What did we just witness? Australian rugby fans — the ones who did not set the alarm for the 2am for kick off — have woken to a stunning win over England at Twickenham on Sunday morning.
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Max Jorgensen’s try in added-on time saw the Wallabies pull off stunning 42-37 win to give Australia a desperately-needed victory.
The lead changed hands four times in the closing 15 minutes, with England 37-35 ahead and 80 minutes already played after lock Maro Itoje’s try was converted by fly-half Marcus Smith.
But replacement back Jorgensen struck in the 84th minute when, from a Len Ikitau offload that sucked in Smith, he went in at the corner to score the last of the game’s 10 tries.
Noah Lolesio converted as the Wallabies beat England at Twickenham for the first time since they knocked the Red Rose brigade out of the 2015 World Cup.
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This was also just Australia’s second win in their last 12 Tests against England, with the Wallabies the underdogs after losing five of their six games in this year’s southern hemisphere Rugby Championship.
The win was met with an incredible reaction from Australian rugby, a community that has had little to cheer for in recent years.
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