I LOVE RUGBY EP06 - Rob Kafer

But it was a phenomenal test match.

There was just so much to it.

Yellow cards.

uh referees calling in dinner reservations during the game i mean i mean i mean it was vintage wallaby rugby like i haven't like that's such a such a fantastic 60 minutes like and again you can't really judge the last 15 20 because of all the other cards and i suppose i'll get into that but um we hate losing you guys know we're the worst losers in the world uh but there was there was flipping vintage wallabies i mean i i can speak from experience you you blokes are painful and and hard to beat at home you know and you always bring something and ah geez there was there was lots to be proud of from an australian point of view and um And lots of lessons for South Africa.

And the beauty is that they were in a privileged position to be able to make 13 changes and ask some questions of other players that hadn't played for a while.

And it was just so much good about Sunday.

Yeah, so true.

So true.

Let's get into it because it was 42.

It was 42-38 in Perth.

At Optus Stadium, the Wallabies against the world champions.

With 12 minutes to go, they were up by 25 points.

Then there was like four yellow cards in six minutes and it went down to the wire.

As you said, you had a lovely referee, Andre Piardi, grabbing a blue, I think it was an iPhone, not to be saying on point or on brand, and Wallaby showed some heart to actually hang out and win that match because there was a point where it was looking like this is going to be lost.

And the day before, there's a thing called the Aussie Rules Grand Final, the AFL Grand Final slice.

And a team, the Fremantle Dockers from WA, they have this thing called the Wharfie.

And they pulled the chain a bit early.

It was a bit of an early crow.

And they lost in the last couple of minutes quite quickly, quite ugly.

I think they're still mourning.

And it was looking...

It may have been the wharfie call for the Wallabies with four or so minutes to go.

But they hung on there.

And it's the first time since 2022 that the Wallabies have held the Mandela Plate.

And, you know, I think...