Fittingly it was a drenched Brisbane that saw the Wallabies end the most worrying drought in Australian sport. Even with the Bledisloe Cup decided and facing an All Blacks side with six of their first choice XV unavailable, it had the feeling of a pivotal match. “I felt like we had the fight in us tonight, we really wanted it,” the Wallabies coach, Michael Cheika, said. We know New Zealand are going to only get better and we’ve got to keep improving as well.”Without Hodge taking kicking duties at the end of the game, things might have been different. But with Sopoaga off, Damian McKenzie took the kick and failed to split the uprights.

Source: The Guardian October 21, 2017 11:44 UTC