13 tries give Australia 91-3 victory over Japan

8-Sep-2007

The Wallabies started off a little slowly, leading by only 23-3 at half-time but piled on the points in the second half to win by 91-3 in the RWC Pool B opening match.

Australian flanker Rocky Elsom completed a hat-trick of tries just one minute into the second half, setting a record for the fastest hat-trick by a forward in the history of the Rugby World Cup.

Japan fought till the end but couldn't manage any more than a penalty just before half time. They'll be hoping to improve on their performance for their next match - against Fiji in four days time.

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