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Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of Australia v USA from Wellington.

World Cup / 1st Round
Sky Stadium / 23.09.2011
11
Tries
1
6
Conversions
0
0
Penalties
0
0
Drops
0
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Toby Keel

Updated 23/09/2011 at 10:23 GMT


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Adam Ashley-Cooper scores the fastest hat-trick in Rugby World Cup history as Australia return to winning ways with an emphatic 67-5 victory over the United States in their Pool C clash at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington.
80+1'
This is a sour note to finish the game with the medical staff taking some time with Faingaa who leaves on a stretcher with his neck in a brace.
80+1'
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Nasty collision between Wyles and Faingaa - the Australian looks to be out cold.
80'
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AUS 67-5 USA - Barnes adds the extras.
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AUS 65-5 USA – Long pass from Cooper to the right and in turn the ball is released to Sekope Kepu to cross in the corner, the US simply have no answer with 14 men.
78'
Grubber kick from Barnes but Petri gets across as the sweeper behind his own line to prevent an 11th try.
77'
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Chris Wyles on for Tai Enosa.
76'
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Nic Johnson on for Pat Danahy.
75'
Beautiful offload from Barnes to Mitchell and the US are caught offside.
74'
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Ashley-Cooper tries to release Barnes on the inside and a deliberate bat forward by Blaine Scully prevents the try but sees him shown the yellow card, no attempt to play the ball.
73'
Adam Ashley-Cooper needed seven minutes to score three tries, the fastest hat-trick in Rugby World Cup history.
72'
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Mike Petri on for Tim Usasz.
71'
Barnes hooks the conversion atttempt.
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AUS 60-5 USA - The try is given, a brace for Faingaa.
69'
The Wallabies looking to play rugby from anywhere on the field and Faingaa goes over in the left corner but we need a television review.
68'
This would be a record World Cup defeat for the Eagles with the 50 point margin.
67'
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Stephen Moore on for Tatafu Polota-Nau.
66'
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AUS 55-5 USA - Barnes seems to have solved the kicking problem as he adds the extras.
65'
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AUS 53-5 USA – The floodgates are open and a hat-trick for Ashley-Cooper as Barnes picks the space on the right and then it’s pure weight of yellow jerseys that keep the move going before the wing is released for the score.
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AUS 48-5 USA - Barnes adds the extras.