Good news was in short supply in Australian rugby union in 2023. A humiliating early exit from the men’s World Cup was merely a symptom of a wider malaise. Across what was surely the worst year in Wallabies history, two head coaches left their post in ignominy, a young talent touted as the future of the code abandoned ship for rugby league, and 100-cap veterans were tossed aside like leftover meat.
Thankfully this is just one side of the story. Flip the page over and you’ll find a more hopeful narrative to follow.
