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42-8 isn’t a flattering scoreline in any situation and for the Wallabies going up against the All Blacks last night in the first match of the Bledisloe Cup, it was an embarrassment.
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While the All Blacks were the clear favourites coming into the match, even though it was being played in Australia, the Wallabies would at the least have expected a more competitive finish.
Instead the match was already comfortably over by half time, in what was a very disappointing night for Australian rugby.
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