One compromise too far for hybrid game

Ireland 57 Australian Indigenous All Stars 35

One compromise too far for hybrid game
Mon, 21 Oct, 2013 - 01:00
John Fogarty

A third consecutive comprehensive defeat for an Australian team must all but confirm the game is up on the hybrid concept.

Our Antipodean friends may tell us they care but the scoreboard speaks differently; Ireland’s average game-winning margin over the last three Tests now stands at over 32 points.

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