What we learned about the Wallabies from their win over Wales | John Davidson

Defence and strength in depth of a squad is what wins Rugby World Cups – Australia are well set in both departmentsAfter the performance against England many may have thought the Wallabies would steamroll Wales. Far from it. From the kick-off the Welsh harried Australia, battering them in defence and stealing the ball repeatedly at the breakdown. They gave it everything they had and were much tougher opponents than the English, who were rabbits in the headlights last weekend. It caught the Wallabies off guard at times, but they recovered to take a slim 9-6 lead at the break thanks to Bernard F…