Wow. That was shocking. How the diggers managed to eke out the win is mindboggling. No possession, no territory, multiple lost line outs, no imagination in the backfield, no sustained pressure and in defence constantly. Lawrence missed some calls that would have led to RSA penalties, most notably on an Aus lock for a high tackle with a few minutes to go. And the line out penalty against Matfield was terrible. I don't know what the touch judge was thinking.
Based on this performance I can't see Aus threatening NZ, presuming they beat the Argies.
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