Rugby-Aggrieved Wallabies look for payback in Perth against All Blacks


  • Rugby
  • Friday, 03 Sep 2021

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An aggrieved Wallabies side forced to stew for three weeks after back-to-back defeats at Eden Park have vowed to hit back hard against the All Blacks on home soil when the teams clash in the second round of the Rugby Championship on Sunday.

Already hurting over the loss of the Bledisloe Cup to New Zealand for a 19th successive year, Dave Rennie's Australia were incensed when the All Blacks cancelled their trip to Perth last month, citing uncertainty over the tournament's schedule amid COVID-19 outbreaks and restrictions.

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