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  •   Home > News > Sports > Rugby

    Wallabies stun England, win 42-37 in extraordindary Twickenham thriller thanks to last-minute try

    The Wallabies have won a thriller against England at Twickenham, with Max Jorgensen scoring in the 84th minute to secure an extraorindary 42-37 win.


    The Wallabies have won one of the all-time great thrillers against England at Twickenham, with Max Jorgensen racing away to score a 84th-minute try to secure a famous 42-37 victory.

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    After a torrid Rugby Championship campaign in which the Wallabies finished dead last, Joe Schmidt's side looked completely reborn, delivering a phenomenal, thrill-a-minute display of attacking rugby throughout an engrossing contest

    The lead changed four times in a frantic second half, including three times in the final five minutes as both sides threw everything at each other to secure the win.

    Having trailed 15-3 after 20 minutes, and then 30-28 with 12 minutes to go, Andrew Kellaway scored a phenomenal 55-metre breakaway try with five minutes remaining to edge the Wallabies back in front.

    But England, playing inspired rugby off the back of a masterclass from fly half Marcus Smith, looked to have won the contest after Maro Itoje scored with just two minutes remaining.

    However, the Wallabies were not done, showing incredible patience and then some daring attacking verve, Len Ikitau's freakish flick pass to Jorgensen deep in stoppage time sending the winger away to secure a famous victory. 

    It is the first time the Wallabies have beaten England in its last nine matches, the first win at Twickenham since 2015. and the most number of points they have ever scored against England away from home.

    England, meanwhile, lost for the fourth-straight time having led late in the match, falling to a fifth defeat in six games.

    "We know how hard it is to verse England, they were outstanding tonight," Wallabies prop Alan Alaalatoa said.

    "Throughout the Rugby Championship we showed glimpses of that for probably 40 minutes," .

    "Tonight we were great throughout the whole game."

    Things had started brightly for the hosts, Chandler Cunningham-South scoring two quick tries to set England on its way.

    Smith had the ball on a string, guiding England around the park and punishing every positional error from the Wallabies defence.

    But soon after Tom Curry was forced from the field after collecting a Rob Valetini knee to the head, the tide turned, with the superb Tom Wright and Harry Wilson both crossing to give the Wallabies a 20-18 lead at the break.

    Wright's try came thanks to a wonderful offload from debutant Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, who looked very comfortable in Wallaby gold in what was his professional rugby union debut.

    The 21-year-old, making the most anticipated Wallabies debut since Israel Folau in 2013, was awarded player of the match, but in truth any number of men in gold — and at least one in white — could have been similarly heralded.

    The Wallabies further extended their lead after half time, when lock Jeremy Williams was perhaps fortunate to be awarded a try, the TMO unable to determine whether he had been knocked into touch when grounding with an acrobatic leap in the corner following some brilliant play from the Wallabies tight five.

    England hit back though twice in quick succession, Ollie Sleightholm benefiting from some magical moments from Harlequins star Smith, who dazzled at flyhalf for the hosts.

    However, England still conspired to be their own worst enemy, poor execution of a backline set play handing the ball to Kellaway, who raced away and scored.

    Itoje's score came, again, from Smith's inventiveness with the boot as England perhaps felt as though they had secured victory.

    "Sometimes in a Test match like that you think the job is done. We took our foot off the gas," England hooker Jamie George said.

    "Credit to Australia, they were very good tonight, but we cannot keep doing that.

    "The system and the principal all works. We know it works, but we didn't quite get what we wanted out if it.

    "Leaking 42 points at home is unforgiveable."

    The Wallabies head to Cardiff next week and will fancy themselves to make it two wins from two as they take on a woefully out of form Wales team.

    Look back on how all the action unfolded in our live blog.

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