- England 37-42 Australia
- Teams score five tries apiece in seesaw contest
On a grey old day in south-west London few anticipated great splashes of gold and green being daubed on a distinctly monochrome canvas. Australia will forever remember this gloriously seesawing game of rugby, finally settled by an injury time try from the young replacement wing Max Jorgensen after England thought they had spectacularly overhauled a 10 point second half deficit.
It was a mad finish to an extraordinary game which seemed to have been clinched by a 79th minute converted try by Maro Itoje. While England were also indebted to two tries apiece for Chandler Cunningham-South and Ollie Sleightholme, this was Australia’s first win on the old cabbage patch since the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/09/england-australia-autumn-nations-series-rugby-union-match-report
Author : Robert Kitson at the Allianz Stadium
Publish date : 2024-11-09 17:25:57
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