Wallabies v Wales again

WALLABIES will thank their lucky stars at being drawn with ninth-ranked Wales for the next World Cup.

Wales and Australia have been running into each other at World Cups since Paul Thorburn’s touchline conversion won the inaugural third-place decider in Rotarua 33 years ago. France in 2023 will be their eighth collision in nine World Cups. Why the organisers persist in making the draw almost three years before the event only they know.