Wallabies’ defeats hurt but Eddie Jones is gambling on a long game | Angus Fontaine


Four straight losses just a month out from the Rugby World Cup are not ideal but some of the coach’s selections are coming up roses

Six years ago they had the All Blacks 17-0 down before being overrun and beaten 35-29. Last year in Melbourne they needed only to kick on time before a bizarre refereeing call and a New Zealand try on the siren denied them. On Saturday a fresh tale of misery: wasting a 14-0 lead inside eight minutes and 17-3 at half-time, to choke on bitter Bledisloe defeat again.

The Wallabies truly are the heartbreak kids of Australian sport.

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