Australia miss out on try bonus point despite victory over Fiji

Australia failed to secure a bonus point after fading in the final 20 minutes, but before that they had shown class and character in a match that was at times gruesomely physical but contained moments of high skill.The Wallabies did not allow themselves to be drawn into an open, unstructured game, scoring their first two tries from driving lineouts and matching the ferocity of Fiji’s tackling. The ploy of playing David Pocock and Michael Hooper in the back row worked again, with the latter ruthless in the way he brought ball-carriers down. Continue reading...