Tryline Blog Watch Along 2

In an attempt to cure the boredom of our enforced off-season, we have been looking back at some classic matches. Last week, it was St Helens vs Bradford from 2000. This week, our attention shifted to the international scene!

Preview

Controversy!
This game was the infamous match, where Britain stand-off Leon Pryce didn't make too many friends in Australia!



The Biff
The off-field war of words soon transferred onto the field!



All Tied Up...
After these incidents, a game of rugby league then broke out and the teams went in level at half time.


A Great Start!
Britain made the perfect start to the second half and hit the lead for the first time!


The Australia Siege 
This seemed to bring Australia to life...and they went close on a couple of occasions!


However, the inevitable then happened! 

Soon after, a glorious chance for Australia to take the lead went begging!
An unexpected breakthrough!
Despite waves of Australia pressure, Britain got the next try against the run of play!


More Missed Chances!
That try turned the tables and it was Britain's turn to go for the throat, but a couple of chance to wrap up the game passed them by...




The Winner!
The Australians looked for the equalising score, but a stunning counter attack won the game for Britain!

And a late Sean Long drop goal completed the win!

Full Time
There was little time for any further action and Britain secured a famous victory!


Next Time
We are going to keep up with our look back at classic games every Saturday night until the season resumes. If there are any games that you would like us to look back on over the coming weeks, then feel free to suggest them either in the comments or on Twitter.

We are limited to those that are on YouTube, so feel free to take a look at our archive list, or suggest something that we may have missed!





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