Australia's Wallaroos have battled to eke out a 31-31 draw against the USA in the most thrilling match yet at the Women's Rugby World Cup, leaving both sides still able to dream of reaching the quarter-finals.
But after being ahead 14-5 at halftime and then succumbing to ill-discipline, the Australians were left with the agonising feeling they should already have wrapped up their place in the last-eight.
In a pulsating, end-to-end duel in which both sides score five tries apiece on Saturday, brilliant doubles for Australian back-line stars Desiree Miller and teenager Caitlyn Halse at York Community Stadium were countered by a superb hat-trick from American flanker Freda Tafuna.
