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England downs Australia
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 12 - 06 - 2016

England continued its revival under Eddie Jones with a deserved 39-28 victory over an ill-disciplined Australia side to claim its first ever win in Brisbane and take a 1-0 lead in their three-Test series Saturday.
Recovering from an early 10-0 deficit, the Six Nations champion scored tries through center Jonathan Joseph, winger Marland Yarde and winger Jack Nowell with flyhalf Owen Farrell contributing 24 points with his boot.
Wallabies flanker Michael Hooper scored two tries with fullback Israel Folau and Tevita Kuridrani also crossing but Bernard Foley, the hero of the 33-13 victory over England at last year's World Cup, landed only three of his six kicks.
The tourists have never scored more points against the Wallabies on Australian soil and will take huge confidence into the final two Tests in Melbourne and Sydney over the next two weeks.
England flanker James Haskell typified his team's effort, ferocious in defense and at the breakdown as the tourists backed up Jones's promise of a "Bodyline" series with a display of disciplined aggression.
Australia will rue the regularity with which it was penalized by French referee Romain Poite and the loss of the edge in the scrum it enjoyed at Twickenham last October.
It had looked like being another good evening for Australia when debutant Samu Kerevi put Hooper over in the corner after a period of sustained pressure in the ninth minute.
The Wallabies doubled their lead seven minutes later when Foley delayed his pass to send Folau crashing through Farrell's tackle to touch down.
Two penalties from Farrell from in front of the posts helped England cut the deficit and a third made it a one point game after half an hour.
Foley had just had a fine individual try called back for obstruction, though, when calamity struck for the home side in the 32nd minute.
The flyhalf failed to get hold of a Folau pass out of defense, Kerevi also failed to control the loose ball and Joseph hacked through for a converted try.
Foley landed his first penalty three minutes before halftime but Farrell's fourth — the ninth time Australia was penalized — gave England a 19-13 lead at the break.
A burst up the middle from Haskell and a lofted pass from George Ford gave winger Yarde a free run to the line six minutes into the second half and, when Farrell converted, England were 26-13 ahead.
Wallabies loosehead prop Scott Sio was sin-binned in the 54th minute as England reasserted its traditional dominance at the scrum and another penalty at the set piece allowed Farrell to put England 29-13 ahead.
Hooper popped up on the wing again to score his second try after a sweeping Australia move and Kuridrani ploughed over in the 71st minute before a Farrell penalty and Nowell's breakaway effort in the final seconds gave England a famous victory.
New Zealand beats Wales
Waisake Naholo's second try of the match with about 20 minutes remaining helped the All Blacks overhaul a combative Wales side to record a 39-21 victory at Eden Park in Auckland Saturday.
Julian Savea, new captain Kieran Read and replacement hooker Nathan Harris also scored tries for the All Blacks with flyhalf Aaron Cruden slotting four conversions and two penalties.
Number eight Toby Faletau and scrumhalf Rhys Webb scored tries for Wales with Dan Biggar adding three penalties and a conversion as the visitors had looked like they could end a 63-year losing streak against the All Blacks.
Fiji thrashes Tonga
In Suva, Flanker Eremasi Radrodro scored a match-winning try on debut as Fiji rallied from 15-0 down at halftime to beat Tonga 23-18 Saturday in the opening match of rugby's Pacific Nations Cup. Radrodro took the field in the 12th minute as an injury replacement for Malakai Ravulo and clinched Fiji's come-from-behind win his 74th-minute try.
Underdog Tonga shocked its host by opening a 15-0 lead after 30 minutes, led by scrumhalf Tane Takulu who scored a try among 13 points.
Fiji fought its way back into the match with second half tries to Ben Volvola and Neemia Soqeta before Radrodro snatched the game from Tonga's hands with only minutes remaining. Veteran Seremai Bai added eight points from a conversion and two penalties.


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