Wainwright stands out as Wales fail to impress

PETER JACKSON

Political swings being all the rage, the sixth-best team in the Six Nations duly fell victim to one of their own making, a whopper even by Tory standards.
Finishing nine behind Australia in Sydney last night on their first encounter since thrashing them 40-6 at the World Cup last autumn adds up to a swing of 43 points. It took some doing given that the Wallabies had taken some fearful wallopings in the course of matching their opponents by losing seven Tests of their own last season.
Wales have now lost eight on the trot with no immediate sign beyond blind patriotism to sugge...

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