The Wallabies are not one of the best five teams in the world, and it’s because they are lacking something they haven’t had for 10 years.
That is according to legendary Springboks lock Victor Matfield, who doubts that Australia will even reach the semi-finals of the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
Australia is currently ranked seventh on the World Rugby rankings, having dropped below Scotland following back-to-back Bledisloe Cup defeats to the All Blacks over the last fortnight.
Those were the first two defeats of the Les Kiss era after the former Queensland Reds boss oversaw an unbeaten streak that included wins
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