Rugby World Cup - Wales vs Aus images from UCRs Richard Cashin

Well, I made it across the pond and was hit by the unfavourable exchange rate. Not much to say about the confrontation between England and South Africa in Paris. My attempt to secure a flight, train, donkey or space on the shuttle was unsuccessful so I ended up staying in London to watch that game.

Saturday – train to Cardiff, standing room only, was akin to a commuter service from any Sydney suburb. London could be defined as a new Australian state! There were however two folks from the United States, though not rugby fans themselves were delighted to be part of the third largest sporting event in the World. They have not intended to visit the Welsh capital for rugby but soon were invited to join the World Rugby Club.

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff – what a stage for this encounter. A crowd almost even in numbers of fans from both nations. A sell out, with the roof drawn closed at the request of Australia, apparently an attempt to even the home advantage for Wales despite the sunny conditions outside! The light for photo work was not the best but hey it is what it is. Both sides were greeted with a rapturous roar – this could be a home game for either side.

If you would like to see images from the game, please visit Richard Cashin's Aus vs Wales rugby images

Match Statistics:

Wales		Australia
2	Tries	4
2	Conversions	3
2(5)	Penalty Goals (attempted)	1(3)
0(0)	Drop Goals (attempts)	1(1)
12 (11/1)	Scrums (won/lost)	4 (4/0)
14 (12/2)	Lin-outs (won/lost)	11 (9/2)
73	Rucks and Mauls	51
3	Turnovers won at ruck and maul	84/95 (88. 4%)
64/82 (78%)	Tackles	51
0	Clean line breaks	1
54%	Possession	46%
59%	Territory	41%
5.59 mins	Time in opposition 22	2.30 mins
5/11/2005	Flyhalf (pass/kick/run)	5/11/2003
4 (4/0/0)	Errors (handling/kicking/restart)	17 (15/2/0)
25 (17/8/0)	Possession kicked (in play/to touch/errors)	25 (13/10/2)
7	Penalties and free kicks conceeded	14
2 blood bin, 7	replacements	1 blood bin, 6
0	yellow cards	2
0	red cards	0
	Scoring Summary
	Man of the match	Chris Latham