What we learned about the Wallabies during their annihilation of England | John Davidson
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With Bernard Foley and Matt Giteau in scintillating form, and the Australian scrum no longer a joke, the Wallabies are genuine World Cup title contendersAustralia came into this World Cup unsure of who their first choice five-eighth was. Michael Cheika trialed both Bernard Foley and Quade Cooper in the lead-up to the tournament with varying degrees of success. Neither staked a strong enough claim to become the obvious selection, though Cheika seemed to always have a touch more faith in the playmaker who guided his Waratahs to the 2014 Super Rugby title, compared with the high-risk New Zealand-…





