Australian media take gentle approach with Wallabies side struggling to find a foothold back home
“This wasn’t a classic Test but there were plenty of smiles inside the stadium. They just weren’t Australian smiles. In 2018, under Michael Cheika, the Wallabies managed just four wins from 13 Tests. We’ll get a chance next week to find out whether this is the worst Wallabies side, statistically speaking, since 1958 .
Australia’s former outstanding centre Tim Horan told Australia’s Channel 9′s Sports Sunday television show that coach Dave Rennie needs to find a settled Wallaby line-up to stand any chance of upsetting the odds in France next year. “So this side hadn’t played for a couple of weeks to get that continuity, especially when you are one year out from a Rugby World Cup. We have positions that we are not sure how to fill. One more Test left on this tour against Wales. He has to pick and stick and find this team to get some continuity for the World Cup in a year’s time.”
“Even in Ireland, eventually the Wallabies’ luck was going to run out. Brave as they were in defence, the Wallabies were their own worst enemies at Lansdowne Road as discipline once again proved to be their Achilles heel as Ireland claimed a late 13-10 victory.
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