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Watch: Will Jordan and Beauden Barrett combine for scorching long-range effort
After a rare drought of four tests without a try, All Black right wing Will Jordan exploded at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne to score another incredible long range five pointer.
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The Crusaders fullback combined brilliantly with reserve first five Beauden Barrett to find a weakness in behind the Wallabies defence in the 55th minute.
Jordan snatched Barrett’s chip kick out of the air on the full before putting a deadly left foot step on Wallabies fullback Andrew Kellaway who had raced up to try shut down the kick.
The Wallabies cover defence could not close on him as the 24-year-old speedster turned on the jets to outpace three defenders and score his 20th test try in as many appearances.
Hoake T?tou | Lesssssssshgooooooooo
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— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) September 15, 2022
Jordan’s try gave the All Blacks a 31-13 lead with 25 minutes remaining which many thought would have sealed the game but a massive Wallabies comeback saw the home side take the lead.
Two tries to Andrew Kellaway closed the gap dramatically before a brilliant try to Pete Samu down the left hand side levelled scores at 34-all.
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The Wallabies took an unlikely 37-34 lead when Nic White landed a penalty goal from nearly 50 metres out with minutes remaining.
What a beauty from Will Jordan. Game set and done. #AUSvNZL
— Ofentse (@LehongOfentse) September 15, 2022
That kick, that catch, that fade and that bolt by Jordan – magic 🔥 #AUSvNZL
— Melissa Davies (@silverdeltaMD) September 15, 2022
Leaving the referee out of it, the ABs would've lost that game by plenty without Will Jordan. Immense. #AUSvNZL
— Brendan Bradford (@1bbradfo) September 15, 2022
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That's child play from Beauden Barrett and Will Jordan.#AUSvNZL
— Jared Wright (@jaredwright17) September 15, 2022
The catch and step from Will Jordan. Outrageous #AUSvNZL
— Henry Rounce (@Henry_Rounce) September 15, 2022
That is absolutely absurd for Beauden Barrett and Will Jordan.
Jordan leaving Kellaway for dead! #AUSvNZL #BledisloeCup
— Tight Five Rugby (@TightFive_Rugby) September 15, 2022
The Wallabies quickly turned the ball over after the kickoff by sealing off the ruck and conceding a penalty.
The All Blacks turned down a shot at goal for the draw and boldly kicked to the corner in search of a win only for the maul to collapse. The Wallabies pounced on the fallen carrier and forced a holding on penalty with a minute and a half remaining.
Controversially, referee Mathieu Raynal called a scrum to the All Blacks after ruling Bernard Foley had wasted enough time clearing to touch following the penalty.
The All Blacks right wing was called upon to make a match-winning play again after the siren as the All Blacks stole the match at the death following the crucial turnover by Foley.
As the All Blacks shifted the ball right, Jordan was able to draw in two defenders and interest Marika Koroibete enough to free up fullback Jordie Barrett with an offload.
Barrett went low and scored in the tackle of Koroibete to give the All Blacks a 39-37 win in a thrilling escape for the visitors.
All Blacks head coach Ian Foster praised the ‘level heads’ that showed enough composure to construct the final try but ideally would have liked his side to have shown more control in the final quarter.
“We would have liked to finish off the game better than we did,” head coach Foster said of the Wallabies late comeback.
“We got ourselves in a position to do that [at 31-13].
“Perhaps what was our strength two weeks ago became our weakness in that last quarter. We let through a couple of tries through tackles that should have been made.
“We will go away and look at that.”
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Billy's been playing consistently well for 2 - 3 seasons now and deserves a look in at the top level. Ioane and ALB are still first choice but there needs to be injury cover and succession. His partnership with Jordie gives him first dibs you'd think. Go the Hurricanes.
3 Go to commentsIt’s not up to Wales to support Georgian Rugby. That’s up to International Rugby and Georgia. I sympathise with Georgia’s decent attempt to create this fixture. But for Wales the proposed match up is just a potential stick to beat them with and a potential big psychological blow that young Welsh team doesn’t need. (I’m Irish BTW.)
2 Go to commentsCale certainly looks great in space, but as you say, he has struggled in contact. At 23 years old, turning 24 this year, he should be close to full physical maturity and yet there exists a considerable gap in the power and physicality required for international rugby. Weight doesn’t automatically equate to power and physicality either. Can he go from a player who’s being physically dominated in Super rugby to physically dominating in international rugby in 1 or 2 years? That’s a big ask but he may end up being a late bloomer.
28 Go to commentsIf rugby wants to remain interesting in the AI era then it will need to work on changing the rules. AI will reduce the tactical advantage of smart game plans, will neutralize primary attacking weapons, and will move rugby from a being a game of inches to a game of millimetres. It will be about sheer athleticism and technique,about avoiding mistakes, and about referees. Many fans will find that boring. The answer is to add creative degrees of freedom to the game. The 50-22 is an example. But we can have fun inventing others, like the right to add more players for X minutes per game, or the equivalent of the 2-point conversion in American football, the ability to call a 12-player scrum, etc. Not saying these are great ideas, but making the point that the more of these alternatives you allow, the less AI will be able to lock down high-probability strategies. This is not because AI does not have the compute power, but because it has more choices and has less data, or less-specific data. That will take time and debate, but big, positive and immediate impact could be in the area of ref/TMO assistance. The technology is easily good enough today to detect forward passes, not-straight lineouts, offside at breakdown/scrum/lineout, obstruction, early/late tackles, and a lot of other things. WR should be ultra aggressive in doing this, as it will really help in an area in which the game is really struggling. In the long run there needs to be substantial creativity applied to the rules. Without that AI (along with all of the pro innovations) will turn rugby into a bash fest.
24 Go to commentsSouth Africa rarely play Ireland and France on these tours. Mostly, England, Scotland and Wales. I wonder why
1 Go to commentsIt was a let’s-see-what-you're-made-of type of a game. The Bulls do look good when the opposition allows them to, but Munster shut them down, and they could not find a way through. Jake should be very worried about their chances in the competition.
2 Go to commentsHats off to Fabian for a very impressive journey to date. Is it as ‘uniquely unlikely’ as Rugby Pass suggests, given Anton Segner’s journey at the Blues?
1 Go to commentsSad that this was not confirmed. When administrators talk about expanding the game they evidently don’t include pathways to the top tier of rugby for teams outside of the old boys club. Rugby deserves better, and certainly Georgia does.
2 Go to commentsLions might take him on if they move on Van Rooyen but I doubt he will want to go back, might consider it a step backwards for himself. Sharks would take him on but if Plumtree goes on to win the challenge cup they will keep him on. Also sharks showing some promising signs recently. Stormers and Bulls are stable and Springboks are already filled up. Quality coach though, interesting to see where he ends up
1 Go to commentsAnd the person responsible for creating a culture of accountability is?
3 Go to commentsMore useless words from Ben Smith -Please get another team to write about. SA really dont need your input, it suck anyway.
264 Go to commentsThis disgraceful episode must result in management and coach team sackings. A new manager with worse results than previous and the coaching staff need to coached. Awful massacre led by donkeys.
1 Go to commentsInteresting article with one glaring mistake. This sentence: “And between the top four nations right now, Ireland, France, South Africa, and New Zealand…” should read: And between the top four nations right now, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand and France…”. Get it right wistful thinkers, its not that hard.
24 Go to commentsHow did Penny get the gig anyway?
3 Go to commentsNice write up Nick and I would have agreed a week ago. However as you would know Cale & co got absolutely monstered by the Blues back row of Sotutu, Ioane and Papaliti and not all of these 3 are guaranteed a start in the Black jumper. He may need to put some kgs before stepping up, Spring tour? After the week end Joe will be a bit more restless. Will need to pick a mobile tough pack for Wales and hope England does the right thing and bashes the ABs. I like your last paragraph but I would bring Swinton, Hannigan into the 6 role and Bobby V to 8
28 Go to commentsThe Crusaders can still get in to the Play Off’s. The imminent return of outstanding captain Scott Barrett and his All Black team mate Codie Taylor will be a big boost.There are others like Tamaiti Williams too. Two home games coming up. Fellow Crusader fans get there and support these guys. I will be.
2 Go to commentsCant get more Wellington than Proctor.
3 Go to commentsWhy not let the media decide. Like how they choose the head coach. Like most of us we entrust the rugby system to choose. A rugby team includes the coaches. It's collective.
14 Go to commentsHi NIck, I have been very impressed with him and he seems a smart player who can see opportunities which Bobby V _(who must be an international 6_) doesn’t see or have the speed to take advantage of. If he continues to improve and puts on 5kgs then he could be a great 8. He is a bit taller than Keiran Reid at 1.93m and 111 kgs, so his skill set fits his body size and who knows where it will lead. I hope the spate of Achilles tendon issues have been dealt with by the S&C people. It’s been a very long time since Mark Loane and Kefu stood out at 8. The question is will we be able to hold onto him, if he does make it he will be pretty hot property. I disagree with the idea of letting them go to the Northern Hemisphere and then bring them back.
28 Go to commentsBilly Fulton 🤣🤣🤣🤣 garrrmon not even close
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