Kiss misses out: Australia’s Wallabies lose to Japan

• Kiss misses out: Australia’s Wallabies lose to Japan in their match in Osaka.
• To keep Japan’s win, the Wallabies’ coach combined the experience of Rayane Lonergran with the speed of winger Hanter Paizami.
• The match ends in a draw: Aidan Ross and Mailz Amatosero hold off the start-test, while Hanter Paizami scores the decisive try in the 2nd half.

Australia’s new-look Wallabies suffered a 57-10 defeat against Japan in their first match of the year. The match was played in Osaka, with the material drawn from The Guardian and L’Équipe.

Japan’s win was driven by the Wallabies’ halves pairing: Rayane Lonergran and Declan Meredith. The teams’ lineups featured that the Wallabies started with Lonergran, while Meredith scored the first try in the match against Japan.

In the second half, the Wallabies’ defeat was confirmed by Japan’s 57-10 scoreline, which L’Équipe and The Guardian said was built on a strong start and relentless pressure. The Guardian added that the opening try came after Aidan Ross’s cross-field kick found Miles Amatosero, and that Hanter Paizami then scored in the centre to extend the lead.

That is why the match ended with a clear result: Aidan Ross outplayed England’s Bellom, who had started against Wallabies, but in the end Japan still won. Mailz Amatosero finished the game with a try, while The Guardian noted: flankers Garry Potter and Max Yorgensen made a fullback Tom Rait a target with their own positions.

Captain in the match against Japan was Garry Wilson, who The Guardian described as captain at 24 years old. L’Équipe also noted that the Wallabies’ key player was Declan Meredith, and Ben Donaldson also broke through the line.

In the Wallabies’ defence, the key moment came when fly-half Josh Schmidt scored 12 tries out of 31 test matches against Japan over two years. The Guardian added that the 57-10 score reflected how Japan controlled the game from start to finish, with Kiss and the Wallabies unable to stop the momentum from Queensland.

Japan vs Australia match lineups: 15-Tom Rait, 14-Max Yorgensen, 13-Jozef Sua’ali’i, 12-Hanter Paizami, 11-Garri Potter, 10-Declan Meredith, 9-Rayane Lonergran, 8-Garri Wilson (captain), 7-Freizer Makreyt, 6-Rob Valetin, 5-Mails Amatosero, 4-Josh Kenem, 3-Allan Alalatuo, 2-Josh Nasser, 1-Aidan Ross. Bench: 16-Billy Pollard, 17-Angus Bell, 18-Taniela Tupou, 19-Jeremi Viljams, 20-Charli Kale, 21-Tiet Makdermot, 22-Ben Donaldson, 23-Aisa Genri.

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