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'Transformer' Cheika may be back after getting lost in 2016
In a strange way Australian rugby's woes suit the coach's streetfighter qualities and project management skills.
In a strange way Australian rugby's woes suit the coach's streetfighter qualities and project management skills.
Do we pat the Wallabies on the back for an improved effort or lament the errors in selection, tactics and skill that has kept the Bledisloe Cup away for another year?
The Wallabies kicked just nine times during the Sydney test – that has to change.
Frustration? Yes. Surprise? No. A lot of what we previewed in the past fortnight unfolded on Saturday night.
Just quietly, this is not the best All Blacks' bench that has ever been selected.
The last time the All Blacks played with such verve and excitement that it seemed the chasing pack was wasting its time was in Durban on October 9, 2016.
The bitter taste of injustice Australian rugby fans are experiencing today is made worse because it was borne out of folly.
Australia will be targeted out wide where they have been exposed before.
Former Waratah had an excellent Super Rugby final and looks made for Test rugby.
The new Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has a big task but let's debunk the notion his place is under jeopardy when David Pocock returns.
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