Rugby Championship: Wallabies battle for win - News Summed Up

Rugby Championship: Wallabies battle for win


Story highlights Wallabies win first match of tournamentCome from behind to beat South AfricaNew Zealand remain unbeaten, South Africa in second placeArgentina and Australia both tied at 1-2(CNN) Australia notched its first win in the Rugby Championship series, beating South Africa 23-17 in Brisbane on the back of inspired play from fly-half Bernard Foley. The Wallabies started sluggishly, going down 3-14 before Foley took over the match. After three rounds of play, the Wallabies are tied with Argentina for last place in the four-team annual southern hemisphere tournament, with three rounds to go. The hosts, who also happened to be defending champions, were defeated twice by New Zealand in the previous rounds. In the previous fixture played in Hamilton, New Zealand pulled ahead in the second half to dominate Argentina with a 57-22 win.


Source: CNN September 10, 2016 12:22 UTC



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