If Joe Schmidt’s national squad includes the best of those playing oversea, Australia can prove a match for the touring Lions next summer
If Joe Schmidt’s national squad includes the best of those playing oversea, Australia can prove a match for the touring side next summer
Despite the NSWRU being the second oldest rugby union on the planet, in that crisis I learned that the old aristocracies of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales were not about to send the cavalry from the north to help save us convicts in the south. Four years later at the 1999 World Cup, the Wallabies lifted the William Webb Ellis trophy. From being perilously close to oblivion to world champions in under 48 months was some journey.
There is strong evidence that RA’s strategy has solid foundations which has received zero coverage in the north. September in Australia is the climax for both Rugby League and the Aussie Rules season. Giant playoff matches for these codes were held in Sydney last weekend, just as the Bledisloe Cup Test match was being played in Sydney.
Sean O'Brien of the British & Irish Lions celebrates with fans after victory over Australia at ANZ Stadium in Sydney in July 2013. Photograph: Chris Hyde/Getty Images
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