CJ Stander moves on from missed opportunity of try that got away

It was the moment the opening Test began to get away from Ireland but as frequently as CJ Stander mentally replays his missed try-scoring opportunity, the back-rower is satisfied he made the right call in real time.

Two minutes after the interval and with Ireland trailing 8-6 to the Wallabies in Brisbane, Stander made his side’s first significant linebreak as he ran a smart line between halfway and the Australian 10m line to take a short, smart pass off Bundee Aki and slip between Kurtley Beale and Bernard Foley, darting to the try line and crashing over only for the TMO to rule he had been held up by Australian wings Dane Haylett-Petty and Marika Koroibete.

It was definitely five points that got away for the tourists and the question much asked since was whether Stander might have been better served to pass to support runner Rob Herring, who had Aki and Jordi Murphy in close attendance on his outside shoulder.