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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
John Davidson

State of Australian rugby union brutally exposed by Wallabies’ World Cup debacle

Wallabies prop Pone Fa'amausili at the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool C match against Wales.
Wallabies prop Pone Fa'amausili at the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool C match against Wales. Photograph: Sébastien Bozon/AFP/Getty Images

There’s something rotten about the state of Australian rugby union. A 40-6 Rugby World Cup defeat to Wales confirmed what most down under already knew – the 15-man code and the men’s national team is in one hell of a hole.

Fresh from a historic loss to Fiji last week, the men in green and gold backed up with an even more embarrassing capitulation in Lyon. The Wallabies have one last run out against Portugal, next weekend, but that should be a mere formality.

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