of this week.
They’ve reached an agreement with Optus to inherit most of the rights Optus has currently got on their sports channel including the PL & FA Cup where Optus Sport will be no more come August 1.
We wish Optus all the best since they want to focus primarily on their communications/internet business while there’s more good things to come from Stan Sport ahead of the new PL season to start.
