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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Angus Fontaine

High-flying Wallabies are favourites but must avoid slipping on Welsh banana skin

Australia's Max Jorgensen scores their fifth try against England.
Australia's Max Jorgensen scores their fifth try against England. The Wallabies face Wales in the next match of their grand slam tour of the UK and Ireland. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters

Two in a row. It really doesn’t seem like too much to ask. But for a team that has yo-yoed between dynamic and diabolical performances for decades, it is paramount that Australia beat Wales and notch back-to-back wins. Having snapped a three-game losing streak with victory at Twickenham, they must now back it up in Cardiff.

With their stirring last-gasp victory over England in game one of their grand slam tour, the Wallabies lit a fire under sports fans of all ilks. NRL fans are, of course, claiming credit for Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii’s heroics, and idle AFL and football aficionados are remembering the glory days of the ‘90s and naughties when the men in gold were Australia’s favourite team.

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