The bell has rung on final drinks at the last chance saloon and the Wallabies need to shout Joe Schmidt something powerful in this week’s must-win Test against Italy in Perth before their battle-weary boss exits as coach and staggers into retirement.
Last week against France, the champagne stayed on ice as Les Bleus roared back from 21-12 down at half-time to score 30 unanswered points and triumph 42-26. The week before, Ireland overturned a 24-19 deficit at the break to run away with the Nations Championship opener by 33-31.
