New Australia coach Dave Rennie deserves admiration for standing up for the Wallabies over the Bledisloe Cup scheduling imbroglio with New Zealand. New Zealand will host two Bledisloe Tests next month before the six-week Rugby Championship is staged in Australia. Some of their star players, such as Beauden Barrett and Richie Mo’unga, have indicated they may miss the Rugby Championship as a result. It is also worth remembering that New Zealand’s coronavirus restrictions were the main reason the Kiwis lost Rugby Championship hosting rights. Asked whether the Wallabies were capable of beating the All Blacks, Rennie hesitated for a moment before answering “yep”.

Source: The Guardian September 14, 2020 03:17 UTC