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‘Not good enough’: Another woeful loss for the Wallabies

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 08, 2026 • 10:25 PM
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Australia’s 45-22 Nations Championship mauling by England at Twickenham was their third successive 20-plus-point defeat, following twin Bledisloe Cup blowouts.

‘Not good enough’: Another woeful loss for the Wallabies

London | The toothless Wallabies have been handed another brutal World Cup reality check in a record-breaking defeat by rampant England, with captain Harry Wilson left lamenting: “It’s not good enough.”

Australia’s 45-22 Nations Championship defeat at Twickenham on Sunday (Monday AEDT) was their third successive 20-plus points defeat after the Bledisloe Cup maulings by New Zealand and again exposed what’s now looking alarmingly like a yawning gap to the very best sides in the game.

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