LONDON: He'll be praised for dismantling England's proud scrum, but Wallabies prop Sekope Kepu threw a stunning flick pass which would have made Quade Cooper proud in setting up Australia's first try in the World Cup blockbuster at Twickenham on Saturday night (Sunday morning AEST).
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The Wallabies ran over England to romp to a 33-13 win in a superb performance in all facets of the game.
The Australian scrum restored pride to overpower England's set piece and they were led by Kepu's brilliance against opponent Joe Marler.
But while the scrum muscled up, it was big-man Kepu's finesse with the ball which will go on his career highlight reel.
The 118 kilogram front-rower was falling to the ground in a tackle when he slipped out a magical pass to Kurtley Beale and the ensuing play led to Bernard Foley's first try of the game.
Kepu had two England players hanging off him when he somehow managed to get the pass away to Beale to get the Wallabies on the front foot and from the next ruck, Foley scored.
Kepu is known more for his damaging runs and scrum work than offloads that would make Sonny Bill Williams and Sam Burgess proud.
"It was a really good carry [from Kepu and Beale] and the defence struggled to fold," Foley said.
"I have always tried to back my running game and my focus is to be a threat with the ball. When I am doing that, hopefully that opens up space for the guys out wide. The defender overtracked a little bit and I just lucky to sneak over."
The Wallabies ran in three tries to one, knocking England out of their own tournament, the first host team in World Cup history to be knocked out in the group stages.
"We really wanted it," said Wallabies coach Michael Cheika. "We were in England's backyard and the atmosphere was outrageously loud.
"That's not easy to deal with, we just wanted to get stuck into it... we've still got so much to do."
