:00:31. > :00:47.Everybody is saying, "Go, go, go" and he goes, and a try!
:00:48. > :00:48.Welcome to week two of the Rugby League World Cup. Already, it's
:00:49. > :00:50.crunch time for some of the teams. Welcome to week two of the Rugby
:00:51. > :00:57.Wales were at must-win time - nothing less than a victory over the
:00:58. > :01:03.United States today would do. After stunning Tonga, Scotland were
:01:04. > :01:04.looking for a repeat this afternoon as they took on the fancied
:01:05. > :01:07.Italians. Australia have been looking
:01:08. > :01:14.ominously good. They were up against Fiji and the elements last night.
:01:15. > :01:28.England were back with a bang against Ireland. We look at what is
:01:29. > :01:32.working well for McNamara's men. I am delighted to say we have a wealth
:01:33. > :01:36.of international experience in the studio with the citizen's and
:01:37. > :01:42.England star, John Wilkin, the former Great Britain coach, Brian
:01:43. > :01:47.Noble, and the England scrum half Ritchie Myler, who is recovering
:01:48. > :01:58.from ankle surgery. In a moment, the drama of Scotland against Italy, but
:01:59. > :02:01.we start in Wrexham where the maths were already straightforward for the
:02:02. > :02:05.Wales coach. They had to beat the USA Tomahawks to stay in the
:02:06. > :02:13.tournament. A crowd of 45 had cheered the Welch to a half-time
:02:14. > :02:16.lead against the Italians at the Millennium Stadium last weekend. But
:02:17. > :02:22.they ran out of steam, and yes, Sir continue Harris knows -- iestyn
:02:23. > :02:31.knows that a win will only do. They were fired up for a win in
:02:32. > :02:32.their World Cup debut against the Cook Islands.
:02:33. > :02:40.Great spirit and entertainment provided by the locals here.
:02:41. > :02:49.Communities getting behind the big show that is the Rugby League World
:02:50. > :02:56.Cup. Wales have to win today. Onlyone advance is from group D. If
:02:57. > :03:01.Wales lose today, they can't catch America, who have two wins. The
:03:02. > :03:11.Tomahawk side for today, lots of Australian-born players there but
:03:12. > :03:15.many now plying their trade in the United States.
:03:16. > :03:15.Wales with possession, they need to start well.
:03:16. > :03:17.Frizell is inside. Down that left-hand side. Wales have
:03:18. > :03:29.been really impressive. This is the chance. Big contact was
:03:30. > :03:32.inside. He said I am not giving it to you. Roets scored the try for
:03:33. > :03:41.Wales. He was looking at his captain. He said, "No, I've done it
:03:42. > :03:46.myself." He makes the initial run down the sideline. Williams is on
:03:47. > :03:48.his inside. His skipper, Roets scored on his outside to score the
:03:49. > :03:59.option. Great decision from Williams, you have to say.
:04:00. > :04:04.The men in red are out of second gear now, because it was a
:04:05. > :04:11.stuttering performance early. Beautiful start. And away they go.
:04:12. > :04:13.Elliott - that was a - something has gone on.
:04:14. > :04:20.They say one of the Americans that have been held back here, in fact,
:04:21. > :04:28.it Pieterson taken out by Webster. Got him right across the face.
:04:29. > :04:29.Just three minutes away from the line.
:04:30. > :04:37.Someone should remind him it's an era of cameras! Newton goes over for
:04:38. > :04:46.the Tomahawks! I reckon they got off at the White
:04:47. > :04:50.House. It is 4-4,20 minutes top. How many times has Newton done this in
:04:51. > :04:59.his career, two American players running a defender, here he goes,
:05:00. > :05:03.great ball from Paulo. He can't come up with a defensive play. Catch me
:05:04. > :05:11.if you can. Here is Priestly, and here is Paulo. He decides to go shot
:05:12. > :05:15.this time. Almost got away from the tackle of Patrick.
:05:16. > :05:21.Paulo again. Great ball. Pieterson, scores in the corner. A salute for
:05:22. > :05:35.side-show Bob. The Americans have their second try.
:05:36. > :05:37.Peterson with a little bit of space on the outside. He's thrilled to get
:05:38. > :05:47.it over the line there. The Americans have been a bit smart,
:05:48. > :05:52.taken their inside backs in there. They nearly just released, didn't
:05:53. > :05:54.they on that inside ball. And now, last tackle 30 metres away,
:05:55. > :06:01.and Paulo's ball, Evans is going to go for it. No pressure. He has lost
:06:02. > :06:11.it. Kicked up by Howard I think it may have been. Scooped up there.
:06:12. > :06:17.Close to the line, it is a full set to work with. They won't even need
:06:18. > :06:26.one. The man, yes, Colin the man. A shocker. He drops it.
:06:27. > :06:31.All he has to do is catch. Disorganised Welsh line because they
:06:32. > :06:41.are trying to recover from the dropped ball of Evans.
:06:42. > :06:53.The man of the moment, Joseph Paulo. Now the defence of Wales will be put
:06:54. > :07:00.to the test. Samoa is still the dummy half. This
:07:01. > :07:13.is him going as fast as he can. His strength has carried him overt line.
:07:14. > :07:21.He has had very little to do today up in the box. He has now been
:07:22. > :07:27.called into play. It looks sufficient depth there for
:07:28. > :07:28.me. We can run that through to the ground.
:07:29. > :07:36.No drama with the instruction. Granted, this is in slow motion. The
:07:37. > :07:40.ball is on the ground at that point. Ben, we've got a try.
:07:41. > :08:01.Well, maybe Air Force One is getting warmed up.
:08:02. > :08:10.He was really creasing the line. The run picked up and front rower on
:08:11. > :08:14.front rower. Paulo knows that this is just a
:08:15. > :08:16.massive chance. A chance to drive a sword into the
:08:17. > :08:21.heart of Wales here. Paulo gets up pushing the two. What a go, and
:08:22. > :08:23.Priestly charges through. Links up with Newton.
:08:24. > :08:29.Newton scores a double. The son of a golfing champion, born
:08:30. > :08:34.in South Carolina. Cue the fireworks! Priestly is the
:08:35. > :08:43.architect here. James just touches him. It's not a game of touch. Run
:08:44. > :08:47.straight past Jordan James, Priestly, found Newton on the
:08:48. > :08:49.outside. How much it mean to these Tomahawks. Priestly was straight
:08:50. > :08:58.past. The front row there and gives the ball to Newton who would have
:08:59. > :09:03.scored an easier try in his career. Wales, they started poorly, they
:09:04. > :09:05.warmed to the contest. It was only a very limited time.
:09:06. > :09:13.The rest of the game has been frustrating to watch. Here is a run,
:09:14. > :09:19.there is open pasture. They have to finish it off and away they go with
:09:20. > :09:21.Roets. He will score their second try. There is four and a half
:09:22. > :09:33.minutes to go. It's 24-8 but they needed that ten minutes ago.
:09:34. > :09:35.Nice early ball. Does it mean anything in the scheme
:09:36. > :09:43.of things? Probably not. The Wrexham fans are entertaining
:09:44. > :09:52.themselves as Lupton, now he feeds it out. Evans has got it. Gives the
:09:53. > :10:04.winger an early ball. Williams finds his way to the try line. He four
:10:05. > :10:07.metres short. Last tackle for bails. Evans, Lupton, goes into kick, goes
:10:08. > :10:09.low under the post, they will score! The guy immediately to the right in
:10:10. > :10:18.the centre under the post looks as though he is onside, so let's roll
:10:19. > :10:23.it through, please. That's a try. It's going to come up
:10:24. > :10:36.there, yes. Confirmation on the board.
:10:37. > :10:48.Now there's just over one minute remaining, and Wales are back inside
:10:49. > :10:50.their 40, giving their fans just a sniff, and that's all it is, nothing
:10:51. > :10:58.more than that. It is nothing they can touch the comeback. Last tackle
:10:59. > :11:04.for Wales. I dare say, their last play to do anything. The
:11:05. > :11:05.kick-through, they've got the bounce, the centre has passed it.
:11:06. > :11:13.Play on! For the corner. Player is taken down. They came off the legs
:11:14. > :11:21.of peterson, you could have almost said six to go. Wales finish with a
:11:22. > :11:25.flourish but it is not going to be enough.
:11:26. > :11:32.Speechless, to be honest. For those guys to perform like that, after a
:11:33. > :11:35.four-day turnaround quite unbelievable, so, the players have
:11:36. > :11:40.bought into what we are doing, and they're having a great time at the
:11:41. > :11:47.moment. I think you can see the joy on their faces. They deserve
:11:48. > :11:51.everything they get. There are a lot of things we didn't do well tonight,
:11:52. > :11:55.and I would just like to congratulate USA on a very good
:11:56. > :12:05.performance. They played exceptionally well and they deserve
:12:06. > :12:10.the result. From us now, we've got to make sure that we recover very
:12:11. > :12:20.well and give the best account of ourselves in the last group game.
:12:21. > :12:25.Can you make it three wins out of three? We're going to enjoy tonight,
:12:26. > :12:34.and then we will do a bit of rehab and get ready for Scotland. I don't
:12:35. > :12:36.know what day it is at the moment. Next Thursday. Thank you. Very
:12:37. > :12:43.honest assessment from both coaches, confirmation there that Wales can't
:12:44. > :12:50.get through. How disappointed will Iestyn be, especially when you look
:12:51. > :12:54.at the group he was in? You thought that Wales were odds on coming in
:12:55. > :13:05.that group. It is a sad time for the Welsh people. They will be kicking
:13:06. > :13:07.themselves, because there was a lot of errors. They left it too Leyte
:13:08. > :13:15.end. Yes, a little bit too much, too late, if that is the right
:13:16. > :13:21.expression. They didn't execute very well, five or six opportunities to
:13:22. > :13:30.put the points on the board, to get the breathing space to get the USA
:13:31. > :13:36.right at the end, you would expect th two games in four days, and Terry
:13:37. > :13:40.saying that the third one is coming up shortly as well. I think, yes,
:13:41. > :13:46.they will be kicking themselves the Welsh because they missed out on an
:13:47. > :13:53.opportunity. As Iestyn, take nothing away from the USA. How fantastic
:13:54. > :14:02.they've been. Yes, Terry Matteson has been doing a great job there. I
:14:03. > :14:04.think it is fantastic for the game. Naturally, I think they're people
:14:05. > :14:05.that like contact sports, NFL is such a big part of their sporting
:14:06. > :14:10.world, I think there's space for Rugby League in America, so watch
:14:11. > :14:19.this space. A key man for them, Joseph Paulo was immense. My word,
:14:20. > :14:23.everything they touched, he touched, and Newton, and the two American
:14:24. > :14:25.attackers that one Welsh defender, the second pass there, we see skill
:14:26. > :14:27.and speed of execution to map Peterson and he is in charge of the
:14:28. > :14:31.bomb. This is the game-breaker for me. This is 8-four here but not only
:14:32. > :14:38.in charge of the bomb, the very next play, he gets himself out in
:14:39. > :14:43.position and gets himself over the line for a good try, and he's really
:14:44. > :14:48.pivotal. He was on Tuesday night down in Bristol. He was absolutely
:14:49. > :14:57.awesome and Man of the Match on that occasion. Also people that you can
:14:58. > :14:59.find some heroes in this World Cup. He certainly has put his name
:15:00. > :15:01.forward. He is playing with so much confidence, and confidence is that
:15:02. > :15:02.one ingredient and sport, when you've got it, it can make all the
:15:03. > :15:15.difference. Paulo has certainly got confidence at the moment. What is so
:15:16. > :15:17.impressive about them, Terry didn't know half the squad, didn't know
:15:18. > :15:19.each other, but they're playing like a team? Yes, played three games in
:15:20. > :15:20.nine days. It's going to be outstanding, and they do come out
:15:21. > :15:26.that group and win it, win the group in a good position. What can Iestyn
:15:27. > :15:36.hope to get out the final game? They need a big performance. A slight
:15:37. > :15:39.disappointment for all of us. I know there will be a crowd down at the
:15:40. > :15:46.Knoll down there there in their last group game. They've got to perform
:15:47. > :15:53.in the group game and put a few wrongs right. They haven't quite
:15:54. > :15:56.executed the way they wanted to do, and if you had said at the start of
:15:57. > :15:58.the competition to Iestyn we've got the USA and Italy, he would rub his
:15:59. > :16:02.hands and think there is a straight run-through. They will be
:16:03. > :16:08.disappointed. In a moment, Australia against fee bi- but next to
:16:09. > :16:13.Workington for Scotland against Italy, with both sides in touching
:16:14. > :16:14.distance of the quarterfinals. In their opening match against the
:16:15. > :16:16.highly rated Tongans, the combination of opportunism , boot of
:16:17. > :16:19.Danny Brough, and some tight calls going their way, took Scotland to a
:16:20. > :16:28.famous win. Italy's opening victory over Wales
:16:29. > :16:30.was positively laid back in comparison.
:16:31. > :16:31.Their side is packed with NRL experience and Guerra looks star of
:16:32. > :16:47.the performance. I think Brough will just be happy to
:16:48. > :16:54.get the two points and then start again because it is been quite
:16:55. > :17:07.scrappy so far. A fresh set of six. Right in front
:17:08. > :17:12.of this fix now. Here is Brough. Into Wilkes. He bounces and pinballs
:17:13. > :17:18.his way. Two metres away. Ian Henderson in a dummy half trying
:17:19. > :17:19.to squeeze their way under the sticks.
:17:20. > :17:23.Still held out. The Italian defence is holding firm. Brough tries to get
:17:24. > :17:33.the ball away quickly but under too much pressure.
:17:34. > :17:35.It rolls back, but they've got a fresh set of sixes. Russell runs
:17:36. > :17:47.through. It's not Russell. Driving for the line! Has he got the ball
:17:48. > :17:58.down? The referee is going to have a look at this one.
:17:59. > :18:02.This is a try. Russell scores. Four points for Scotland.
:18:03. > :18:42.And for Steve McCormack's side. There are legs in it there. He has
:18:43. > :18:52.dived through. Scotland could have two quick tries
:18:53. > :19:28.in a couple of minutes. Now with Tramonte.
:19:29. > :19:33.Nasso has a luck from dummy half. He drops it back through the hands
:19:34. > :19:46.Ghetti. Fending off the ball is Snowden.
:19:47. > :19:47.Not an easy man to stop in his tracks.
:19:48. > :20:01.Little kick through this time. Maybe there's not enough on it, but there
:20:02. > :20:09.is. We have got to have a look at this, though. It wasn't the tidiest
:20:10. > :20:13.of kicks. Has Seraldo got the scoreboard ticking? He's onside.
:20:14. > :20:21.Slowly. OK.
:20:22. > :20:27.OK, that's a try. He scores Italy's first try for their second game in
:20:28. > :20:31.the campaign. Very influential in their qualifying campaign.
:20:32. > :20:42.Our video referee says that it was successful. Ten points is the
:20:43. > :20:58.difference now. Scotland are defending yet again.
:20:59. > :21:00.Using the - they try to wear down that Scottish defence. Santi with
:21:01. > :21:02.another drive. Nasso brings it himself. Looks to squeeze it home.
:21:03. > :21:07.The pressure has paid off, and Italy, the try given, and Nasso,
:21:08. > :21:13.they knocked, and they knocked, and eventually the door opens, and down
:21:14. > :21:17.they crash it over the line. They fought well and got themselves
:21:18. > :21:24.back in the game. Nasso a chunky fellow, proved hard to stop there on
:21:25. > :21:31.the line. Good valuable few metres to set up
:21:32. > :21:33.the final play. Brough with the kick.
:21:34. > :21:43.The sky gets darker as the ball drops back in. They've got space on
:21:44. > :21:47.the right-hand side. Can they spread the ball back inside? They can. Addy
:21:48. > :21:51.touches down in the second minute of the second half.
:21:52. > :22:01.Hellewell has got the ball away, and it was a great ball out wide. Carter
:22:02. > :22:12.there with the drive. He has thrown the ball back to Danny Addy, so a
:22:13. > :22:16.great start for the Scots. At the managed to keep him in the
:22:17. > :22:20.field of play. So they look for the runners now,
:22:21. > :22:28.Italy. Santi takes his side up towards a
:22:29. > :22:33.few metres away. A little scamper from dummy half. Nasso has got the
:22:34. > :22:41.ball down. He has got another one. Italy equalising that early score
:22:42. > :22:46.from Scotland in the second half, and Nasso again just spotting the
:22:47. > :22:47.opportunity to getting the legs going and diving over the line from
:22:48. > :23:05.close range. Wallace fires it out. He switches it
:23:06. > :23:14.back inside. Ben Hellewell, a touchdown for Scotland. Lovely work
:23:15. > :23:18.on that right-hand side. If you look at it again, Fisher, he
:23:19. > :23:22.shows it on the inside a couple of times, the ball out to the back
:23:23. > :23:36.there to Pete Wallace, Hellewell back on the inside for a very, very
:23:37. > :23:39.good four-pointer for the Scots. Snowden was tackled inside that 20
:23:40. > :23:44.as they drive again. Can they fire it out? They can.
:23:45. > :23:46.They're in the corner. Centrone touching down for the Italians. It
:23:47. > :23:51.is try-for-try in the second half so far.
:23:52. > :24:00.Nasso again wants to keep it moving. Tries to keep his tempo up. Nasso
:24:01. > :24:01.has come back with it in support as well. Trying to stretch this
:24:02. > :24:10.Scotland defence. Holding firm, though.
:24:11. > :24:16.Covering defenders on this left-hand side of the defence. It is around,
:24:17. > :24:29.though. We're going to have a look at this one, I think. Fourth try of
:24:30. > :24:33.his Italian career, in his eighth game.
:24:34. > :24:35.Brough now with a little - he spotted a bit of space. He regains
:24:36. > :24:49.the ball. He has it. The tackle is complete, but a 25-metre run from
:24:50. > :24:50.Brough, he is opening things up. Here is Henderson, throwing it back
:24:51. > :24:52.through the hands they go to Wallace. They've got him on the
:24:53. > :25:00.right-hand side and they're in. Scotland with Ben Hellewell on the
:25:01. > :25:05.right-hand side. Regaining possession, but lovely
:25:06. > :25:07.hands, and into the right-hand corner. Great hands from all players
:25:08. > :25:11.there out on the field, just out wide to Hellewell to finish the try
:25:12. > :25:22.off. Brough with a difficult kickover.
:25:23. > :25:24.It is with his left boot. Is it good or has the pressure been too much?
:25:25. > :25:32.What a finish. 30 points apiece. A bit of a nail-biter. Toing and
:25:33. > :25:40.froing, a great effort by Scotland, and again our boys have shown great
:25:41. > :25:42.character to come back from the deficit they had, always clawing to
:25:43. > :25:50.the back of the game. The support we have had while we've been in west
:25:51. > :25:57.Cumbria is unbelievable. We would like to thank everybody from west
:25:58. > :25:59.Cumbria, from our lads, sensational effort in the end. What another
:26:00. > :26:06.great game. It is a measure of this World Cup that I am guessing most of
:26:07. > :26:12.us when we looked at the fixtures before it started, would not have
:26:13. > :26:15.picked Italy versus Scotland as a really good game. Yes, I think a
:26:16. > :26:22.measure of success of the World Cup so far has been the nations we
:26:23. > :26:28.assumed that wouldn't have performed so well which have exceeded our
:26:29. > :26:30.expectations and pulled out fantastic performances. We look at
:26:31. > :26:31.Italy in that opening game against Wales, some really stand-out
:26:32. > :26:36.performances from them individually in that team and throughout the
:26:37. > :26:53.tournament. We look at the likes of Fiji, Tonga. These nations that have
:26:54. > :26:59.really stepped up probably due to the influence of the NRL but it
:27:00. > :27:07.shows you that Rugby League is trying to spread and slowly cast our
:27:08. > :27:14.net further. Scotland very much one of those teams that's stood up and
:27:15. > :27:32.stepped up. One of the home nations that have stamped their mark in west
:27:33. > :27:34.Cumbria, there are two big crowds, 9,000 each time, and they've got
:27:35. > :27:39.with behind the Scottish team and delivered. You see they're sat here
:27:40. > :27:45.thinking deservedly where they are in the position, the position
:27:46. > :27:49.they're in charge of own destiny towards the back end of this group
:27:50. > :27:51.stage, and they thoroughly deserve it. They played well. We've seen
:27:52. > :27:58.some of the tries. They don't tell the story of him that they're good
:27:59. > :28:06.but it's the quality of the work that
:28:07. > :28:20.They keep the Paul alive, and Henderson keeps the ball alive.
:28:21. > :28:25.Wallace keeps the ball alive, and Scotland keep the ball alive. They
:28:26. > :28:26.get in the corner and finish the play.
:28:27. > :28:33.He could have won it, couldn't he? He could have. What did he do wrong,
:28:34. > :28:40.there, John? You dropped plenty! I am not the man to be giving that
:28:41. > :28:42.device! Danny Brough is such a controlling influence on that
:28:43. > :28:43.Scotland team that you think they can do well. The decision-making of
:28:44. > :28:51.their team of Wallace, Brough, and Henderson, those three guys usually
:28:52. > :28:57.get it right and that is why Scotland are doing well. I know it
:28:58. > :28:59.is history, he opt today play for Scotland, the man of steel, why
:29:00. > :29:02.isn't he in England, should he not be playing for England? He chose to
:29:03. > :29:12.play for Scotland. You've got to respect that. There is a history
:29:13. > :29:15.there with his family, and he has played for Scotland previously. Do I
:29:16. > :29:17.think he could contribute to the England squad? Definitely. There is
:29:18. > :29:22.a reason why he is the man of steel, and it is that control and
:29:23. > :29:31.influence, that all-round ability with any team that he plays in, he
:29:32. > :29:33.has real value in kicking passing, and a running threat. That would fit
:29:34. > :29:35.well in any team in world rugby. Looking ahead to Thursday, Scotland
:29:36. > :29:46.versus USA, a massive game, but for the USA, that is a third game in
:29:47. > :29:52.nine days? And that is the challenge for them. Terry Paterson didn't know
:29:53. > :30:07.what day of the week it was. Both of them need it as well, don't
:30:08. > :30:12.they, because USA are not guaranteed, either? Yes, exactly.
:30:13. > :30:18.It's going to be a cracker, and hopefully it will be a sell-out
:30:19. > :30:27.again and get the fans behind it, it will be really good. It is tough,
:30:28. > :30:32.but again, when you looked at the fixtures, you really wouldn't have
:30:33. > :30:34.pinned this game as such a pivotal game USA versus Scotland? I think
:30:35. > :30:36.that is what has made, why it has captured everybody's imagination,
:30:37. > :30:39.this tournament, there are shock results, performances, superstars
:30:40. > :30:47.coming out of the woodwork that we didn't know about. Scotland have
:30:48. > :30:58.been part of that team. You look at the spine of the team, and pick up
:30:59. > :31:03.on what Richard and John has said that Russell is a confident
:31:04. > :31:05.fullback. You can't take any of these teams
:31:06. > :31:19.lightly. I would love to see it, but it is difficult for those sides to
:31:20. > :31:20.win a big game against the likes of Australia and New Zealand. They're
:31:21. > :31:26.jam-packed full of star players. It is very difficult for them, but
:31:27. > :31:34.not unachievable. We did see Italy beating - It's right. I think John
:31:35. > :31:36.has pretty much nailed it, but there's going to be a team in the
:31:37. > :31:48.semifinals that is going to have to play what we are calling the big
:31:49. > :31:51.three, if you like, Australia, New Zealand, and England. There is
:31:52. > :31:54.another team that's got to go in there. Why not Italy? It's in their
:31:55. > :32:03.own hands. Time to catch up with the favourites, Australia, who were
:32:04. > :32:06.taking on Fiji and the elements at a wind swept Langtree Park in St
:32:07. > :32:45.Helen's. Last tackle play. They take it to
:32:46. > :32:52.the short side. Another great kick. They may get the tackle count. They
:32:53. > :32:59.will. Fiji, full set. 20 minutes out from the line.
:33:00. > :33:07.Sims takes the tackle. Sims gets them close. Chance has gone up for
:33:08. > :33:11.fee bi-. The St Helen's fans have adopted Fiji as their side tonight.
:33:12. > :33:18.Penalty Fij Nine metres out, ten to the side of the posts.
:33:19. > :33:34.They didn't post a point. They got an opportunity to put their
:33:35. > :33:35.noses in front, and that is what they're going to do.
:33:36. > :33:37.They leave the kangaroos no layer. It is Fiji two, Australia zero.
:33:38. > :33:50.Changes already to Fiji. Looks like a young Willy Mason to me
:33:51. > :33:52.making the tackle here, going down low.
:33:53. > :34:02.15 metres away from the line, Australia still chasing their first
:34:03. > :34:07.points of the night, played by Marles. A lovely ball.
:34:08. > :34:13.There is a big moment for the young Canberra back-rower.
:34:14. > :34:24.He scores for Australia 15 minutes in, four points to two.
:34:25. > :34:26.With the elation on his face. The first game for Australia, and he has
:34:27. > :34:35.run under a great - he took the line or took the ball right to the line.
:34:36. > :34:44.29 minutes away from the line. Smith right out the line. That is a nice -
:34:45. > :34:57.Smith, Thurson England. Play on for the kangaroos.
:34:58. > :35:07.Greg Inglis. Beautiful! Second try to the kangaroos!
:35:08. > :35:17.Tremendous play from the Australians there.
:35:18. > :35:30.He pops it out the back, and a great try there for the Aussies.
:35:31. > :35:31.First and second kick. It is a tough on. That's going to go nowhere near
:35:32. > :35:40.the posts. Ten points to two.
:35:41. > :35:47.He shakes the head. Nice play there.
:35:48. > :35:56.Corbyn did the -- Koful rbin did the tough work there. Jennings is there!
:35:57. > :36:01.Try-scorer in the grand final. Now try-scorer here for Australia at St
:36:02. > :36:06.Helen's. Nice control and composure. Equal numbers out wide. They had
:36:07. > :36:13.numbers to the right as well. Thurston backs it for Inglis. Caught
:36:14. > :36:24.a little bit and field, going for the high tackle on Jennings.
:36:25. > :36:34.It's normally a temple with your two palms. You put them up in front of
:36:35. > :36:43.your nose and you pray. That is the advice of one of the best.
:36:44. > :36:48.Thurston! That is one of the best goals of his career!
:36:49. > :36:56.I bet he enjoyed that. He loved it. Look at the smile on the face of JT!
:36:57. > :37:07.Papalii is getting a lot of game time. Spin, and spin again. Play on
:37:08. > :37:09.is the call. Smith was on to it. Over the top for Thurston.
:37:10. > :37:14.Thurston almost away. 11 metres from the line. Last tackle. Kangaroos,
:37:15. > :37:21.Smith, one of the kickers out of play. Cherry-Evans the alternative.
:37:22. > :37:24.It's kept alive, and they will score. Morrison is over. Morris
:37:25. > :37:28.scores the try. Australia have their fourth try.
:37:29. > :37:36.Tremendous kick there from Cherry-Evans. Really well-weighted
:37:37. > :37:40.but a great leap out wide there to Hain. Looking at it again, just
:37:41. > :37:47.plenty - no pressure whatsoever on the kicker there, Cherry-Evans.
:37:48. > :37:54.There he goes, Thurston, for a second sideline conversion!
:37:55. > :38:10.Oh, what a beauty. Jonathan Thurston, a goal-kicking clinic!
:38:11. > :38:14.Thurston has got it to Jennings. Jennings has - Jennings!
:38:15. > :38:23.What was that? He has thrown a dart that's missed the board. Landed in
:38:24. > :38:30.someone's scooter glass! Thurston has been good again
:38:31. > :38:38.disappoint. This is buoyed backing into -- this is Boyd backing into
:38:39. > :38:52.the tackle there. Cherry-Evans, sprinting away.
:38:53. > :39:05.DCE, Daley Cherry-Evans scores for Australia. Their fifth try of the
:39:06. > :39:08.fight. This is beautiful play. Now for Peter.
:39:09. > :39:19.Over halfway. Here goes, he has shown enough of the two weeks to say
:39:20. > :39:23.he's going to be in the top 17. Good ball inside.
:39:24. > :39:24.He got that left arm free. Passed to Lewis.
:39:25. > :39:38.Lewis gets over for the kangaroos. But it is a try that has the DNA of
:39:39. > :39:40.Greg Inglis all over it, 32-2. England is back on the inside,
:39:41. > :39:42.brushes away from a tackle queuing up. I thought Jerry Evans might --
:39:43. > :39:58.Cherry-Evans might have got a double, but he finds Lewis.
:39:59. > :40:03.Too much speed. Beautiful Rugby League.
:40:04. > :40:07.Ritchie, it is a measure of quite how strong this Australian squad is
:40:08. > :40:16.that they can leave out their player of the year, Cooper Cronk, Billy
:40:17. > :40:22.Slater, and still you're looking at that line-up going where are the
:40:23. > :40:28.weaknesses? It is scary thinking of how many players didn't play but
:40:29. > :40:35.they still come out with a performance like that. It is the
:40:36. > :40:41.class throughout the side. And you've only got to look at from one
:40:42. > :40:45.to 17, it is quite scary, really. John Jonathan Thurston does
:40:46. > :40:58.everything that is key to Australia. He is the general on the field. His
:40:59. > :41:03.carriage, carrying it 30 times in the game.
:41:04. > :41:06.He makes good decisions. That is probably why he is the world's
:41:07. > :41:19.number one number seven, , arguably. He has got a hand off. He has
:41:20. > :41:32.already told Inglis to come on his inside as the play unfolds. You will
:41:33. > :41:40.see the inside option of Inglis. He has got the inside ball to Inglis
:41:41. > :41:46.and a short and long ball to Jennings out wide. One of the things
:41:47. > :41:50.that distinguishes Thurston from other people is that he has four
:41:51. > :41:55.options there, and he rarely takes the wrong option. Under pressure, he
:41:56. > :42:02.does the right thing. His goal-kicking in the crunch times of
:42:03. > :42:14.games is always on the money. People have a question mark about his
:42:15. > :42:18.kicking, his accuracy, but when the pressure is on, he is spot on. He
:42:19. > :42:29.won't put pressure on his other players as well, which you see the
:42:30. > :42:34.money ball or the really pressured pass that could be an area. He will
:42:35. > :42:42.take the tackle. One thing to reinforce what Ritchie said, he was
:42:43. > :42:44.setting the play up with the four options. Three players before it
:42:45. > :42:57.came. Inglis' metres are impressive, are
:42:58. > :43:05.not they? Which you would expect from full back because he carries
:43:06. > :43:15.the ball back. Is - he is up there in the freak category, but this man
:43:16. > :43:22.is a world-class performer. I just don't know what to say. He is quick,
:43:23. > :43:24.strong, look at that. There is a, "See you later," and another one,
:43:25. > :43:33.and another one, and a flick-pass. Why can't they tackle him? As a
:43:34. > :43:39.defender, what you try to do is get as close to the attacking player as
:43:40. > :43:44.you can with your feet, get that close to them that they can't evade
:43:45. > :43:54.them. His arms are three times the lengths
:43:55. > :43:56.of his legs, but he's one of the world's best players.
:43:57. > :43:59.Do you put him on fullback? With the spine of the teaming Melbourne, I
:44:00. > :44:11.think that Cronk, Cameron Smith, Slater makes sense, but there's 200
:44:12. > :44:13.metres in a game, but causes absolute carnage throughout the game
:44:14. > :44:18.from fullback. There is an argument he should play in that. The key for
:44:19. > :44:20.Australia is to get him as much ball as possible.
:44:21. > :44:28.They got more there obviously because of the option he is playing
:44:29. > :44:31.and the pivotal role that he plays at fullback there for his club side
:44:32. > :44:40.as well, but I think one of the keys and one of the success, they will
:44:41. > :44:44.try to release him as early as possible against their opposition
:44:45. > :44:50.going through this tournament. How does Australiaia's game work in
:44:51. > :44:56.terms of shapes? Wigan warriors have structure and it works really well
:44:57. > :45:02.for them. All of a sudden, it up folds, and
:45:03. > :45:08.you get three or four options again. The breakthrough, and Cherry-Evans
:45:09. > :45:16.is under the sticks. What Australia are great at, and they showed
:45:17. > :45:18.against England, is when t defence isn't quite right, the numbers are
:45:19. > :45:21.correct or there's a lapse in the defensive line, Australia take
:45:22. > :45:26.advantage of it. It is not necessarily through players that
:45:27. > :45:32.have worked on the training ground but instinctive players. When you're
:45:33. > :45:34.reacting like that, it is difficult to defend. You're predicting
:45:35. > :45:39.something whi Australia isn't sure how it's going to unfold themselves.
:45:40. > :45:49.Let's not forget about the skill levels of the big blokes in the
:45:50. > :45:51.middle there. They're big, well over 100 kilos yet they've got their good
:45:52. > :45:54.decision-making process for knowing when somebody is there. Where is the
:45:55. > :46:04.weakness? How do you beat them? England showed them in the first 20
:46:05. > :46:07.minutes against Australia how to beat them: to be direct. It is a
:46:08. > :46:11.impgame at times, to hit the ball at speed, cause a bit of carnage, play
:46:12. > :46:16.the ball quickly, and then off the back of that, get stuck into them
:46:17. > :46:22.with some defence. You certainly have to throw
:46:23. > :46:24.something at them other than we are doing this in five drives. I think
:46:25. > :46:33.England did that, make the defensive decisions, and don't be intimidated
:46:34. > :46:40.by what they are, they are flesh and blood, and we have the talent in the
:46:41. > :46:48.England team, and there are other teams in the World Cup thinking
:46:49. > :46:50.they've got the talent not only to stand up to the Australians, but
:46:51. > :46:56.beat them at their own game if necessary.
:46:57. > :47:05.I know England are desperate to have another crack at them because as
:47:06. > :47:08.showed in that 25, to minutes, they want to see if they can do it for
:47:09. > :47:21.the full 80. Australia are a quality side, but they can be broken down.
:47:22. > :47:23.England needed to get their World Cup campaign up and running after
:47:24. > :47:31.losing that opening match to Australia last week. On Saturday,
:47:32. > :47:37.they took on Ireland at a sold-out stadium in Huddersfield.
:47:38. > :47:56.It's a day for England to put on some razzle dazzle.
:47:57. > :47:58.It should be an England try. It will be eventually. Not the start Ireland
:47:59. > :48:14.wanted but certainly the start that England wanted.
:48:15. > :48:20.Ryan Hall! Here is Chase, Chase with a kick,
:48:21. > :48:35.after this right-hand side. Briscoe, and scores! A fabulous England try!
:48:36. > :48:44.Across the top, England threaten again.
:48:45. > :48:51.Briscoe steps back on the inside. Turns the defender inside out, and
:48:52. > :48:56.Tom Briscoe literally moments has got a second. England racing to 18
:48:57. > :49:06.points to nil. We need a response from Ireland now,
:49:07. > :49:10.don't we? There comes Watkins through the gap.
:49:11. > :49:12.Sin feel There comes Watkins through the gap.
:49:13. > :49:21.Sin feel ha There comes Watkins through the gap.
:49:22. > :49:26.Sin feel has his (Sinfield has his choice. Hall for the hat trick. Hall
:49:27. > :49:34.has got a hat trick. My word! An eave try for Brent Ferris. That
:49:35. > :49:42.will be very popular in these parts. It's four tries that England have
:49:43. > :49:52.scored without Ireland touching the ball.
:49:53. > :50:08.Look how he's got a - inside for Callum Watkins.
:50:09. > :50:11.Runners are coming here. Widdup to Tomkins.
:50:12. > :50:20.He runs it to another. He chases after this. And he
:50:21. > :50:26.certainly got there first. So, what did you make of England? I
:50:27. > :50:29.thought they were good. I thought the first half particularly, good
:50:30. > :50:37.shape, structure. Maybe a few issues on decision-making, but I think they
:50:38. > :50:42.will be pleased with what they dished up. The weather came in a
:50:43. > :50:45.little bit in the second half and made it scruffy, so they weren't
:50:46. > :50:57.quite at clinical. I think they will be really pleased. A couple of
:50:58. > :50:59.changes to the England side, a couple enforced. What did you make
:51:00. > :51:04.up of Tom Briscoe coming in, Sean owe Laughlin, is that a good move?
:51:05. > :51:11.Does that strengthen England? Obviously, Sean O'Laughlin is a
:51:12. > :51:14.world-class player. Potentially what Steve could do is move Burgess up to
:51:15. > :51:20.the front row, I think. I think the side has got good
:51:21. > :51:26.balance there, a lot of influential players, but O'Laughlin without
:51:27. > :51:29.doubt would be in my starting thin. We talk about shape with Australia.
:51:30. > :51:34.What is that pack giving with England in shape and structure? I
:51:35. > :51:44.thought how simply England set up their plays. They have a lot of the
:51:45. > :51:46.big guys, the props carrying the ball with support on the outside,
:51:47. > :51:55.with the option then to play out the back to a half back, and
:51:56. > :52:00.consistently set the shape up. On the back of that, gives them the
:52:01. > :52:04.ability to move the ball, and we have waves of attack here as you see
:52:05. > :52:11.where players are pairing up wide to potentially get the ball there.
:52:12. > :52:17.Chris Hall chooses to play the ball here. With all that shape choosing
:52:18. > :52:21.to play the ball is a great option but these players are designed to
:52:22. > :52:28.get England on the front foot so that when the speed of the play of
:52:29. > :52:32.the ball increases, they can catch out vulnerable defences.
:52:33. > :52:38.This is where we see they take the option to move the ball to play out
:52:39. > :52:47.the back. Actually to shift the ball and create some space. It results in
:52:48. > :52:54.results in a try. That gives you a bit of a glimpse in how you break a
:52:55. > :53:02.game down. You may well have set up plays ready to go to break a defence
:53:03. > :53:04.down but choosing just to play the ball, building to a game is crucial.
:53:05. > :53:09.I think the challenge for England would be control and having
:53:10. > :53:25.discipline on when they move the ball and when they don't. When they
:53:26. > :53:29.play direct, they look fantastic. When they play the ball quickly and
:53:30. > :53:30.then try and move the ball, they look great but maybe sometimes they
:53:31. > :53:34.can be, if anything, criticism is too lateral. Steve will be happy
:53:35. > :53:43.with the shape of the team. They've all got the ability to play
:53:44. > :53:46.as well, so I think the challenge is the decision-making process as to
:53:47. > :53:54.just to go north to south, speed the play of the ball up because, against
:53:55. > :54:00.the top teams, you need tempo, a little bit of front-foot football,
:54:01. > :54:02.so that decision-making process, as John has outlined, that Steve will
:54:03. > :54:15.be happy with the shape, people in the right places and now they have
:54:16. > :54:17.to make the right decisions. If you get your shape and structure right
:54:18. > :54:19.how key is Chase breaking down Australia? Some of the things he has
:54:20. > :54:29.shown with the ball, time and time again, he has signed for the Red
:54:30. > :54:34.Devils the next season. He's really key. They need to get the ball in
:54:35. > :54:38.his hands. They need to give it him. The more times he has his hands on
:54:39. > :54:44.the ball, the more dangerous England's attack will be. The
:54:45. > :54:51.challenge comes for England. Rangi is an unstructured sort of
:54:52. > :54:56.player and fitting him into that is key. Playing off-the-cuff for
:54:57. > :55:05.England will be something that will have to do at some stage. If they
:55:06. > :55:09.want to win the World Cup, they have to come up with players like this to
:55:10. > :55:15.win the World Cup. The structure is great. It lets everybody know where
:55:16. > :55:21.they should be. I think Widdup was impressive when
:55:22. > :55:23.he came on the field. You have to say against Ireland, you wouldn't
:55:24. > :55:33.scratch your heads too much in saying it was the right choice, but
:55:34. > :55:37.we are hoping that England progress and they get to a higher level
:55:38. > :55:38.against New Zealand and against Australia over which the
:55:39. > :55:41.semi-finalists or the quarterfinalists. I think that Chase
:55:42. > :55:45.has to play because of the threat he offers to do something different
:55:46. > :55:52.against different teams. Let's not forget Sinfield in
:55:53. > :55:54.big-pressure games knows how to respond. Next week, Fiji will pose a
:55:55. > :56:02.few more problems to them than Ireland did? Yes. I think there was
:56:03. > :56:09.a sense that they just held back Fiji in the game against Australia.
:56:10. > :56:10.They know that the big game is against England this week, and they
:56:11. > :56:15.will be absolutely fired up. They've got big aggressive guys. Some big
:56:16. > :56:22.aggressive kids who can cause some carnage for England, and that's
:56:23. > :56:26.probably summarisations the Fijian team, there is a lot of aggression
:56:27. > :56:30.there. That is something England are going to have to cope with. England
:56:31. > :56:36.will need to be on their mettle, they need to be ahead of the
:56:37. > :56:44.quarterfinals for this? They went into the Australian game and got
:56:45. > :56:50.more credit for themselves. Then they've gone and done a good job
:56:51. > :56:52.against Ireland, so this is another building step to obviously the
:56:53. > :56:53.quarters and the bigger games to come, hopefully. Here are the key
:56:54. > :57:13.games ahead this week: We
:57:14. > :57:23.are after your Twitter pics from matches you're at. Send us your
:57:24. > :57:28.Rugby Leag photos: We will use the best ones here and on
:57:29. > :57:32.the BBC sport website. But you might have to go some to beat this
:57:33. > :57:47.particular picture! Ritchie, over to you, explain yourself! Is this what
:57:48. > :57:49.you get up to in your spare time? She makes me wear it all the time.
:57:50. > :57:56.It was a stag do last night. We have another photo because you had a busy
:57:57. > :58:04.night as well, because, Helen, was on her stag do, and you managed to
:58:05. > :58:05.sneak into that picture as well! She got off lightly! We haven't had
:58:06. > :58:18.any pictures from your 30th birthday, sadly. It was very sedate
:58:19. > :58:22.evening, very civilised. None of this malarkey going on. What stands
:58:23. > :58:24.out for you, brine? Huge success, so far. Competitive football play. I
:58:25. > :58:30.think that's going to continue next week, if you're not watching it on
:58:31. > :58:37.the BBC, you need to get out there and support one of the games. It's
:58:38. > :58:41.been fabulous to see big stadiums, big crowds, everyone buying into it
:58:42. > :58:43.all. It all looks fantastic, everyone is behind it. A positive
:58:44. > :58:44.momentum. We are back next Sunday at 11. 11.25 pm. Expect more fireworks
:58:45. > :59:14.then. Good night. It is an honour, I shan't let you
:59:15. > :59:17.down. Easily said, Constable. Harder to prove.
:59:18. > :59:21.This sideshow is now shut down.