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    The Wallabies have lifted to third on the world rugby rankings - but just how real that improvement is will be proven on the fields of Europe next month

    The Wallabies have lifted to third on the world rugby rankings - but just how real that improvement is will be proven on the fields of Europe next month


    Despite the early loss of fullback Reece Hodge, Australia overcame stubborn resistance from Japan to make a winning start to their 2021 spring tour.

    The 32 - 23 win over the Brave Blossoms in Oita means the Wallabies have won five straight Tests for the first time since the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

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     Other Rugby News
     20 Dec: Sport New Zealand chief executive Raelene Castle is allaying concern about three of the country's major sports organisations being without CEOs
     20 Dec: Rugby coaching guru Sir Steve Hansen is throwing his support behind the new Black Ferns coach ... daughter Whitney Hansen
     19 Dec: The Black Ferns will have a female coach for the first time in the professional era
     19 Dec: Zac Lomax has been offered a near-million-dollar deal to sign with Super Rugby's Western Force
     18 Dec: High jumper Hamish Kerr is shaping as one of the major contenders for the Halbergs Supreme prize in February
     18 Dec: High jumper Hamish Kerr has been awarded the Lonsdale Cup for 2025
     18 Dec: Netball New Zealand's boss has stepped down, after a troubling year for the sport
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