Wallabies down Gloucester
4 Nov 2009
The Wallabies opened their European tour with an easy 36-5 win against Gloucester on Tuesday.
Robbie Deans fielded a second-string side to face the struggling English club and produced a mixed performance with their lineout still a concern.
The Wallabies, however, still did enough to win game comfortably as they scored five tries. Wing Drew Mitchell grabbed a late second-half brace, while centres Ryan Cross and Tyrone Smith, and pivot Quade Cooper also crossed the whitewash.
Cooper was the Wallabies’ Man of the Match as he scored a personal tally of 16 points. The flyhalf also spearheaded the attack and played a pivotal role in each try.
The visitors started off strongly as they were up 10-0 in the first quarter. Quade opened the scoring with an early penalty, and set up Cross for the opening try with a cross kick eight minutes later.
Gloucester pivot Carlos Spencer then replicated the Wallabies’ move with a cross kick of his own, which put wing Freddie Burns in the corner. However, that proved to be Gloucester only points of the game.
A swift set-piece move from a scrum between Cooper and Cross allowed Smith in for the Wallabies’ second five-pointer. Cooper then converted to make the score 17-5 at the break.
The Wallabies struggled to build momentum in the second stanza, but they scored three tries in the final quarter as Mitchell touched down twice and Cooper dived over in the last minute.
The Wallabies will now travel to Twickenham for their first international against England on Saturday.
21 Comments
4 Nov 2009, 07:28 am
Hope Boks have similar success Fri nite!
4 Nov 2009, 07:43 am
#1 grant10: they will, it’s a bit of a duff Leicester team
4 Nov 2009, 07:54 am
How **** is king Carlos these days? He is terrible.
4 Nov 2009, 07:57 am
anyone know if they’re gonna televise the game…?
4 Nov 2009, 08:14 am
#4 ufo: it’s televised in the UK on SS2
4 Nov 2009, 08:20 am
#5 Big Hit:
Sorry BH… confused here… (not hard I know…)
is SS2 a UK channel? Or do you mean that they are televising it in the UK and that feed is being shown in SA on SS2…?
4 Nov 2009, 08:21 am
#6 ufo: SS2 = Sky Sports 2, apologies thought you might have been based in the UK as many Saffers are on here.
4 Nov 2009, 08:24 am
#7 Big Hit:
Thanks BH…
Thought you may mean SuperSport 2.
No… live in the Beautiful City!
Let’s hope SuperSport do relay the feed…!
4 Nov 2009, 08:24 am
#2 Big Hit: Aren’t all UK teams “Duff”?
4 Nov 2009, 08:25 am
#8 ufo: You from Durbs too?
4 Nov 2009, 08:25 am
All those English team are depleted from their best payers….those games are a bit of a joke
4 Nov 2009, 08:39 am
Hmmm, “Cooper was the Wallabies’ Man of the Match as he scored a personal tally of 16 points.”
Yet Sports24 says, “Cooper’s late try gave him a personal haul of 20 points.”
Who to believe?
4 Nov 2009, 08:46 am
#10 Ratel Brussow (MSIUR): Think he meant – CAPE TOWN!
4 Nov 2009, 08:57 am
#3 Sonito:
he is not ****,jus the players playing around him are!
4 Nov 2009, 09:04 am
#7 Big Hit: Where can i see the Leicester side?? Did not know that they announced their side yet?
4 Nov 2009, 09:20 am
#3 Sonito: I’m surprised he’s still playing.
4 Nov 2009, 09:47 am
#10 Ratel Brussow (MSIUR):
is it legal to use ‘Beautiful’ and ‘Durban’ in the same sentence…?
4 Nov 2009, 09:55 am
#15 Cheetha Champs: they haven’t, I’m just going by rumours. Backline will be decent, forwards pretty weak.
4 Nov 2009, 13:58 pm
#12 Ruggaluvva: the Namibian, Sharks, Southern Kings & Wallaby supporter: There were four tries scored by other players, which equals 20 points. Quade Cooper scored the rest. 36 – 20 = 16
4 Nov 2009, 15:01 pm
SH 1 NH 0
4 Nov 2009, 23:29 pm
Nice maths Gareth!
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