Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii was superb on debut but he was upstaged by Max Jorgensen, who scored after the siren to secure the first Wallabies win in London since 2015.
The Wallabies have revealed silencing English critics provided part of the motivation for a powerful performance – and thrilling victory – at Twickenham, secured with a spectacular try from rookie winger Max Jorgensen after the final siren.
But Australia had one restart and after an England error, a Len Ikitau offload helped free Jorgensen to burn down the left sideline and scored a 83rd minute try. It was his first Test try. “He was strong. I thought he was really well supported by Lenny Ikitau. Lenny was outstanding. Even right at the end of the game he took the corner, drew the defender and released Max Jorgensen. Those two, they dovetailed pretty well,” Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt said.“Joseph obviously got a few kickoffs back for us, he is an aerial freak. But at the same time it was a good learning experience for Joseph as well. I know there was some doubts about Joseph being selected and the risk.
Young’s co-host, England prop Dan Cole, responded the quote would go up in Australia’s changeroom – and he was right. England flanker Chandler Cunningham-South scored twice within 11 minutes and with the rusty Wallabies playing like a team who’d not been on a field for a few months, the hosts had all the possession and territory.But the Wallabies finally began to hold onto the ball, and Suaalii wasted little time introducing himself to the world by laying on the Australian’s first try.
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