Updated: Sunday, 06 Oct 2013 09:52 | Comments Israel Folau scored three tries for the visitors in Rosario Australia cruised to a 54-17 win over Argentina in Rosario to ensure the Pumas ended their Rugby Championship campaign without a victory. New Zealand had earlier claimed the title after beating South Africa 38-27 and both these sides knew they were coming into the game playing for nothing but pride. The Wallabies had claimed a narrow 14-13 victory against their hosts in Perth earlier in the tournament but were much more convincing this time as a hat-trick from Israel Folau inspired them to a seven-try win. Adam Ashley-Cooper, Joseph Tomane, Benn Robinson and Bernard Foley also crossed over with Marcelo Bosch and Martin Landajo responding for
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Wallabies strike late to set up Sydney decider
Updated: Saturday, 29 Jun 2013 13:34 | Comments Adam Ashley-Cooper scored the only try of the game with four minutes to play The British and Irish Lions face a Test series decider in Sydney next Saturday after Australia clinched a nerve-shredding 16-15 victory at Etihad Stadium. Leigh Halfpenny's five penalties looked to have ended 16 years of hurt. Not since South Africa 1997 have the Lions won a Test series. But he missed a penalty from halfway with the game's final kick, and left the pitch distraught as Australia prevailed courtesy of centre Adam Ashley-Cooper's 75th-minute try that his midfield partner Christian Leali'ifano converted. The Lions were on course for an unassailable 2-0 series lead, but Ashley-Cooper rounded off a concerted spell of pressure,