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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Stuart Walmsley

Wallabies’ new generation unencumbered by weight of Bledisloe Cup history

Mark Nawaqanitawase in the Wallabies’ Indigenous jersey.
Mark Nawaqanitawase in the Wallabies’ Indigenous jersey. Photograph: Stuart Walmsley/The Guardian

The Wallabies play the All Blacks more than any other team. This is both a blessing, and a curse.

Australia and New Zealand have contested the Bledisloe Cup since 1931 but, over the course of the 21st century, the annual opportunity to tackle the most successful team in world rugby has looked more like a lesson than a match for Australia.

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