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John Davidson at Wembley Stadium

London mauling: Kangaroos return to rule roost with harsh lesson for England

Kangaroos Poms Reece Walsh London NRL England Australia Rugby Barry Humphries Clive James
Herbie Farnworth is swamped by four Australia defenders as the Kangaroos defeat England in the rugby league Ashes Test at Wembley Stadium
Herbie Farnworth is swamped by four Australia defenders as the Kangaroos defeat England in the rugby league Ashes Test at Wembley Stadium. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Barry Humphries came to London in 1959 to become a star. Germaine Greer came to the UK to study in the 1960s, while Clive James did the same, swapping Kogarah for Kensington to become a renowned writer.

Fast forward 60-odd years and it was Reece Walsh arriving in the English capital, albeit for a briefer stay, and out to make a splash in the Old Dart. And on Saturday in the cauldron of Wembley Stadium, he did just that.

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