Rugby: Wallabies humiliated by Wales to be left on the brink of World Cup elimination
30 September 2023 |
12:12 pm
Australia is at “rock bottom” after a record defeat to Wales left Eddie Jones and the Wallabies on the brink of an “embarrassing” group-stage World Cup exit, as the media turned on the team following a humiliating night in Lyon.
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