There were plenty of pejorative words used in the headlines of the Australian newspapers following the Wallabies’ 46-19 defeat to Ireland at the Aviva Stadium. Elsewhere in the same newspaper, under the headline “Irish humiliation puts Wallabies on verge of a 126-year low,” the article asserted that, “It’s been a year of unwanted history for the Wallabies. Ben Talintyre wrote on the website news.com.au under the headline and strapline, “Wallabies in tatters as Joe Schmidt on verge of worst year in Australian rugby history. Joe Schmidt’s legacy is in tatters as the Wallabies face going down as the worst team in Australian history,” about a less than promising future for the national team. “The Wallabies’ worst win percentage in a year was 38 per cent under Jones in 2005.

Source: The Irish Times November 16, 2025 16:04 UTC