With their backs to the wall, the Wallabies delivered a brilliant second-half showing to come away with a 30-28 victory over England.
The margin was a conversion but this fails to reflect the true dominance of the Wallabies as two late tries to the visitors tightened the scoreline with no real threat of a comeback.
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It's a remarkable performance given the circumstances, losing their flyhalf Quade Cooper before the game, with life not made easier by a red card to Darcy Swain and injuries to Tom Banks (arm) and Allan Alaalatoa (concussion) inside the first 35 minutes.
With this in mind, Rugby.com.au looks at five key moments from the victory.
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Hooper stands up
As they continue to innovate and build their Rugby coverage, Stan Sport’s ‘Hooper cam’ added another level to the broadcast, with this passage showing the Wallabies captain at his best.
With the hosts trailing by two, England looked to replicate their rolling maul effort from three minutes earlier as they launched an attack five metres out.
Needing a major stop, it’s a pair of world-class efforts by Hooper that flips the game and stops an onslaught of points.
He firstly stops a charging Jack Nowell from the maul before instantly resetting for the next play.
Porecki and Valetini make a great tackle on Lewis Ludlam to stop him a metre out before Hooper strikes at the breakdown, taking advantage of a sloppy Maro Itoje cleanout to get over the ball and earn the turnover.
Marika flies as Petaia dives
When Owen Farrell knocked over three more points, it looked like England were going to run away with victory. However, some brilliance from the entire backline got the Wallabies’ comeback rolling.
It starts with Marika Koroiebte, who somehow earns the ball back inside the 22 as he rises high to collect the kick-off, earning a scrum reset.
From here, a series of darts down the short side and strong hit-ups from the likes of Matt Philip and Folau Fainga’a suck in the defence, providing the opportunity to strike.
Even down a man, the Wallabies recognised the condensed defensive line and quickly sprung into action.
Looping passes from Noah Lolesio and Samu Kerevi had the visitors on the back foot as a wrapping Kellaway created an overlap, with the likes of Farrell, Marchant and Cokanasiga caught in-field and struggling to slide across.
This sucked in Steward as quick hands from Ikitau and Kellaway put Jordan Petaia in space, with the trailing Care given little chance to stop him.
Fainga’a does what he does best
With the Wallabies rolling, they put themselves in prime position for another opportunity with some brutal running and a picture-perfect kick from Andrew Kellaway.
This provided the chance for a 5 metre maul, with Folau Fainga’a showcasing why he is considered world-class in this area.
The hosts had already established the potential for a short side attack through Porecki earlier in the match and the presence of a charging Kerevi and Petaia kept the English from fully committing to the maul down a man.
Both players would then join the maul as Matt Philip stop Itoje and co from having any real shot at shutting it down legally.
Philip manages to separate the bind and three English defenders go with him as it collapses, with Fainga’a recognising the gap and charging over to score a trademark try.
Death by Scrum
England needed a response in the 73rd minute and a scrappy Wallabies line out provided them with the perfect opportunity to launch from the scrum just outside the 22m.
Already warned for not pushing straight, the Brumbies combo of Fainga’a, Sio and Slipper delivered a perfect initial hit and push to demolish the English pack.
After an early penalty, the hosts needed a dominant scrum to paint a positive picture to referee James Doleman.
They more than delivered, with the entirety of the pack ending up split away and heading forward, giving little option but to earn the penalty.
Samu seals it
The Wallabies sealed the victory two minutes later as a mix of precision and power caught the tired English out.
Noah Lolesio plays an underrated part in setting this up, first stepping and offloading to put Cadeyrn Neville into a half hole before doing the same for Pete Samu as the hosts rolled towards the try line.
Another brutal run from Kerevi and a quick pick and go from Kellaway put the visitors firmly on the back-foot five metres out. This allows replacement half Jake Gordon to strike, a catalyst for the increased pace in the final ten minutes, hitting Samu with a bullet pass.
The quick feet of the backrower catch Ludlam and Luke Cowan-Dickie grasping at air as he steps past them and dived over, securing the win.
