The Wallabies have pulled off one of their greatest comebacks to beat Wales after trailing by 21 points in the second half | tomdecent
Australian coach Dave Rennie has labelled himself an “eternal optimist” and assured he never thought about a worst-case scenario after watching the Wallabies orchestrate one of their finest Test victories by rallying from 21 points down in the second half against a shattered Wales outfit.
Staring down the barrel of a fourth straight defeat – and potentially registering the worst Wallabies calendar year since 1958 – Rennie’s men conjured some good old-fashioned Aussie fight to flip the script and snare a famous win against all odds. Forced to defend their line like their life depended on it, with a wild crowd at Principality Stadium roaring like mad, Lonergan got over the ball at a breakdown, yanked it back towards Australia’s line, before kicking it out to seal a euphoric win for a group in need of some luck.It was Australia’s second win on their five-Test tour, after three straight losses to France, Italy and Ireland by margins of three points or fewer.
“We haven’t beaten Wales for a while, so that’s positive. You get that monkey off your back. It’s more around the fight within the group. We had a pretty short training week. We only had 25 [players] to pick from. We couldn’t afford to get any injuries during the week. We battled for a while but came home really strong. Rapt with the courage and character within the group.”
Back-rower Langi Gleeson’s first Test start began with a bang as he crunched Josh Adams with a bone-rattling tackle but the youngster limped off early in the second half with cramps.
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