With tough times ahead, Bledisloe Cup loss restores hope for brave Wallabies

Despite a much-improved showing, the Wallabies will not meet the All Blacks on home turf again until 2020 - 18 years after their last triumphWas it the most important Test loss in the history of Australian men’s rugby? The Wallabies’ brave 35-29 loss to the All Blacks in the Bledisloe Cup-deciding Test in Dunedin on Saturday night regained the respect of their great Trans-Tasman rivals and restored the faith of long-suffering Australian rugby fans. Could you imagine the reaction if the Wallabies had capitulated the way they did in their record 54-34 loss to the All Blacks in Sydney the week be…