Foley’s return smacks of Aussie desperation

PETER JACKSON
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW

Ever since Australia made him carry the can for their last World Cup, it can hardly have crossed Bernard Foley’s mind that they might give him a shot at making the next one.
He has not been seen on the Test stage since the Wallabies took umbrage over his solitary appearance in Japan three years ago. Having put Foley in for the critical pool match against Wales, they could hardly wait to pull him out of it, hence his embarrassingly early second half substitution.
Wales’ 29-25 win sent Michael Cheika’s deficient team colliding into England in the qua...

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