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Yes, we lost again - but for a glorious 20 minutes the Wallabies looked unstoppable

Peter FitzSimons Columnist and author October 5, 2025 — 2.25am Advertisement

Can we just forget for a moment that final score of 30-14 down, to the All Blacks?

Just for a moment, I said!

For, despite the fact that technically – if you want to be all prissy and ( sniff ) mathematical about it – the match was, yes, nominally another loss, there was plenty to salvage from the game to warm the cockles of the soul.

Harry Potter breaks free against the All Blacks. Credit: Getty Images

It’s just a pity the truly great stuff was concentrated in the first 20 minutes when the Wallabies were simply astonishing. In difficult conditions after a day’s r

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