Since the first World Cup in 1987, Australian rugby has never been in heavier focus. This week’s Portugal game means more than it should.
, with no game on that weekend, to wait for Fiji to beat Portugal and advance to the last eight.
Careers are on the line and, in a turbulent time for Australian rugby, there is little clarity about anything. With the Australians still trying to digest the magnitude of their worst-ever World Cup defeat, former Wallaby Stephen Hoiles spoke afterwards on the Stan Sport coverage about the impact that such a loss can have on the career of young players.
Eight of Australia’s starting XV from the Wales Test were 25 years old or younger. Could there be similar – or worse – scars in years to come? No.10 Ben Donaldson doesn’t think so.
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