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| MATCH DETAILS |
| Match Information: Australia V Greece |
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Australia
54
Tries:
Drew Dalton 2, Jonathon Crawley, Jason Gangaram, Josh Whitty, Brogan Gibson, Brenton Stonier, Eugene Seddon, Nuku Hifo, Justin Volkner
Goals:
Drew Dalton 3, Gavin Duncan 3, Eugene Seddon 1
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| Division: |
Pool A |
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Date: |
12/07/2008 |
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Langlands Park, Stones Corner |
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Time: |
16:00 | |
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Match Summary:
Australian unit dismantling the spirited Greeks 54-0.
The win came on the back of a star performance from Co-captain Drew Dalton who finished the match with a personal tally of 14 points.
Greecelooked dangerous in the opening encounters with prop forward Adam Kambouris breaking the line early to no avail.
Australiathen switched themselves on when halfback Brogan Gibson opened the scoring for the Aussies when he crossed under the posts in the 4th minute of the match.
The next 20 minutes of the match were in the balance as Greeceshowed the spirit which has made them a crowd favourite over the past week, but two late first half tries to Drew Dalton gave the home side an 18-0 lead heading into the break.
The second half started much the way that the first half ended, with inspirational lock Nuku Hifo scoring in the 40thminute.
The next 30 minutes resulted in a steady flow of points with tries to captain Jonathon Crawley, Jason Gangaram, Josh Whitty, Eugene Seddon and Justin Volker.
Australia’s backs capitalised on the bruising performance of their forwards with front rower Alan Kemp sending two Greek players from the field with some solid defensive hits.
Australia has now scored a whopping 136 points in 3 matches without conceding any and will face Walesin the cup semi-final.
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