It moves like a Roman phalanx. A cohesive mass of humanity, relentlessly drilled, ruthless in its ambitions, clinical in its executions. In a different time and place, the Red Roses pack might have conquered the Mediterranean.
“They’re formidable, that’s for sure,” says Michaela Leonard, the Australian lock assuming the role of a Gallic warrior this weekend as her Wallaroos face up to the toughest challenge in world rugby. “We’re ready for it. We’re confident. We back ourselves. We want to prove to ourselves that we can do it.”
