Wallabies tune up for World Cup with victory over Samoa

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The Wallabies will head to Japan for the Rugby World Cup off the back of an unconvincing 34-15 win over Samoa in Sydney.

The Wallabies have completed their World Cup preparations on home soil with an unconvincing 34-15 win over Samoa in Sydney.The Wallabies coughed up two second-half tries in eight minutes, but recovered to hold on for the winAustralia's first World Cup game is against Fiji on September 21

Inside centre Matt Toomua then crossed after the siren, to inflate the margin before 16,091 spectators. The return of flanker David Pocock for his first game since March was a highlight as he logged an encouraging hour of game time.Pocock was heavily involved in Australia's first try in the seventh minute.

The most memorable five-pointer came from man-of-the-match Koroibete, who displayed a mixture of speed, strength and footwork to cut inside and out and beat three defenders on a 40-metre run to the line.

 

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