Why Wallabies coach Cheika is not getting carried away with beating All Blacks
Brisbane — Australia coach Michael Cheika is determined that the Wallabies will not get carried away with their 23-18 victory over New Zealand on Saturday and warned them much plenty of work lies ahead if they are to catch up with the world champions. The victory in Brisbane snapped a seven-game losing streak against the All Blacks going back to the 2015 World Cup final and could hardly have come at a better time for the Australian game. It was the first win for any professional Australian team over New Zealand opponents this year in 2017 after the five Super Rugby franchises failed to achieve the feat in 26 attempts. The off-the-field public relations disaster of reducing those five franchises to four for next year2018, a home defeat to Scotland and two losses to New Zealand in the Rugby Championship all also contributed to a feeling of a game under siege. Cheika’s first thoughts after the game on Saturday and again on Sunday were with the Wallabies fans, who often have to defend t...
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