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The Wallabies’ opening match of the end of year tour against England at Twickenham fell on the second of November – 22 years to the day after the Wallabies and England played the 1991 Rugby World Cup final at the same ground.
In just under two years time, on the third of October 2015, the two sides will face off again at the same ground in a crucial pool match in the next Rugby World Cup.
The weekend’s match was seen as an opportunity for both teams to stake their claim of an early advantage over the other.
The members of the 1991 Wallabies team would have been dismayed by the performance from the 2013 Wallabies and if the Wallabies play like that in the 2015 Rugby World Cup they won’t make it out of the pool stages.
While the refereeing was dreadful (from the man in the middle, the men on the touch lines and the TMO) that cannot be an excuse for how poorly the Wallabies played, particularly in that second half.
The forwards were completely outplayed in the contact areas again.
There were very few good performances from the Wallabies and unfortunately some absolutely terrible performances.
Here are my player ratings for each of the Wallabies. No doubt there won’t be universal agreement with my ratings, so have your say below.
