Perhaps the most confronting sight after Australia’s 40-6 defeat to Wales was watching young footballers break down in tears on the pitch in Lyon, but they’re already learning from the pain.
As Australia’s dismal Rugby World Cup campaign splutters from one disaster to the next, there is little clarity about Eddie Jones’ future as Wallabies coach.
Jones says his future will come down to Rugby Australia officials and whether they believe he is the right man moving forward. Of Australia’s 15 starting players to face Portugal, 13 are competing in their first World Cup. James Slipper and Marika Koroibete are the only survivors from the last tournament in 2019.This is the youngest Wallabies World Cup squad in history, and they will have to live with the unwanted distinction of becoming the only Australian team to be bundled out of the pool stages, barring a mathematical miracle during the next week.
“We all know what’s happened and why,” McReight said. “There is a core group here that will be involved in Australian rugby moving forward to the next World Cup. The big key lesson for us is being able to endure the pain but also learn from it. It has to be a motivational factor moving forward. It was a tough day in the sheds.
“I haven’t really spoken to Eddie about the leadership stuff,” McReight said. “We’ve got a great leadership group here. We like to think everyone in the group is a leader.”
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