As a decimated Australia roll into Cardiff this week - an injury or two from having to call upon Harold Bishop, Scott and Charlene, and Bouncer the dog - there’s the distinct possibility we’ll see another depressing sight unfold on Westgate Street.
Defeat to a Wallabies side limping painfully towards the end of a long year would be a mere swift boot to the teeth in a time of slow and unrelenting gut punches.
Bar a workmanlike victory over Argentina, there’s been precious few enjoyable moments in the last month or so. Suffering a record home defeat to a ‘vulnerable’ All Blacks side set the mood for the autumn, while a first ever loss to Georgia plumbed new depths.
