Joe Schmidt is hailing the makeshift Wallabies' resilience after the coach's self-confessed "calculated risk" paid off with a nerve-shredding 19-15 victory in Tokyo.
Schmidt's so-called "B team", featuring 13 personnel changes and a new three-Test captain, survived a huge fright to kick off the Wallabies' spring tour with the critical win over Eddie Jones' lowly-ranked Japan.
In driving rain, the depleted Wallabies held on grimly in the second half at Japan's National Stadium to avoid a first-ever defeat to the truly brave Brave Blossoms on Saturday.
